We've had a few questions from members about what is happening on the March 8th soft launch for Aspen. Here is a recap of the steps that SWAN will take that date, and what your library should do between now and April 26th, when Enterprise is no longer available.
SWAN updates March 8th
Enterprise banner
SWAN will post the following banner to all Enterprise catalogs for all libraries, directing patrons to your Aspen catalog and informing them that they can use both catalogs until April 26th.
List copying in Enterprise
SWAN will add the ability to copy lists to the Cohort 2 Enterprise catalogs. If you're already live on Aspen, this is already turned on for you. When patrons view their lists they'll see instructions to copy their lists and a button to copy the standard numbers for all items in a list.
Online fines payment available for all public libraries
Just a few libraries aren't yet set up for online fines payment. For those remaining, we'll set your catalogs up with the SWAN PayPal account so your patrons can pay fines. If your library wants to use your own PayPal account to collect payments, you can request that change at any time through help@swanlibraries.net.
Library steps before Enterprise access ends
We recommend completing these steps before April 1st. The URLs for Enterprise will redirect to Aspen starting April 26th, and our Enterprise instance will shut down April 30th.
- Update the links to My Account and the catalog on your website to your Aspen catalog
- Update the search box on your website, if you have one
- Update your OPAC computers to point to Aspen
- Distribute the OPACREF logins to staff so they can use masquerade mode to assist patrons
Additional "to dos" your library may want to consider were covered in the kickoff meeting. View the recording and slides.
