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Voyager Product Working Group. ELUNA 2013. 2012-2013 VPWG Participants. Felicity Brown (Member at Large) Tracy Farmer (Enhancements, Conference) Sherrie Kristin (Chair) Lesli Moore (Enhancements, Conference) Ted Schwitzner (Past Chair) Vicki Timian (Enhancements) Beth Williams (Secretary)
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Voyager Product Working Group ELUNA 2013
2012-2013 VPWG Participants • Felicity Brown (Member at Large) • Tracy Farmer (Enhancements, Conference) • Sherrie Kristin (Chair) • Lesli Moore (Enhancements, Conference) • Ted Schwitzner (Past Chair) • Vicki Timian (Enhancements) • Beth Williams (Secretary) • John Greer (ELUNA Steering Committee Liaison) • Ray Delahunty (IGeLU VPWG Liaison) • Ebe Kartus (IGeLU VPWG Enhancements Coordinator) ELUNA 2013 B3.0.1
Changes for 2012-2013 • Departing: • Felicity Brown, American University • Chulin Meng, Loyola University Chicago • Tracy Farmer, Arkansas State University • Beth Williams, Mansfield University • Joining: • Judy Brink-Drescher, Molloy College • Kathryn Frederick, Skidmore College • Julia McGinnis, California University of Pennsylvania • Ted Schwitzner, Illinois State University • Chair for 2012-2014 • Sherrie Kristin ELUNA 2013 B3.0.1
Members for 2013-2014 • Judy Brink-Drescher, Molloy College (2013-2015) • Kathryn Frederick, Skidmore College (2013-2014) • Sherrie Kristin, Purdue University Calumet (2012-2015) • Julia McGinnis, California University of Pennsylvania (2013-2015) • Lesli Moore, Texas Health Science Libraries (2012-2014) • Ted Schwitzner, Illinois State University (2003-2015) • Vicki Timian, University of Georgia (2012-2014) ELUNA 2013 B3.0.1
VPWG Activities for 2012-2013 • Voyager 9.0 Specifications • Performed in conjunction with Product Manager • Reviewed and replicated top enhancement requests • Prepared alternatives enhancements to meet the development points system • Voyager Extension Module Enhancements • Media Scheduling specifications completed in June • Each year’s enhancement cycle to focus on one product • 2012-2013 focus on … UB or ILL or Self-Check • New Enhancement Request System (NERS) • Training on password resets • Reviewed changes • Compiled a List of Tools developed outside of ExL for use with Voyager • Sales Force Testing (Pivotal replacement) ELUNA 2013 B3.0.1
Voyager 9.0 Enhancements • Specifications were worked on through September • 13 enhancements will be included • 7 in Circulation • 2 in Cataloging • 1 each in Acquisitions, WebVoyage Display, Voyager to Primo, System Administration • Concerns with the balloting process & NERS • Difficult to sort list to voters’ preferences • Synchronizing pre-election ballot with NERS ballot • Timing for credentials, and ballot period • Other concerns? ELUNA 2013 B3.0.1
Voyager Media Scheduling • Submitted 19 requests to Ex Libris for review • Specifications work continued after ELUNA 2012 into June • Prioritization was done based on the current development point system • All 19 requests were accepted ELUNA 2013 B3.0.1
Ongoing Activities • Voyager-L management • Continuing discussions with Shippensburg and Notre Dame to migrate old Voyager-L • Subscriptions added only after customer status can be confirmed • Assisting Voyager Product Manager • With data requests, web postings of informtion • Advising on conference scheduling • Representing the Voyager Community • Training server licensing, Windows 64-bit support • We’re open to joining you at regional user group meetings! ELUNA 2013 B3.0.1
Plans for 2013-2014 • Continue improving enhancement election process • Work with other product working groups for best practices • Look at moving away from points—find out how many members want an enhancement • Help improve NERS presentation • Find alternative to point system • Feedback on product performance • Improve VWPG visibility and documentation • Including VPWG space on el-una.org ELUNA 2013 B3.0.1
Your Questions and Issues? • We represent you. Let us know what you need! • Our home: http://el-una.org/product-groups/voyager/ ELUNA 2013 B3.0.1