[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Newsletter, June 2009

Tue Jun 23 15:05:29 EDT 2009

 Evergreen Newsletter

*The newsletter for Evergreen open source library software
http://evergreen-ils.org*

*Volume 2, Issue 6 -- June, 2009 *

As a reminder, we will also post this newsletter to the Evergreen general
discussion list (see all Evergreen lists at
http://evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php) and to the Evergreen blog (
http://evergreen-ils.org/blog). Cross-posting and forwarding is encouraged.
In This Issue…

Evergreen Out and About, MFHD Webinar,  Evergreen Conference Recap, MLA
Honors Ruth Dukelow, Evergreen Development Update, Evergreen Jobs, Evergreen
People, Lyrasis Evergreen Classes, Planet Evergreen, New Evergreen
Libraries, Newsletter Administrivia

 Out and About: An Evergreen Calendar

Also see: http://evergreen-ils.org/calendar

If you have Evergreen-related events to add (talks, conferences, etc.), just
email events at evergreen-ils.org.

*American Library Association* Annual Conference (Chicago, Illinois, July
9-15). Evergreen folks from all over will be exhibiting, presenting, meeting
with people, and so forth!

Some highlights:

   - Equinox Software will be at the ALA Exhibits at Booth # 4851. If you’d
   like to schedule an appointment for a one-on-one conversation about
   Evergreen, email events at esilibrary.com
   - Equinox Software is also hosting an Evergreen social function Sunday,
   July 12, 5:30-7:30 at the Wine Cellar Room of the Chicago Firehouse
   Restaurant, 1401 S. Michigan Avenue. Please RSVP to
events at esilibrary.comif you think you might show up so we have a good
head count.
   - In Chicago, at (but not part of) the ALA Annual 2009 Conference, there
   will be an open source unconference on Saturday, July 11, 9:30am-12:15pm.
   “This event is being put on by King County Library
System<http://kcls.org/>and The
   Galecia Group <http://galecia.com/> who have been working together on
   some OS projects <http://oss4pl.org/> for the last year and a half.  Our
   enthusiasm for Open Source Library System software continues to grow and we
   recognize that it is one of those "the more the merrier" kinds of
   situations.  We want to hear what others are doing, tell people what we're
   doing, and get more people involved.” Interested? Request a wiki account
   at http://oss4pl2009.pbworks.com/
   - Also try to catch this program (Catherine Lemmer of Evergreen Indiana
   will be a panelist): Saturday, July 11, 1:30 - 3:00: *What Can $930
   Million Do for Library Services Nationwide?* The Impact and Future
   Directions of LSTA. Sponsored by ASCLA SLAS. How do states use their LSTA
   dollars to improve library services? In an IMLS study, Himmel and Wilson
   examined all of the states’ five year evaluations, and reported on the
   observed major trends. A panel of speakers will present new directions of
   state projects.

*WilsWorld* (Madison, Wisconsin, July 28-29). Karen Schneider to do a
plenary session and a couple other spots. Karen spoke at one of the earliest
WilsWorld conferences and is excited to return!
Webinar: Evergreen ILS and MARC Format for Holdings Data (MFHD)

By popular demand -- if you didn't see this program at Evergreen International
Conference, or you did but you'd like to see it again, here's a live version
to attend!

Presenter: David J. Fiander, Web Services Librarian, University of Western
Ontario

Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/238982547

This talk will provide some real-world examples of serial publication
patterns that can be challenging to interpret, show how those patterns can
be described using the MARC Format for Holdings Data, describe how most
integrated library systems currently implement MFHD, and discuss the
challenges faced in implementing MFHD for Evergreen open source library
automation software.
Recap: Evergreen International Conference, May 20-22, 2009

What a great time that was! Approximately 150 of us gathered in Athens,
Georgia for the first-ever Evergreen user conference. See the conference
wiki for links to program slidesets and videos:

http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=eg09:main#slides_and_videos

To date videos have been uploaded for the opening remarks and opening and
closing keynotes.

These blog posts, tweets, and pictures also wrapped up events:

http://www.librarian.net/tag/eg09/
http://hashtags.org/tag/eg09
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/eg09/
http://evergreen-ils.org/blog/?p=206

And the Documentation Interest Group was formed:

http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=evergreen-docs:dig

 Ruth Dukelow Honored by Michigan Library Association

 The Michigan Library Association 2009 Librarian of the Year is Ruth
Dukelow, of the Michigan Library Consortium.  MLA noted, "Ruth has been
involved in many statewide projects." Indeed, like Michigan Evergreen!  Read
more about Ruth's successes on MLA's Professional Awards page at:
http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/awards/professional

Evergreen Development Update

Evergreen 1.6 is imminent, and it has some terrific features. Some of the
highlights include shelving locations displayed in the copy summary; a new
events and notifications framework; a toggle-able button bar in the staff
client for common search functions; “fast item add” in the MARC editor;
billing enhancements; a tool for exposing additional MARC elements in the
OPAC record display; initial MARC Format for Holdings Data (MFHD)
functionality; and much more.

