Upgrading ALEPH from 16 (or 17?) to 18

Abstract

Betsy Friesen (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities), Christine Moulen (MIT).

Panelists will discuss and answer questions regarding their experiences with the upgrade from ALEPH version 16 to version 18. Topics will include: 1) project planning, determining the best timing without overtaxing your staff, 2) pros and cons of skipping a version, 3) testing & training, preparing release notes for staff users, maintaining functionality from one version to the next (not losing ground), making sure customizations are tested and migrated (from templates to batch jobs), phased testing (from expert to general testing), 4) the difficulties of version upgrade within a consortia or shared system, 5) running the actual upgrade, upgrading Oracle, upgrade express, 6) working with Ex Libris, and 7) new servers? test vs. production setup? Version: 16-18. Level: Anyone involved in upgrade.