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ILLINET Online Name Change
09/08/05

As the consolidation of ILCSO, ICCMP, and IDAL into CARLI progresses during this transition year, there is a need to edit many websites, instruction documents, PR materials, and other sources that refer to the legacy consortia.

We have begun some of this work in the CARLI Office, and you may be making similar efforts with your library’s materials.

In many cases it is possible to simply use “CARLI” to replace a reference to a previous consortium and/or the services it provided. However, “CARLI” is not an accurate replacement in all contexts. One of these instances is the ILCSO Voyager integrated library system, called ILLINET Online. ILLINET Online’s public access catalog provides the capability for users to search all participating libraries at once. Currently that search option is labeled “All ILCSO libraries.” It would be inaccurate to change this to “All CARLI libraries,” as the catalog includes the records of the 65 former ILCSO libraries but not all 181 current CARLI libraries.

This naming issue was presented to the CARLI Board of Directors at its August 19, 2005 meeting along with a recommendation to change the name of the ILLINET Online system to I-Share and to refer to the group of libraries who participate in the shared catalog as the “I-Share libraries.” The Board voted to accept this recommendation and steps have been taken to verify that the name is not legally held by other entities.

Work is now beginning to migrate to the new name, I-Share, but it will take several months to fully complete this task. A logo for I-Share is currently being designed. When the logo is completed, a new screen banner and welcome page will be developed for the online catalog. The web interface to the catalog is actually 66 separate web interfaces—one for each member library and one for the shared union catalog. Some of these interfaces are managed by the CARLI staff and others have been customized by the individual member libraries. CARLI staff will be working with the member libraries that customize their interfaces and with the committee that coordinates these efforts to develop a plan for implementing these changes in an orderly manner. At this time, we would expect the current names ILCSO and ILLINET Online to remain in Voyager through fall 2005 and the new “I-Share” web interfaces to Voyager to be deployed in January 2006. In the same approximate time frame, we also plan to implement a new network name for I-Share to replace the current library.ilcso.illinois.edu (although the old name will be supported indefinitely.)

Over the next year, the name I-Share will also begin to be used in other contexts such as on the billing statements that are sent to the 65 libraries for assessments to support the system.

During the early stages of the transition period, CARLI staff will use the old names and new names in combination in our communications to member libraries (e.g., “ILCSO/I-Share libraries” and “ILLINET Online/I-Share”.) At the time we implement the new interface to the catalog, we will stop using the old names in all of our new messages and documents. However, it will take us a long time to work our way through our website to change the name where applicable, while leaving the old names where they are appropriate such as in the archival records of ILCSO committees.

Once we have the new I-Share logo, we will make it available to member libraries who wish to use it in their print and web based materials. We hope to be able to have the logo in mid-October. The CARLI staff will continue to keep you informed about the plans and timing for changing the naming in the online catalog, domain name and other places.

Thank you for your patience during this period of transition.

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