| Date | Task or Milestone |
| Apr 05 2005 | OLRIT begins reading SFX documentation. |
| May 05 2005 | New server hardware for the SFX service installed. |
| Jun 01 2005 | Receipt of signed contract for SFX acknowledged by Ex Libris. |
| Jun 08 2005 | We received the following documents from Ex Libris:
- Requirements for Installation of SFX Version 3.0
- SFX Data Questionnaire
- Sample of SFX Training Sessions with recommended attendees
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| Jun 14 2005 | SFX server operating system reconfigured as specified by Ex Libris. |
| Jun 15 2005 est. | Completed Requirements for Installation, form sent to Ex Libris. |
| Jun 23 2005 | Data Questionnaire forms sent to Ex Libris.
(These are lists of the whole collections and individual ejournals to which we have access.
Data was pulled from the ORR system.) |
| Jun 28 2005 | Ex Libris confirmed our data questionnaire "looks perfect." |
| Jul 18 2005 | SFX software remotely installed by Ex Libris. |
| Jul 27-28 | On site training for implementers by Ex Libris. |
| Jul 29 2005+ | Targets activated in SFX. |
| August 2005+ | Configuration of SFX options begins. |
| August 2005+ | OLRIT begins internal testing of SFX configuration and target resolution. |
| Aug 30 2005 | First test non-public instance of an e-resource configured for testing & demonstrating SFX source linking. (Ei Village) |
| Sep 02 2005 | Second test non-public instance of an e-resource configured for testing & demonstrating SFX source linking. (ScienceDirect) |
| Sep 02 2005 | Third test non-public instance of an e-resource configured for testing & demonstrating SFX source linking. (OVID) |
| Sep 02 2005 | Fourth test non-public instance of an e-resource configured for testing & demonstrating SFX source linking. (SilverPlatter) |
| Nov 8 2005 | Library announcement that the SFX-based service will be called Discover,
and that a new permanent web site for information about it has been created at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/discover/. |
| Nov 8 2005 | Demonstration of SFX with Questions & Answers for all Library employees. 3:30-5:00 p.m. in 126 GSLIS. |
| Nov 10 2005 | Demonstration of SFX with Questions & Answers for all Library employees. 1:30-3:00 p.m. in 126 GSLIS. |
| Nov 21 2005 est. | ERtech personnel began enabling OpenURL source links/buttons pointing to our SFX resolver in a few production e-resources.
This event is what brought the Discover service into limited production use. |
| Nov 21+ 2005 est. | From here on, updates on which resources provide Discover links are listed on another page. |