The Libraries IT Division has scheduled an upgrade of the Sierra system to Release 5.4 on Monday, June 20 beginning at 4:00 am. This will require approximately two hours of downtime for both Sierra and the library catalog. This coincides with the university’s observation of Juneteenth as an official holiday, so the number of employees affected by the downtime will be diminished. By scheduling it in the early morning, it is less likely that our users will be inconvenienced.
We don’t expect the system to be down for more than two hours, but we will send out an update should that time be extended for any reason.
What will be unavailable while the system is upgraded?
- The OSU Libraries Catalog will be unavailable; patrons should use Discover or the OhioLINK catalog to search for our collections
- Patrons will not be able to access their library account, so they can not place holds or renew print materials
- Discover will be missing information about whether a print title is available for checkout or not
- Pickup and overdue notices will not be sent
- Both the Sierra Desktop Application and SierraWeb will not be available to employees
If have any problems following the upgrade, please report them to HUB (go.osu.edu/hub).
