Pilot Projects - Batch Item Updates

Winter 2019

Library Technology Services and Harvard Library staff are engaging in a Pilot project to extend batch item update functions to library staff to update item records in batch.

Batch Item Updates training materials and script

Pilot Milestones

1. Development of training script & materials. (Completed Jan 2019)
2. Review by LTS Tech Team and Working Group Co-Chairs.
3. Identification of initial cohort of participants.
4. Pilot cohort training on batch item update process.  (Jan/Feb 2019)
5. Pilot members will independently practice batch item updates. (February 2019) 
6. Once pilot members feel comfortable with the process, they will ask LTS to review the updated records.
7. LTS will review the records loaded for the operator and confirm the project was completed according to proper parameters.
8. Pilot member can begin to update item records in production, in line with the best practices covered in training.

Pilot Participants

TBD