Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999
Subject: LMS Implementation Planning
to: CUL

Dear Colleagues,   

With the signing of a contract to acquire Endeavor Information Systems' Voyager software, implemention planning can begin in earnest. I am pleased to announce initial steps.   

An Implementation Steering Committee will oversee project administration. The Committee is comprised of Sarah Thomas, Ross Atkinson, and myself. Additionally, Helen Mohrmann (Director of Administrative Systems and Distributed Technologies, CIT) will serve ex officio, insuring coordination with campus-wide technology planning.

Lynne Personius has been appointed Implementation Project Director. Ms. Personius (Director of Library Systems in the Divsion of Digital Library and Information Technologies) is an ideal choice. She is broadly familiar with library technologies employed campus-wide, has managed support for the present LMS from its initial installation, chaired the LMS Evaluation Committee, and enjoys collegial confidence and respect throughout CUL.   

With contract negotiations completed, system hardware is already being ordered and initial training for systems staff is being organized. An Implementation Team will be announced within a few weeks.    

Successful implementation of the Voyager system is a daunting challenge, necessitating active participation and cooperation Library-wide. It is also an exciting opportunity to provide dramatically improved Library services for our many users. I am enthusiastic about the Library's ability to conduct this process effectively and to fully complete implementation by July of 2000.                

Tom Hickerson

H. Thomas Hickerson
Associate University Librarian
Information Technology & Special Collections