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29 Nov 17 ALA Connect Project Update

We’ve been working hard to launch the new ALA Connect on January 2, 2018, but we’ve run into enough issues with the Higher Logic implementation that we need to postpone the launch until March. As a result, we will keep the current ALA Connect available until after the 2018 Midwinter Meeting.

We’re now working with Higher Logic on a revised project plan that will take the following points into account.

  • Higher Logic missed the deadline for our 2nd test migration by nearly 3 weeks. In our 2nd test migration our vendor (Higher Logic) encountered a number of items that needed to be addressed so that we have a smooth real-time migration in March.  These were important discovery items in our quality assurance processes, and affected our timeline.
  • There was a 3rd test migration process that began on November 17, 2017 (which did not affect how you use the current ALA Connect). We are currently verifying the groups, users, and content migration.
  • Higher Logic fixed a launch-stopping bug related to functionality with our nested hierarchies.
  • We will use the time between January and March 2018 to implement new features that were previously unavailable: native polls and collaborative documents.
  • The Division Membership Working Group has made remarkable progress in recommending a plan for implementing Automation Rules, as well as design enhancements to leverage the use of Higher Logic’s engagement tools for the division home pages.

Please feel free to reach out to Pam Akins with any questions or issues.

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