[Eg-oversight-board] Press release for 2.10 release
Andrea Buntz Neiman
aneiman at kent.lib.md.us
Wed Mar 23 13:26:00 EDT 2016
Yeah, I wasn't even thinking of it from that perspective but her points
are well-taken.
A.
Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS
Librarian II, Public Services
Kent County Public Library
408 High Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
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On 3/23/2016 8:06 AM, Tim Spindler wrote:
> I think the changes Grace suggested were excellent and it looks good
> to me.
>
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 8:15 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org
> <mailto: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)
>> 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
>> Chestertown, MD 21620
>> 410-778-3636 x2115 <tel:410-778-3636%20x2115>
>> www.kentcountylibrary.org <http://www.kentcountylibrary.org>
>>
>> On 3/21/2016 1:27 PM, Yamil Suarez wrote:
>>>
>>> Me too,
>>> Yamil
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------
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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
>>> <mailto: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
>>> >
>>> > 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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