[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Newsletter / Jan-Feb 2014
Amy Terlaga
terlaga at biblio.org
Mon Feb 3 10:38:53 EST 2014
Evergreen Newsletter
January-February 2014
Community Partnerships Lead to New Development Projects
by Kathy Lussier
BC Libraries Cooperative and the Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
have contracted with Equinox Software, Inc. for a development project that
will provide more flexibility on how Evergreen sites can use format icons in
the catalog.
The Multi-valued Record Attributes and Controlled Record Attributes
(MVF/CRA) development project will allow sites to use different icons to
easily distinguish between books and e-books, for example, or between VHS,
Blu-ray, and DVD.
In addition, BC Libraries Cooperative has contracted with Equinox on a
related development project that will return meta-record holds to the
Template Toolkit catalog. This development will give users the ability to
choose acceptable formats and editions when placing a hold.
The MVF/CRA project is a great example of how development can happen when
Evergreen sites both large and small pull together to pool their resources.
Several community partners joined together to fund this project:
* BC Libraries Cooperative
* Howe Library, Hanover, NH
* Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
* Rodgers Memorial Library, Hudson, NH
* A group of libraries from the Evergreen Indiana project: Butler
Public Library, Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County,
Centerville-Center Township Public Library, Flora Public Library, Hagerstown
- Jefferson Township Library, Newton County Public Library, Noble County
Public Library, Perry County Public Library, Plainfield-Guilford Township
Public Library, Princeton Public Library, Union County Public Library, and
Westfield Washington Public Library.
The MVF/CRA project is not just about icons. The infrastructure improvements
that come with the MVF/CRA project can lay the foundation for future
improvements to MARC batch import and RDA support.
This project also lays the foundation for improved meta-record holds in
Evergreen.
The full specs for both projects are available at
http://blog.esilibrary.com/2013/12/23/happy-holiday-development/.
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2014 Evergreen International Conference Schedule Available
The schedule for the 2014 Evergreen International Conference, Together We
Grow, is available on the conference web site at
http://evergreen-ils.org/conference/eg14/schedule/.
The Conference Programming Committee received a great batch of program
proposals this year and is really excited about the quality of programs we
are able to offer. Thank you to everyone who submitted proposals!
To book your hotel room through February 26, 2014 -
http://evergreen-ils.org/conference/eg14/venue/.
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Resource Allocators Summit before the Evergreen Conference
by Ben Hyman
The Evergreen Oversight Board is convening an in-person strategy discussion
the day before the EG2014 Conference.
A report out to the community will follow the meeting, summarizing the day's
discussions.
What?
A half day (4 hour) facilitated session designed primarily - though not
exclusively - for resource allocators in the Evergreen community, focusing
on common cause with respect to Evergreen's strategic development.
When?
1300 to 1700 Eastern, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
Where?
Cambridge, MA
Who?
18 invited attendees from across the community, and the Evergreen Oversight
Board (30 people all together, due to facility limitations).
Agenda:
a) Introductions
b) Learn of common cause - growing Evergreen together
c) Moving forward; coordination of efforts
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2013 DIG Hack-A-Way
by Yamil Suarez
On November 15th several DIG members got together for our second DIG
hack-a-way. We had a group of folks working from Boston, Massachusetts, as
well as individuals working remotely from Georgia, Michigan, and Indiana.
Here is a list of folks that participated...
Kate Butler - Rodgers Memorial Library (New Hampshire)
Ruth Frasur - Hagerstown - Jefferson Township Library (Indiana)
Erica Rohlfs - ESI (Georgia)
Ben Shum - Bibliomation (Connecticut)
Remington Steed - Calvin College (Michigan)
June Caola-Stokoe - C/WMARS (Massachusetts)
Yamil Suarez - Berklee (Massachusetts)
Jessica Venturo - Bibliomation (Connecticut)
A few days before the hack-a-way, DIG hosted an online training on DIG basic
information and how to use AsciiDoc, our preferred way to format the
official EG documentation.
The hour long training video training can be watched on demand through
Youtube, and if you are curious you can view it here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uX1NtlJRfU
During the hack-a-way we worked on training members how to set up their
computers to run the AsciiDoc software. We also found new ways to find what
old official documentation needs to be converted to AsciiDoc. Finally,
individuals worked on updating several sections of documentation including
cataloging, holds, serials, and library settings.
For a longer recap you can check this post to the DIG mailing list...
http://georgialibraries.markmail.org/thread/k5ccpllzfhtb44b5
Thanks again to all those that participated, and looking forward to
doing it again in 2014.
