23 1991
January, 1991. CLICnet update # 20 still had not been successfully completed. Some Carlyle programming was flawed.
January 16, 1991. Salmon and Franklin from Carlyle met with Planning Committee members in the CLIC office. The recommendation from Carlyle was that CLIC should migrate to Carlyle’s new product line (TOMUS 2.0 = OPAC and CAROLINE= circulation). The Committee agreed to consider this option along with others if it received a proposal by January 28th.
Informational meetings about CLIC’s automation migration options for CLIC library staffs began on January 30th at St. Thomas.
OCLC’s move to the PRISM program required training for technical services staffs and adjustments in the use of Carlyle CATIE software locally.
February 18, 1991. In a letter reiterating unresolved problems with the current installation CLIC responded negatively to Carlyle’s 1/24/1991, migration proposal
February 27, 1991. The Planning Committee recommended that Cline (MNA) chair a Migration Task Force. First meeting of MTF was 3/21/1991.
March 13, 1991. Kinney (MNE) shared a proposed schedule for reaching an automation migration decision. Various individuals and CLIC committees observed automated systems in libraries (DRA, Dynix, MSUS/PALS, CARL, Innovative Interfaces).
April 2, 1991. The CLIC delivery vehicle was damaged in an accident and Bob Lincoln, the courier, suffered neck and back injuries which required substitute couriers to be hired. Courier service status was reviewed by Metz (CLIC) and the ILL Committee.
April 10, 1991. The Board approved the resolution that: “CLIC’s primary near-term objective ought to be procurement and installation of a new automated system and that all staffs and subgroups should plan accordingly.”
April 16, 1991. Planning Committee members met with campus Computing Directors to pave the way for a new automated library system and insure its compatibility with campus networks.
Board members had vendor analysis discussions.
April 30, 1991. Final Migration Task Force meeting. The group met often and issued newsletters concerning installation and implementation of a new system and feedback from stakeholders.
May 1, 1991. The Board approved the draft of the contract dissolution letter for Carlyle management. Directors agreed to have an informational meeting for executive officers of CLIC institutions explaining the impending system migration.
After discussion the Board dropped CARL from consideration for the new automation system. Hill Library would remain involved with appropriate consortium services and activities while not participating further in the joint system automation.
May 8, 1991. Bill Doyle (Bethel Computing Director) presented to the Board an overview of MRnet (Minnesota Research Network i.e. Minnesota’s gateway to the Internet) and explained how CLIC could take advantage of it to expand CLIC’s next automated system.
May 14-15, 1991. CLIC hosted vendor demonstrations: DRA on 5/14 and Dynix on 5/15 A May 10, 1991, memo