[Eg-oversight-board] Press release for 2.10 release

Tue Mar 22 21:56:09 EDT 2016

Kathy,

I agree with the observations that Grace had, someone might have thought
that we had serious security issues. This version of the release does a
good job of addressing that we are going beyond the norm in privacy. The
added emphasis on the web client is great too.

Yamil

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Yamil Suarez, MCS
Library Systems Administrator/Developer

Stan Getz Library
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02215

ysuarez at berklee.edu
617-747-2617

On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 9:35 PM, Grace Dunbar <gdunbar at esilibrary.com>
wrote:

> Thanks, Kathy!
>
> sent from my phone, apologies for brevity and autocorrect
> On Mar 22, 2016 8:15 PM, "Kathy Lussier" <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:
>
>> 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>
>> 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> wrote:
>>
>>> Looks great, thank you Kathy!
>>>
>>> A.
>>>
>>>
>>> Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS
>>> Librarian II, Public Services
>>> Kent County Public Library
>>> 408 High Street
>>> Chestertown, MD 21620410-778-3636 x2115www.kentcountylibrary.org
>>>
>>> On 3/21/2016 1:27 PM, Yamil Suarez wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Me too,
>>> Yamil
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------
>>>
>>> Yamil Suarez, MCS
>>> Library Systems Administrator/Developer
>>>
>>> Stan Getz Library
>>> Berklee College of Music
>>> 1140 Boylston St
>>> Boston, MA 02215
>>>
>>> ysuarez at berklee.edu
>>> 617-747-2617
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Ruth Frasur < <rfrasur at gmail.com>
>>> 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>
>>>> 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>csharp at georgialibraries.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Looks good to me!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> > From: "Kathy Lussier" < <klussier at masslnc.org>klussier at masslnc.org>
>>>>>> > To: <eg-oversight-board at list.evergreen-ils.org>
>>>>>> eg-oversight-board at list.evergreen-ils.org
>>>>>> > 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>
>>>>>> 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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>> Equinox - Open Your Library
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