Sierra Migration Project Plan

Delineates the project to migrate HELIN Library Consortium from the Millennium integrated library system to the Sierra system. HELIN Library Consortium is a development partner for Sierra, a next generation integrated library system that incorporates the complete functionality of the Innovative library system with the power and scale of modern software architecture. Built on a foundation of “open services”, Sierra will provide all the benefits of proven, stable business logic and integrated resource management on which thousands of libraries rely. At the same time, Sierra is designed with flexibility built in to meet the changing needs of libraries and their users

Transforming resource sharing services at an Australian academic library: the case of the University of Wollongong

In 2011 the University of Wollongong Library undertook a significant review of its Resource Sharing services. This was prompted by constraints in the systems supporting this service, changes to the Library\u27s key suppliers, Infotrieve Australia and the British Library Document Supply Service, and the need to deliver effective library services within a defined physical and budgetary environment. As a result of the review, the existing Millennium Interlibrary Loan and Ariel software hosting the service were replaced by the Relais ILL system. The most cost-effective and relevant methods for supporting the research needs of the university were achieved through subscriptions with networks characterized by strong unmediated requesting functionalities, including ArticleReach, BONUS+, and RapidILL. To expand the Library\u27s access to international collections, a subscription to OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing was begun. UOW Library now processes approximately 50% more requests, 76% of which are now processed to some degree without library staff mediation