[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] "Evergreen in Action" is now available

[Lori Bowen Ayre]

Just bought three and downloaded one.  W00t!  Congratulations everyone who
worked on this.  This is much needed and will be very much appreciated I'm
sure!

Lori

On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 6:26 AM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:

> We* are happy to announce the publication of a new book about Evergreen:
> "Evergreen in Action: So You've Installed Evergreen, Now What?"
>
> If you are a new Evergreen administrator, this book is for you. Learn
> about migrating data, importing records, creating circulation and hold
> policies, designing your catalog, setting permissions for staff, and
> disaster recovery.
>
> The book is available for purchase or for free download at
> http://evergreen-ils.org/book. All proceeds go to the Evergreen project
> via the Software Freedom Conservancy.
>
> HELP US MAKE IT BETTER! We started writing something, but we need the help
> of the community to polish off the chapters and to add content we couldn't
> cover in a two-and-a-half day sprint.
>
> PROOFREAD! If you are knowledgeable about a book topic, take some time to
> review the chapter and make direct edits and additions to the content.
>
> ADD STUFF! Some topics we didn't have time to cover include configuration
> for reports and serial functions, creating search indexes, and
> troubleshooting. We need community volunteers to take the lead in creating
> those chapters.
>
> EVANGELIZE! Spread the word about "Evergreen in Action" on social
> networks, blogs or forums where people are seeking help to get up and
> running with Evergreen. Link to http://evergreen-ils.org/book.
>
> Go to http://evergreen-ils.org/**dokuwiki/doku.php?id=books:**
> evergreen_in_action:help<http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=books:evergreen_in_action:help>for more ideas on how you can help improve the book. We would love any help
> you can give.
>
> * Who are we, by the way? Jim Keenan, Robert Soulliere, Kathy Lussier,
> Lyndsey Stratton, and Dan Scott -- all proud members of the Documentation
> Interest Group.
>
> Many thanks to the Google Open Source Programs Office for providing food
> and accommodations for the Doc Sprint, Adam Hyde of FLOSS Manuals for
> teaching us how to sprint, and Allen Gunn of AspirationTech for
> facilitating and inspiring our efforts.
>
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