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

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+1

On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 5:42 PM Ruth Frasur <rfrasur at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>> 2511 Broadway Bluffs, Ste. 101
>> Columbia, MO  65201
>> debbie at mobiusconsortium.org <deborah at mobiusconsortium.org>
>> 573-234-4914
>> https://mobiusconsortium.org <http://mobiusconsortium.org>
>> Evergreen Help Desk: help at mobiusconsortium.org / 877-312-3517
>> Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 3:08 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
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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