The training itself will then begin sometime between March and June of 2002.
Despite the fact that ALEPH promises to be relatively user-friendly, Robinson said that a public service group will also probably be put together at some date close to the implementation of ALEPH for the purpose of training of students and faculty on the new system.
If all goes according to plan, the new catalog system will be up and running in time for the start of the 2002-2003 school year.
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And with a little luck, it will be smooth sailing from there.
"We'll pull the plug on one system and turn on the other," Lee said.
--Staff Writer Kate L. Rakoczy can be reached at rakoczy@fas.harvard.edu