Prepared by Sharon Rankin, Systems Librarian

MUSE 2 Project Update - March 8, 2000

Prepared by Sharon Rankin, Systems Librarian

The implementation of the Aleph 500 LMS (Library Management System) for the

McGill Libraries will be completed for a May 1st, 2000 launch date.

The new system will be called MUSE 2.

The Library has made the successful implementation of the Aleph system its

highest priority. Information about the project is available to the McGill

Community on the Aleph Project page

The Library's Instructional Technology Librarian, Sacha Jerabek has formed a

Web Focus Group to gather commentary and suggestions from faculty in

advance of the launch date.

Members of the Web Focus Group are:

B. Haskel, Political Science

D. Dhawan, Microbiology (Graduate Student)

P. McNally, GSLIS

F. Wisse, Religious Studies

R. Funnell, Biomedical Engineering

H. Reiswig, Redpath Museum

J. Baird, Montreal Children's Hospital Library

An Aleph University Team has been formed with Library, Computing Centre,

ISR and Banner staff to complete the work needed to bring the system live.

Searches in MUSE 2 will require a web browser.

Users who would like to find out about the due dates for their library loans or

place hold requests for items from the collection, will need to identify themselves

to MUSE 2.

Users will need two pieces of information for this sign-on; their

staff or student ID number and their DAS password.

(The DAS password is a Dial-up Access Service account password from the Computing Centre

and is used for Internet connections and email from off-campus).

The Library's User Communications Work Group will begin informing the

campus about the new look of our catalogue and its new features at the end of

the month.

Excerpt from MUSE 2 Library User Instruction Program, February 2000

timeframe  MUSE 2 Library User Instruction Program - Year 2000

Our focus now must shift to preparing a user instructional program for faculty and students. Librarians in all McGill Libraries will use this course to introduce MUSE 2 to their users. Instructional information about the new user empowerment features in MUSE 2 will also be prepared. The following table lists the major objectives in the user instruction program and defines target dates for the planning process for the Year 2000.

task / date / audience.
Preliminary Wed modifications completed & documented
User Input on Web design
Basic Web browser course for Library staff / March 10th
mid-March
end-March / Library Systems Office staff
Focus Group of academics, students ,staff
Library staff without much experience using a web browser
Web training for Library staff
Review of User Instruction web site –and documents / April / All public service library staff
MUSE 2 OPAC Work Group ( Library Project Committee)
Introductory sessions – McLennan Electronic Classroom
Special MUSE 2 Topics / May 1
mid-May / McGill Community – open to all
McGill Community – open to all
Fine tuning of the new MUSE 2 system / June
Plan broad and long term Library instructional strategy / July
Launch of Online Tutorial and extensive MUSE 2 information site
IT Library introduction for new Faculty members / August
mid-August / McGill Community
McGill Faculty
Introductory and Advanced sessions – McLennan Electronic Classroom / September / McGill Community – open to all
Plan instructional program for Teaching Assistants and Researchers / October / Graduate Students
November
Focus group and web review of new MUSE 2 to date / December
Introductory and Advanced sessions –
McLennan Electronic Classroom / January 2001 / McGill Community – open to all

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