I attended the Innovative Users Group Conference in Detroit, MI along with my OSUL colleagues Morag Boyd, Ousmane Kebe, Sue Rahnema and Beth Snapp. Sue and I presented detailing our experiences preparing for the Sierra migration last June.
Beth, Sue, Ousmane and I also presented on how we have improved systems processes since the migration. Sierra gives us access to much more granular data vs. Millennium. By combining Postgres SQL queries with more user-friendly web applications, Ousmane has helped make several improvements to some of our more labor-intensive tasks. Both presentations were very well received. We hope to present again at the IUG conference in Minneaopolis, MN in 2015.
In addition to presenting, we also attended several interesting presentations, including but not limited to:
- Sierra Direct SQ Access 101
- Overview of Decision Center Product
- Extending Sierra with REST APIs and SierraDNA
- Sierra Roadmap for 2014 and Beyond
- Preparing to Join HathiTrust: One Library’s Experience
Slides for each of these presentations are available; if anyone is interested in viewing them, please let me know and I will be more than happy to share them.
