New UI/Layout and Metadata Editor coming soon

[tcassidy]

You may have heard that Ex Libris has planned some system updates that will roll out during Fall 2020/Spring 2021. Here is the summary of forthcoming usability improvements.

Timeline for new UI/Layout (Please know that these dates are subject to change):

• From now until October 31, 2020: SO can turn the new layout on/off for any user by request. Please send a ticket to switch interested staff at your college. 
  
• November 1, 2020: The new layout will become the default, but at that point any user will be able to turn it off/on by themselves.
  
• March 3, 2021: The new layout becomes the default for all, with no further access to the original layout.
  

Timeline for new Metadata Editor (Please know that these dates are subject to change):

• From now until March 6, 2021: The original ME is the default. Any user can turn the new version on/off by themselves.
  
• March 7, 2021: The new ME will become the default. Any user can switch between the original and the new.
  
• June 6, 2021: The new ME becomes the default for all, with no further access to the original version.
  

Notes

• New Metadata Editor webinar recording (Ex Libris)
  
• Anyone working with the new ME before November 1, 2020 should know that it is designed to function with the new layout, so consider opting in to that as well.
  
• See also: New Metadata Editor known issues.
  

Many thanks to the Wednesday drop-in group for helping with this summary & notes.
 -Tara