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I knew if I went to the great library gurus you guys would come through and you did. Thanks to all of you who responded to giving me feedback on switching from Athena to another library management system. This firsthand experience is what will really help us in deciding. Some of you asked for me to share my hits. Here goes: Destiny training and tech support are great, add-ons are easy to do and no problems with the transition. Lots of extras. The records converted well. Lots of great assistance with the transfer over and data stayed intact and you can use Athena for circulation while transfers are happening to the new system. Updates automatically and there is a back up circulation component for times when the internet is down or local servers are down. There were people who had good things to say about Alexandria including that the price is lower than some of the others and functions well. Atrium has great reports good support, has real people here to assist with problems and questions and is very responsive to customer input . The main thing I learned from everyone was to get busy NOW weeding what I don't want to bother transferring, tweaking my records, getting those ISBN # on the record (especially on the older stuff) and standardizing as best I can so it will go better. Make sure we have a server that will handle the new system( our great tech team will cover that for us) Make sure we tell the new company how we want the options set for our district (who will have what privileges ) And what bells and whistles do we want now or what can we add easily later. Will it be compatible with our existing hardware such as assistive technology and other software. Thanks So much to you all Bonnie Martiny Media Specialist St Charles Elem Thibodaux LA bmartiny@bellsouth.net -----Original Message----- From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Bonnie Martiny Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 6:25 PM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [LM_NET] Target: Athena software to a new program Good afternoon, If anyone has switched from Athena to either Destiny, Atrium or Alexandria or any other major company and has any advice to share, tips, warnings etc. please reply. Any real life experiences will help us make a better choice. We will be buying a new library management software system for our district and may also want a textbook option. We have had presentations from Destiny and Atrium. We are also looking to maybe see two more before we decide. Thanks in advance for any suggestions or things to be aware of. Bonnie Martiny Media Specialist St. Charles Elementary Thibodaux LA bmartiny@bellsouth.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------