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Third Barton Project Bi-Weekly Report
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Carl Jones)
Thu Jun 3 12:08:26 1999
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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 12:07:44 -0400
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From: Carl Jones <carlj@MIT.EDU>
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Project Name: Third Barton Project (Project to find a replacement
for the MIT LIbrary Management System)
Project Management Team: Nina Davis-Millis, Joan Kolias, Carl Jones
Report Date: June 3, 1999
URL: http:/macfadden.mit.edu:9500/c3/3dbarton
Accomplishments Past Period:
- Finished Market Survey Report and final draft of the Request for Solution
(RFS). Presented both documents to Library Steering Committee for feedback
and/or approval at May 27th meeting. Also presented list of vendors to
invite for first-round demonstrations. Steering Committee approved our list
of recommended vendors to invite for initial consideration. Reception to the
RFS was positive. In particular, discussed the extended testing phase of the
vendor
selection process outlined in the RFS and Steering Committe members made
suggestions for wording changes to reflect a more flexible position
regarding the in-depth testing.
Goals for the Coming Period:
- Complete cover letter to go along with RFS and send RFS to vendors by end
of first or beginning of second week of June. Document will include request for
the following items from vendors: official contact person name, introductory
demo timetable, feedback on extended testing process, and letter of intent.
- Update charts in Market Survey and RFS documents and put on the web for
staff (MIT access only).
- Schedule site visit to Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole
Institute (MBL-WHOI), to look at Endeavor Voyager implementation.
- Begin making calls to a few customer sites to ask about their
experiences with particular systems.
- Schedule time to inform staff of the progress made so far (all-staff
meeting?).
Key Learnings:
- None this session
Team Dynamics:
- None
Issues: None
Additional Comments:
- Turning in the Market Survey, RFS, and recommended vendors was a milestone.
