Before going live with Simple Little Library System

When I joined the firm we were using PenLib, which was very hard to navigate. My main issue was how it seemed so outdated, the look was very grey and dull.

After around a month with the firm, my line manager mentioned that we were switching over to SLLS – an online based system which was more up to date with our needs.

Before going live to our firm, I had an opportunity to get to grips with SLLS. I experimented with how to make labels and circulation slips with a cut of our firm’s data from PenLib. This was very helpful as I could explore the whole of SLLS without the worry that I may delete a piece of information, because the final cut of data would re-add anything I had accidentally deleted.

Before we went live there were a few things that were available to us to help us get to grips with the new system. One of the things that we did was attend an online seminar, which were provided by Penny. These explained where certain things were on the system and talked you through the different things available to you. For example, we were shown how you can look at the different changes made within an update. You could also ask questions via the online seminar.