ITTS Update

Urchin, a web log analyzer from Google, has been purchased and will be installed shortly. We will begin creating new search and traffic reports in October.

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The replacement Google search appliance has arrived, and will be installed in October.

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No change.

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The WEB is planning a half-day session on coordinating web content management for ALA staff. The group looked at known projects under development, and saw the need for greater cooperation and coordination throughout the association.

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The website survey went live on September 5th and will remain up until October 2nd. Analysis of the survey results is expected to be completed during the first week of October. UserWorks is currently screening potential focus group participants. Two focus groups will be held, one consisting of 5-8 ALA members and one consisting of a similar number of non-members. Focus group sessions will take place in UserWorks state of the art facility in Silver Spring, MD.

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ITTS staff are now using TrackIT for problem reports. ALA staff are also able to use the system to place work orders.

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Now that the iMIS upgrade is complete, work on the SpaceMaster project will resume.

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New switching equipment was installed on September 9th. These new “intelligent” switches will speed up network communications and enhance intruder detection. Some communications problems were discovered after the upgrade, but have now been successfully corrected.

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The list migration project is being kicked off at the end of September. We will begin by asking list owners which lists they would like to have deleted and what they want to happen to archives of lists they want to migrate to Sympa. The actual list migration should happen in late October.

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Unit and individual pages are being developed. Individuals will have the ability, through their “my resources” page, to track their library activity. We are also working on the ability to display phone trees (in the event of an emergency) on individual pages.

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