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Campus Compilations of News Releases
February 2021 - UC Library Search is Coming!
Finalize in EUOS to deliver to local teams: Feb 1
Target release to audiences: Feb 16
Content theme: UC Library Search is Coming! (and it will replace Melvyl) - basic intro
Target audience: Broad (all faculty, staff, students)
Initial Webpage launch? (CDL level)
March 2021 - Melvyl is Retiring!
Finalize in EUOS: March 1
Target release between March 8 - March 19 (should get to individual campuses 1-2 weeks prior) - avoid Spring Break week March 22-26
Draft language of message 2 in Google DocContent theme: Why is Melvyl retiring? Why is UC Library Search better?
Release visual identity with a wordmark
Target audience: Faculty/Grad students (Melvyl users)
April 2021 - UC Library Search, One Library (also, pickup anywhere)
Finalize in EUOS: March 29
Target release: April 12
Draft language of message 3 in Google DocContent theme: One library
May/June 2021 - What do you need to do to prepare for [Melvyl’s] retirement?
Finalize in EUOS: April 12
Target May 3 (last message for semesters and law schools, instruction ends May 7)
Draft language of message 4 in Google DocContent Theme: What do I need to do to prepare for Melvyl (and your local catalog’s) retirement
Target audience: Faculty before they leave campuses
June/July 2021 - Service Alerts
Target: Moving target - will depend campus to campus on cutover and service outage plans.
Target audience: Broad
News Release 5 Content
Content Theme: Service Alerts… What services will change or be interrupted with cutover?
Local teams work: Work with your local IC teams to determine what
Actual TIME of go-live on July 27
Any service outages (example: https://library.ucr.edu/about/news/new-catalog-launch-and-service-alerts )
Will local campuses have their own website FAQ pages?
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