Biola University Library (Full; Nolana / July 2023)
Background Information
What is the current ILS at your institution?
Sierra
What is the date of your fiscal year end? Please do not include a range of your fiscal year.
June 30
How is your implementation team organized?
Project Management - Systems Librarian (Chuck Koontz)
Metadata/Acquisitions - Technical Services Librarian (Eileen Walraven)
Users/Circulation - Public Services Librarian (Juliana Morley)
ERM/Serials - E-Resources Librarian (John Tiffin)
Has your institution hired additional staff? How were they funded?
Implementation services from EBSCO
Is your institution planning to be hosted? Self-hosting? Still considering both options? Please explain.
Hosted, EBSCO
Is your institution considering a partial implementation, such as the ERM first? Please explain.
Full FOLIO
Does your institution plan to run FOLIO in parallel with your current ILS? How long? Please explain.
No, we'll do a soft launch of FOLIO for a couple of weeks while we still have access to Sierra, then cut over to FOLIO only.
How sure are you of the plans described above? Why or why not?
We're already seeing circulation functionality with our own data, so I'm feeling 90% sure.
Institution Documentation
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