[evergreen-outreach] Press Release for 3.6 for Review and Approval

[Andrea Buntz Neiman]

This is great, thanks Ron!

3.6 is indeed an impressive collaboration :)

On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 4:08 PM Gagnon, Ron <gagnon at noblenet.org> wrote:

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> For Immediate Release
> For more information contact Ron Gagnon, Evergreen Outreach Committee,
> gagnon at noblenet.org, 978-777-8844
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> CURBSIDE PICKUP, COURSE RESERVES IN NEW EVERGREEN RELEASE
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> The largest new Evergreen release in years provides important new
> functionality for all types of libraries, including new curbside pickup and
> course materials modules.
>
> The course materials module makes reserve collections more discoverable
> and easy to manage.  The module provides functionality for library
> electronic resources and open educational resources, in addition to print
> resources, whether cataloged or not.  Libraries can also use the module to
> manage displays and summer reading, temporarily changing the shelving
> location and easily reverting after the display time is over.
>
> Curbside pickup provides an interface to facilitate contact-free pickup of
> library items.  Both staff and users can schedule pickup appointments, and
> borrowers can use the module to inform the library upon arrival.
>
> In the catalog, a new modern catalog interface is now standard in the
> staff client and a new Bootstrap-based prototype public catalog is
> available.  The current and prototype public catalogs provide enhanced
> print and email options for catalog records and holdings.  Support for the
> open source web analytics platform Matomo is now native to Evergreen
> catalogs with the ability to track consortia library usage individually.
>
> Hold management is also improved with a dedicated interface for managing
> unfillable holds.  Improvements to staff interfaces using Angular continue
> throughout Evergreen.
>
> The release includes contributions from 43 individuals and 26
> institutions, twice the number of the prior release, continuing progress
> through the pandemic.  The  contributed enhancements are overseen by a
> group of 13 committers who review and approve all software additions to
> core software for the general releases.
>
> "Evergreen 3.6 came together during a difficult time by the work of many
> members of the community. There are far too many to thank individually in a
> press release, but I would particularly like to thank my co-release
> managers Michele Morgan, Terran McCanna, and Jason Boyer for their
> efforts," said Galen Charlton, a member of the release team for 3.6. "I am
> excited about the many new features we were able to include during a
> shortened release cycle, including a new course reserves module and a
> revamped public catalog design."
>
> Evergreen continues to be the leading ILS for consortia and delivers local
> flexibility and granularity of policies that no other software can match
> and delivers the most interoperability for libraries via its truly open
> APIs.  Evergreen is open-source software, licensed under the GNU GPL,
> version 2 or later and is available to all for download at no cost from the
> Evergreen web site at https://evergreen-ils.org/
>
> The Evergreen community is made up of individuals, libraries, companies,
> and other organizations that support the Evergreen Integrated Library
> System. Evergreen is highly-scalable software that helps patrons find
> library materials and helps libraries manage, catalog, and circulate those
> materials, no matter how large or complex the libraries. More than 2,000
> libraries around the world use Evergreen.
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>
> --
> Ronald A. Gagnon
> Executive Director
> North Of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
> Danvers, Massachusetts  01923
> 978-777-8844
> www.noblenet.org
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Andrea Buntz Neiman
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