[Evergreen-web-team] Regional User Groups

[Lori Bowen Ayre]

Actually, Steve.  There is some movement afoot toward providing regional
support systems.  I know that Bibliomation is talking with the Vermont
folks so I think you may be on to something there about there being
something compelling about having geographical proximity. Both for the
coffee clutch reason and because of "cultural" differences.

Lori


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On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 6:25 AM, Steve Wills <swills at beyond-print.com>wrote:

> Interesting Questions, Jim.
>
> First of all, to restate my excitement from a previous email, the fact
> that we have reached an on-boarding size that can support local groups is
> awesome!   One of the appeals of my local Drupal groups is the value that
> is added by interactively discussing a technique, nuance, or Best Practice
> over a cup of coffee.   The human interaction at a physical level is one of
> the reasons we have a convention each year and local groups can keep that
> energy going the rest of the year.
>
> Another value that comes to mind is that, here in Maine, there is a
> outlook that tends to be somewhat different than the philosophy in Decatur,
> for instance.  In Maine and New Hampshire there is a strong desire to allow
> each library to operate in as decentralized a mannar as possible while
> still joining together to share ideas.  This in contrast to the centralized
> Pines system.   Even in Massachusetts, the deployment is somewhat
> decentralized, spreading the load across multiple installations, as I
> understand it.  I could be wrong about this.  The point is, there are some
> regional differences that would allow smaller groups to provide support
> within these contexts that can't be adaquately serviced by a "one size fits
> all" organization.
>
> That said, I am not sure we are ready start centralizing support of local
> groups.  It may be a bit early.  Perhaps we can point at self-announced
> groups and allow them to percolate and finish self-defining?  I suspect
> your questions will get answered as this activity bakes a little longer.
>
> Just Musing,
> Steve Wills
> The Maine Balsam Libraries
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Jim Craner [mailto:jim at galecia.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 27, 2012 07:15 PM
> *To:* evergreen-web-team at list.evergreen-ils.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Evergreen-web-team] Regional User Groups
>
> Hi everyone, Glad to see this list is still alive :-) And I want to echo
> what Steve said about how cool it is that you're adding this sort of
> resource onto the website! I just checked and local user groups aren't on
> the list of groups and roles we identified during our strategic planning
> talks last year. So I was wondering if anyone had any big picture thoughts
> on... * What are the goals of a regional user group? Benefits for members
> to participate? * How can regional user groups assist other EG libraries in
> their own group or somewhere else in the world? How can regional user
> groups help the Evergreen community as a whole? * What resources can the
> Comms/Web Team provide to help regional user groups? Their own dedicated
> wiki sections/namespaces? A "So You Want To Start A Regional EG User Group"
> brochure in PDF format? A voice in Governance discussions? Something
> entirely different? Hope you're all well! Thanks, Jim On 03/27/2012 03:25
> PM, Amy Terlaga wrote: > I like the suggestions, too. > > A New England
> Evergreen Users Group will probably be forming in the > not-so-distant
> future, what with CT, MA, NH, and soon-to-be VT in the mix! > >
> +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ > Amy Terlaga > Assistant Director,
> User Services > Bibliomation, Inc. > 32 Crest Road > Middlebury, CT 06762 > 203-577-4070
> x101 > www.biblio.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From:
> evergreen-web-team-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org > [mailto:
> evergreen-web-team-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org] On Behalf Of > Anoop
> Atre > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 2:53 PM > To: Evergreen Community Web
> Team Email List > Subject: Re: [Evergreen-web-team] Regional User Groups >
> > I can get on board with these suggestions! > > On 03/27/2012 10:07 AM,
> Lori Bowen Ayre wrote: >> Gordana Vitez recently added w iki page called
> Regional User Groups on >> the Evergreen wiki. She wants to post info about
> the activities of >> the Southern Ontario Evergreen Users Groups. >> >> I'm
> thinking there should be something off the home page linking to >> these
> kinds of groups. Could we change "Communicate" to "Participate" >> and then
> add another dropdown of that menu that says "User Groups" and >> put links
> to Gordana's new page? I'd also like to treat "RSCEL" as a >> user group
> and take the link from the left column home page off. It >> should be so
> prominent but I do think it should continue as a kind of user > group. >>
> Thoughts? >> >> Lori >> >> >> >> >>
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