[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen for Academics

[Yamil Suarez]

Kelly,

I really like this initial list of areas to consider working together
on, and count Berklee in on this group.

I just created a draft wiki page to organize the group's ideas. I just
added a couple of sample sections for now. Anyone can feel free to
make edits to the page. I can be contacted directly if you (or anyone)
would like an account to make edits to this or other EG community wiki
pages.

http://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=evergreen_for_academics

Thanks Kelly,
Yamil


On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Kelly Drake <kelly at flo.org> wrote:
>
> Dear Evergreen Community,
>
>
> For the past year, Fenway Libraries Online (FLO), a consortium of 10
> academic libraries in Boston, has been considering a migration to Evergreen.
> Many members of the Evergreen community met and spoke with members of FLO
> during this year’s annual conference in Boston. Thank you for your time,
> patience and information. All your comments and suggestions convinced us to
> continue pursuing a migration to Evergreen.
>
>
> Our investigation also suggested that it would be helpful to build an
> academic interest group within the larger Evergreen community.  This group
> would be focused solely on academic issues as they relate to the ILS.
> Several existing Evergreen libraries and consortia have already expressed
> interest in the group and we have tentatively called it "Academics for
> Evergreen".
>
>
> To be most effective, Academics for Evergreen would be composed of any
> individuals or institutions that have an interest in enhancing the
> academic-related functions of Evergreen. Once formed, the group will
> identify the academic-related functions that most need attention and work to
> build knowledge, consensus, and resources to move moving these issues
> forward.  So far we have identified a few of the possible issues, such as
> streamlined creation and management of authority records, enhanced search
> and browse by authority, support for multiple subject heading schema,
> improved staff workflows and possible improvements to course reserves
> integration. This list is by no means exhaustive and needs the participation
> of the Evergreen community to improve and refine it.
>
>
> Please respond and let us know if you are interested, have suggestions for
> moving these issues forward, or if you have any questions.
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> Kelly Drake
> Systems Librarian
> Fenway Libraries Online
> Boston, MA 02115
> 617-442-2384
>
> Conference calls:
>       Boston: 617-989-5050
>       Toll-free: 877-532-8229
>       Conference ID: 933794
> Web conferencing:
>        https://join.me/flomeeting
>



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Yamil Suarez, MCS
Library System Administrator/Developer

Stan Getz Library
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02215

ysuarez at berklee.edu
617-747-2617