Plus, the acquisitions functionality completed to date is now exposed in the
Admin menu, so you can explore, review, discuss, and provide feedback!

See the Evergreen Roadmap for a full list of enhancements in 1.6 and for a
top-level view of what’s coming in 2.0:

http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=faqs:evergreen_roadmap

Evergreen Jobs!

See this job posting about several job openings for Evergreen-related
work—all new positions!  http://evergreen-ils.org/blog/?p=209  Have a
listing? Share it with the newsletter or post it to the Evergreen list!

 Evergreen People!

Equinox Software Inc., “The Evergreen Experts,” recently hired Steve
Callender as a Technical Support Specialist and Grace Dunbar as a Project
Manager. These are both new positions within Equinox. Steve is originally
from Anaheim and has 8 years of experience in technical support and
development. Grace has considerable library experience, most recently as the
head librarian for Savannah College of Art and Design.
Lyrasis Rolls Out More Evergreen Training Classes

Evergreen classes are offered online by Lyrasis (nee Solinet) on the
following dates and times:

6/30/2009 10a.m.-11 a.m. Lyrasis Evergreen Guided Tour. FREE!

Since October, Lyrasis (created from a merger of SOLINET and PALINET) has
taught close to 25 Evergreen classes, with over 100 students! Lyrasis is
dedicated to training and instructing Evergreen, and they welcome your
comments and suggestions for courses. All of their current course offerings
are continuously updated, and Lyrasis plans to add more courses in the
future. For comments or questions, contact Lyrasis instructors *Jennifer.B
ielewski at lyrasis.org* or Jenny.Liberatore at lyrasis.org
Planet Evergreen

Can't get enough news about Evergreen open source software? Subscribe to or
read Planet Evergreen, an aggregator for Evergreen-related posts, at
http://planet.evergreen-ils.org . Have a blog that talks about Evergreen? To
add your blog to the Planet Evergreen blog aggregator, send email to Dan
Scott at dan at coffeecode.net
Evergreen on Facebook

Evergreen has a growing Facebook group at the not-so-mnemonic address of
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6396639614  We are now posting events
to this group, such as the Evergreen conference and the ALA Midwinter
get-together, as well as press releases for new Evergreen libraries and
systems and other related news. The group now has close to 300 members. If
you're on Facebook, join our group. If you aren't on Facebook and you don't
think you're the Facebook "type," give it a try. You might be surprised by
who's on Facebook!
 A Few Reminders

*Webinars and videos*: Don't forget the section on the Evergreen wiki devoted
to community-contributed documentation and
tutorials<http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=community_tutorials>
.

Evergreen also has a Flickr set: http://flickr.com/photos/evergreen-ils/
New Evergreen Libraries: Welcome Aboard!

Also see the growing list of Evergreen libraries at:

http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=evergreen_libraries

*Natural Resources Canada

*

   - Calgary<http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/library/locations-regions-calgary-eng.htm>
   - Edmonton<http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/library/locations-regions-edmonton-eng.htm>
   - Fredericton<http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/library/locations-regions-fredericton-eng.htm>
   - Ottawa<http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/library/locations-regions-ottawa-eng.htm>
   - Quebec<http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/library/locations-regions-quebec-eng.htm>
   - Sault Ste.
Marie<http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/library/locations-regions-saultstemarie-eng.htm>
   - Varennes<http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/library/locations-regions-varennes-eng.htm>
   - Vancouver<http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/library/locations-regions-vancouver-eng.htm>
   - Victoria<http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/library/locations-regions-victoria-eng.htm>

*SITKA (British Columbia)

*Their first multibranch site, Lillooet Area Library Association, went live
on May 26.  It includes the Lillooet, Gold Bridge, Bridge River and a Book
Bus.

http://lillooet.catalogue.bclibraries.ca/

*Project Conifer

*Algoma University

Laurentian University

Northern Ontario School of Medicine

University of Windsor

And others — see:
http://laurentian.concat.ca/opac/en-CA/extras/slimpac/start.html

*Michigan** Evergreen:*

Oscoda Public Library

 *Evergreen Indiana:*

 Huntington Public Library

*South Carolina** LENDS:

*South Carolina State Library
Beaufort County Library
Union County Public Library

Columbia Bible College

 If you'd like to follow along as libraries join the Evergreen community,
you can subscribe to the Equinox press release feed, which will announce
most known Evergreen implementations (or follow the Facebook group mentioned
above). The Equinox press release feed
<http://esilibrary.com/esi/news.rss>was recently tweaked to make it
easier to track and share the releases.
**

*Newsletter Administrivia *

Feel free to forward, share, etc.!

The co-wranglers for this newsletter (produced every month… sometimes
earlier, sometimes later… what can we say!) are Karen Schneider, Equinox
Community Librarian and John Fink, Digital Technologies Development
Librarian at McMaster University.
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