[Eg-oversight-board] Press release for 2.10 release
Kathy Lussier
klussier at masslnc.org
Tue Mar 22 20:15:34 EDT 2016
Good suggestions Grace!
I've incorporated some of your language in a revised press release
available at the same link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mAerT3C74RYmsNbRInieshF0DtrgwSB0MId6ywxQnjo/edit?usp=sharing
Still taking additional feedback!
Kathy
On 03/22/2016 10:49 AM, Grace Dunbar wrote:
> Hi Kathy,
> Overall I think that it looks very good and I appreciate you taking it
> on. The thing that strikes me about our press releases is that
> they're informative but not as "market-y" as our competitors. (For
> example, a III Sierra Press Release:
> https://www.iii.com/news-events/pr/innovative-delivers-powerful-new-features-sierra-release-21)
> My absolute favorite thing in that press release is this statement,
> "According to surveys completed by Innovative partner libraries,
> providing open architecture is a top priority. As a result, Sierra
> Release 2.1 increases the simplicity of these enterprise-wide
> integrations across the Innovative partner network."
>
> Do you see how the wording makes it seem like they're being responsive
> to their users' desires to have "open architecture" but they actually
> don't address it at all? Worse, the "Innovative partner network."
> doesn't sound very open at all. But people will remember the words
> and they're left with a general feeling that Sierra is "open" and
> "powerful" because those are the words that are used.
>
> When I read our press release I was left with the sense that
> Evergreen's privacy and security was somehow lacking prior to this
> release... which isn't true. I'd like to suggest we consider focusing
> on more "marketing" language in our press releases and tooting
> Evergreen's horn a bit more.
>
> So, maybe the title is Evergreen Release 2.10 Takes Security to
> Unparalleled Levels
>
> Protecting patron privacy in modern ILSs is something that requires
> vigilance and evolution.
> Evergreen, which has long taken various technical measures to protect
> patron privacy, has now added several additional layers of encryption
> to user passwords.
>
> This release also unveils online circulation and cataloging for beta
> testing. This marks the mid-way point of the transition of Evergreen
> to a web-based ILS which will be delivered seamlessly to staff via the
> browser of their choice. The web client will allow staff the freedom
> to perform their work wherever their job takes them, on a desktop,
> tablet, or phone on any OS.
>
> Evergreen continues to be the leading ILS for consortia and delivers
> local flexibility and granularity of policies that no other software
> can match. Evergreen 2.10 maintains robust performance on its open
> PostgreSQL database and continues to deliver the most interoperability
> for libraries via its truly open APIs.
>
>
> Etc. etc. You get my point.
> Thoughts?
> Grace
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 2:16 PM, Andrea Buntz Neiman
> <aneiman at kent.lib.md.us <mailto:aneiman at kent.lib.md.us>> wrote:
>
> Looks great, thank you Kathy!
>
> A.
>
>
> Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS
> Librarian II, Public Services
> Kent County Public Library
> 408 High Street
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> On 3/21/2016 1:27 PM, Yamil Suarez wrote:
>>
>> Me too,
>> Yamil
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------
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>> Yamil Suarez, MCS
>> Library Systems Administrator/Developer
>>
>> Stan Getz Library
>> Berklee College of Music
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>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Ruth Frasur <rfrasur at gmail.com
>> <mailto:rfrasur at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Also sending along my approval.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Tim Spindler
>> <tjspindler at gmail.com <mailto:tjspindler at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Looks good to me Kathy.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Chris Sharp
>> <csharp at georgialibraries.org
>> <mailto:csharp at georgialibraries.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Looks good to me!
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Kathy Lussier" <klussier at masslnc.org
>> <mailto:klussier at masslnc.org>>
>> > To: eg-oversight-board at list.evergreen-ils.org
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>> > Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 1:17:36 PM
>> > Subject: [Eg-oversight-board] Press release for
>> 2.10 release
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > As I mentioned at last week's meeting, I have
>> written up a press release
>> > on the Evergreen 2.10 release. It is available at
>> >
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mAerT3C74RYmsNbRInieshF0DtrgwSB0MId6ywxQnjo/edit?usp=sharing
>> >
>> > I wanted to send it along to the EOB first before
>> sending it to
>> > publications later this afternoon. Please let me
>> know if you have any
>> > feedback or questions before I send it out.
>> >
>> > Thank you!
>> > Kathy
>> >
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