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Equinox Update
by Brad LaJeunesse
Staff Client Prototype
Bill Erickson completed a prototype of the next generation staff client. His
reports are here:
http://yeti.esilibrary.com/dev/pub/web-staff-log.html
http://bill-dev2.esilibrary.com/~berick/web-staff-report.html
Equinox Community Day
Equinox continues to have monthly community days:
November: http://blog.esilibrary.com/2013/11/15/november-14-stomping-day/
TPAC compliance
Equinox has been working with Natural Resources Canada to bring the
Evergreen OPAC into WCAG compliance. Most of this work should make the 2.6
release.
Other development
Equinox has been working with other community partners on development
projects that should also make the 2.6 release. The return of meta record
holds in the TPAC, a drop-down fixed field editor in the MARC editor, and
MVF/CRA (the "icon project"). You can read more about MVF/CRA here:
http://blog.esilibrary.com/2013/12/23/happy-holiday-development/
Speakers at the Conference
We are happy that the following Equinox staff had their proposals accepted
for the Evergreen conference program: Galen Charlton, Grace Dunbar, Bill
Erickson, Jason Etheridge, Lebbeous Fogle-Weekley, Angela Kilsdonk, Erica
Rohlfs, Mike Rylander and Michael Tate. We look forward to seeing everyone
in Boston!
New Website, New Services
Equinox just rolled out its new website: esilibrary.com. We have also
completely revamped our offerings and have three new services: Sequoia, AIM,
and Idea Lab.
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Evergreen Libraries in the News
New Evergreen Libraries
Two consortia grew by a library each: NC Cardinal added Cumberland County
Library and OhioNet added on J.R. Clarke Public Library.
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NC Cardinal Update
by David Green
After extensive testing by the State Library and consortium members, we
upgraded to Evergreen 2.4.3. The upgrade had crucial improvements to the
Acquisitions module, given the December migration of Cumberland County.
Using four profiles created by the Cataloging Committee (de-duplication,
authority, RDA, and machine/LOC matching), a major project to enhance the
catalog was completed in December
. 100% of records updated with authority control and RDA
enhancements
. 17% of monograph bibliographic records matched and merged
. 7.4% of AV bibliographic records matched and merged
We are pleased to announce the launch of the The Nest, a LibGuide site
designed specifically for staff at NC Cardinal member libraries. The Nest
hosts general information on the program, the latest news from committees,
instructional materials, and a forum.
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COOL Consortium Update
by Bob Neeper
Consortium of Ohio Libraries (COOL) has elected new officers for the next
two year term.
In the 2 years of existence, COOL has grown to 11 members. The 11th is
going live shortly.
Officers:
Lisa Murray, Chair
Chris Owens, Vice-chair
Chauncey Montgomery, Past-chair
Joe Knueven, Secretary
http://info.cool-cat.org/?page_id=2
Also in Fall of 2013, COOL migrated to Equinox's hosting service.
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PINES Update
by Terran McCanna
Georgia Public Library Service (PINES) upgraded to Evergreen 2.5.1 on
January 21, 2014. As part of the upgrade, we rolled out our customized Kids'
Catalog (www.gapines.org/kpac) and introduced it to child advocates and
educators during Children's Day at the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday,
January 23.
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PALS Update
by Dee Nolan
PALS is pleased to announce that Campbell Library in East Grand Forks
<http://www.egf.mn/index.aspx?nid=185> (East Grand Forks, MN) went live on
Evergreen 2.4 Acquisitions January 1, 2014. PALS (Mankato, MN) provided
online training for the library staff and will continue to provide ongoing
hosting, system administration and support services. EGF Campbell Library
began using Evergreen in August of 2012.
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Missouri Evergreen Update
by Deborah Luchenbill
The Missouri Evergreen consortium now has sixteen library systems live and
23 libraries officially part of the consortium! Since October, Bollinger
County, Scenic Regional, and Washington Public Libraries have gone live on
the system, and Caruthersville Public Library is scheduled for late
February.
Ozark Regional Library, Schuyler County Library, and Marion County Library
Subdistrict #1 have all become new members of the consortium. Ozark
Regional and Schuyler County Libraries will be automating for the first
time!
With the addition of Scenic Regional and Washington Public Libraries in
January, Missouri Evergreen passed the million-item mark and now contains
1,123,277 items, 794,498 bibs and 181,205 users!
MOBIUS, a nonprofit library consortium based in Columbia, MO, is hosting and
managing Missouri Evergreen with LSTA funds from the Missouri State Library,
a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
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