[evergreen-outreach] Press Release: Evergreen Supporters Collaborate on Software Improvements

[Andrea Buntz Neiman]

Looks good, thanks Ron!

On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 9:29 AM Rogan Hamby via evergreen-outreach <
evergreen-outreach at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:

> +1
>
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 4:05 PM Gagnon, Ron via evergreen-outreach <
> evergreen-outreach at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Good afternoon,
>> Here is a draft of a press release for your consideration.
>>
>> Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>>
>> For Immediate Release
>>
>> For more information contact Ron Gagnon, Evergreen Outreach Committee,
>> gagnon at noblenet.org, 978-777-8844
>>
>>
>>
>> EVERGREEN SUPPORTERS COLLABORATE ON SOFTWARE IMPROVEMENTS
>>
>>
>>
>> Users and supporters of the Evergreen open source library system have
>> been busy of late working together to improve the software for all to use
>> at no cost.
>>
>> Seventy-four community members participated in the late October
>> Hack-A-Way, held remotely this year.  Attendees spent an average of almost
>> 14 hours per person in the event, which included a discussion of future
>> features and saw improvements to cataloging, reports, and documentation.
>> Also included was an instructional session on the Git software repository.
>>
>> In early November, 29 community members participated in the semi-annual
>> Bug Squashing Week, in which users at their desks verify issues, provide
>> input and software improvements, and test and approve the improvements.
>> The week produced 14 new software improvements, covering accessibility, the
>> circulation, course materials, online catalog and cataloging modules and
>> the public catalog.
>>
>> The Evergreen community is made up of individuals, libraries, companies,
>> and other organizations that support the Evergreen Integrated Library
>> System, working together on software by libraries for libraries.
>>
>> Improvements made available via regular point releases, the most recent
>> in early November, and are included in the major semi-annual release
>> packages.  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/
>>
>> 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 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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