[Evergreen-general] Staff training

[Allison Midgley]

This may seem obvious, but I suggest that you demonstrate how many more
resources they'll have access to by running side-by-side searches of their
current collection and the shared collection.

Is it possible to compare the library's current hold turn around time to
what it will be projected to be?



On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 3:13 PM Terran McCanna via Evergreen-general <
evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:

> My suggestion is to put the emphasis on how much it will improve the
> patron experience by being able to offer them so many more titles than they
> currently have access to.
>
> We have done resource sharing in Georgia since the beginning of PINES and
> one of the things that we have found is that oftentimes the less
> well-funded libraries that can't afford all of the new books end up being
> really valuable for holds because they may have some of the older titles
> that other branches have weeded.
>
> Also, if you are using age protection, then staff can be sure that their
> local patrons are still getting the brand new items first.
>
> Terran McCanna, PINES Program Manager
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> On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 2:43 PM Millissa Macomber via Evergreen-general <
> evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
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>> For anyone who does staff training - Our system is in the process of
>> beginning to share resources between libraries. I have one library with a
>> large number of staff members who are reluctant and unhappy about the
>> changes. Any suggestion on how to alleviate the fears surrounding sharing
>> resources? I  have a staff training planned for November so I would love
>> some ideas.
>>
>>
>> *Millissa Macomber, ILS Manager*
>> Central Skagit Library District
>> 110 W. State St.
>> Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
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>> millissa at centralskagitlibrary.org
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