Orbis Cascade Alliance

Timeline

 

Target dates will be adjusted as schedule becomes more firm based on hardware installation, software enhancements, local circumstances, etc.

Orbis approval of merger proposal

October 31, 2002

Cascade approval of merger proposal

November 1, 2002

Catalog Design Task Force created

January 2003

Orca catalog design phase

winter-spring 2003

First meeting of the ORCA Council

April 3-4, 2003

Enhancements to Orbis catalog to build framework for Orca catalog

spring 2003

Cascade wind-down to complete circ transactions

mid June 2003

Orca catalog launched, Orbis and Cascade catalogs retired

mid June 2003

Loading Cascade records to Orca & patron requesting for Cascade libraries

late June 2003

ORCA Summer meeting

July 10-11, 2003

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September 2003

 

 

 

Last updated: January 15, 2003