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

[Ruth Frasur]

Ron,

Great job!

On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 5:30 PM Deborah Luchenbill <
deborah at mobiusconsortium.org> wrote:

> This is great, Ron! +1
>
> My only other comment is that this sentence seems kind of long, with a lot
> of "ands" and no punctuation: "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."
>
> Maybe a semi-colon after "consortia" and replace the "and" that's after it
> with "it"?  Or, alternatively, break it into two sentences there.
>
> -Debbie
>
> Debbie Luchenbill
> Associate Director, Open Source Initiatives
> MOBIUS
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>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 3:08 PM Gagnon, Ron <gagnon at noblenet.org> wrote:
>
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>>
>> For Immediate Release
>> For more information contact Ron Gagnon, Evergreen Outreach Committee,
>> gagnon at noblenet.org, 978-777-8844
>>
>>
>> CURBSIDE PICKUP, COURSE RESERVES IN NEW EVERGREEN RELEASE
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ronald A. Gagnon
>> Executive Director
>> North Of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
>> Danvers, Massachusetts  01923
>> 978-777-8844
>> www.noblenet.org
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