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March 9, 2023
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Access Services Corner

ILLiad Data Clean-up

An illustrated icon of stacked books. The first request submitted to Washington University Libraries interlibrary loan management system ILLiad was on August 8, 2001, for a book titled Yeats is dead! a mystery by fifteen Irish writers by Roddy Doyle and Joseph O’Connor.

You may wonder, “How in the world does Access Services know this 22-year-old fact?” Well, ILLiad is overdue for a bit of data clean-up, a situation nearing resolution. Access is working closely with our colleagues in LTS and the ILLiad vendor, Atlas Systems, to delete the old transaction and patron records based on an approved data retention plan.

The initial data deletion will occur on April 7, when any requests older than five years will be deleted from ILLiad. After this first purge, ILL will perform annual maintenance to safeguard patron privacy and ensure optimal system performance.

The University Libraries Communications department is helping us get the word out to patrons in advance, and a system alert has been posted for patrons to view when they log into ILLiad. Please contact Amanda Rudd with questions.

Open Recruitment 

Head Library Technology Services (JR73367)

Recruitment has begun for the Head Library Technology Services (JR73367) under the Associate University Librarian for Digital Scholarship and Technology Services.

The search committee includes: 
  • Harriett Green (chair, AUL liaison)
  • Deb Ehrstein
  • Robert Manley
  • Theresa Mastrodonato
  • Chris Seeley
  • Kimberly Singer
  • Adam Coleman (Ex Officio)
The Head of Library Technology Services provides leadership and expertise in the selection, development, and implementation of library technologies, infrastructure, and technology services for Libraries staff and users of the Libraries. The incumbent directs a professional staff of software developers, end-user support specialists, and other information professionals to develop, implement, and manage sustainable operations and strategic initiatives collaboratively in support of the Libraries’ technology priorities.

For more information about the position, visit the posting on WashU Jobs. Please contact AUL Liaison and Committee Chair Harriett Green with questions. 

Recent University Libraries News


New Books to Read During Women’s History Month
by Washington University Libraries | March 01, 2023

Transition to WUSTL Key for Libraries Research Database
by Washington University Libraries | March 06, 2023

What’s New at the East Asian Library
by Deanna Ren | March 08, 2023

Upcoming Public Events


Graduate Student Data Management Workshop
March 9 | 4:00 ‒ 5:00 pm | Zoom

Virtual Book Club: The Book of Madness and Cures by Regina O’Melveny
March 15 | 3:00 ‒ 4:00 pm | Zoom

Graduate Student Data Wrangling Workshop
March 21 | 4:00 ‒ 5:00 pm | Zoom


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