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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am pleased to announce that SEO now has an official schedule with Innovative for our migration to Polaris. Our go-live date is
<b>Wednesday, October 13, 2027</b>!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here are some other milestones:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Profiling & mapping Symphony data to Polaris: November 18, 2026, to March 1, 2027<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Test/Training Server Load: April 2027<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Member library staff training: Mid-July to September 17, 2027<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Begin using offline mode: October 6, 2027<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you to everyone who has asked questions about the migration so far. Please continue to have staff submit questions to
<a href="mailto:support@servingeveryohioan.org">support@servingeveryohioan.org</a> or on our website at
<a href="http://servingeveryohioan.org">http://servingeveryohioan.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A list of frequently asked questions is available on our website:
<a href="https://support.servingeveryohioan.org/support/solutions/articles/69000882235-frequently-asked-questions-polaris-migration">
Frequently Asked Questions - Polaris Migration : SEO Service Center</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><img border="0" width="250" height="74" style="width:2.6041in;height:.7708in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DD620A.6FFDC540" alt="SEO Service Center - State Library of Ohio Logo"></span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0E3F75;mso-ligatures:none">Jay Miley</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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