[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Is there a resource for initial setup

[Rogan Hamby]

Vickie,

A large part of the challenge you mention is the migration of data from 
your old system into Evergreen.  It's certainly a part of getting started 
on Evergreen but not strictly speaking an Evergreen issue.  A person 
moving data from Horizon might have very different issues to face than 
someone moving from TLC for example.  Because there is no universal 
standard for copy level records, patron records and so forth that stuff 
will have be mapped from what is was to what it will be.

There's already some advice given about using the IRC group and things 
like that but make sure you mention what you're using and the version to 
see if you can find someone with experience in doing that migration.  They 
might save you a lot of grief.

Rogan Hamby
Systems Administrator, FCLS
Systems Librarian, SCLENDs
509 S. Dargan Street
Florence, SC 29506
843-413-7069


-----Original Message-----
From: Vicki Reeves <vickir at beau.org>
To: Evergreen Discussion Group <open-ils-
general at list.georgialibraries.org>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:07:23 -0500
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Is there a resource for initial setup

> We are a public library working on converting to Evergreen Open-ILS.
> We've installed 1.6.0.3 and have a staff client running. As a team, we
> have experience with Linux, relational databases and vendor supplied
> library automation systems.  But everything about getting the
> information, records, etc. for our library into Evergreen seems to
> require hours of wading through documentation plus trial/error ...
> mostly error ... figuring out what (if any) of it applies to our
> situation.  Does anyone know the location of an overview of the setup
> process?  I'm looking for something step by step - maybe like
> 'Evergreen
> For Dummies'
> 
> All suggestions will be appreciated.  Plus you can have the joy of
> knowing that you helped with what we think will be the first Evergreen
> library in Louisiana.
>