2017 Charleston Library Conference

What would you do differently during a library system migration? Two librarians who had never participated in a system migration guided their understaffed libraries from Innovative Interface's Sierra to Ex Libris's Alma and Primo as part of the 23-campus California State University consortium's system migration. Jodi Shepherd from Chico State University and Laura Krier from Sonoma State University will present on their experiences as project managers. They'll talk about how they planned and prioritized work in small teams, what went right, and what changes they'd make if they had to do it again. The challenges and experiences of these project managers will provide a prologue for other librarians facing a system migration, providing confidence to those who might be out of their comfort zone, doing something new, and lacking a large team of staff to help.