On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:25:44 -0400, Edward Corrado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Kevin Landers said the following on 09/24/2007 4:31 PM: >> On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:35:20 -0400, "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >>> On 24/09/2007, Kevin Landers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello everyone, >>>> >>>> I have several schools in South Carolina that are currently utilizing >>>> Winnebago Spectrum for their library administration system. After >>>> >>> performing >>> >>>> the latest 5.X update, I was informed that there would be no more >>>> >>> updates to >>> >>>> Spectrum. As an option, I would like to offer them the opportunity to >>>> >>> move >>> >>>> toward Open-ILS. >>>> >>>> Has anyone ever attempted such a migration? Does anyone have any >>>> >>> advice, >>> >>>> direction, etc? >>>> >>>> I am planning to grab a copy of the latest data and install of > Spectrum >>>> >>> and >>> >>>> Open-ILS and attempt the migration. I just have no clue where to > really >>>> begin. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> Kevin L. >>>> >>>> >>> Hi Kevin: >>> >>> Does Winnebago Spectrum support the export of MARC bibliographic >>> records, holdings, and patron data in some format? That would be a >>> very good place to begin. From there, you could start working towards >>> importing that data into Evergreen (aka Open-ILS). >>> >>> -- >>> Dan Scott >>> Laurentian University >>> >> >> Dan, >> >> I am not sure what export capabilities Spectrum supports. I will try to > do a bit of research today via the web. >> >> I am currently grabbing a database dumb from one of our schools and will > be grabbing Spectrum install files tonight as well. That will probably > take a while. >> >> I will also attempt to contact Winnebago tomorrow for information > related to exporting. >> >> Also, sorry for the multiple postings. My connection is having issues > with sending out mail at the moment. My apologies. >> >> Thanks again, >> Kevin L. >> >> > Hi Kevin, > > As Dan said, the big trick would be getting the data out in an easy > manner. Patron data is often the hardest, and I know libraries that have > migrated to other (non-OSS) ILS's that just decide it isn't worth it and > start with a clean patron file, so that might be an option. > > Incidentally, I didn't here anything about Winnebago Spectrum not being > updated anymore. Was there an official announcement about this? A quick > internet search didn't find anything. Are they pushing you towards > Athena, something else, or are they giving up on marketting an ILS > altogether? > > Edward > > > > > -- > Edward M. Corrado > http://www.tcnj.edu/~corrado/ > Systems Librarian > The College of New Jersey > 403E TCNJ Library > PO Box 7718 Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 > Tel: 609.771.3337 Fax: 609.637.5177 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Correction. It wasn't Athena that was mentioned to me. It was Destiny. Sorry, my mistake. Kevin L.
