[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen for Academics

[Martha Driscoll]

Hi Kelly,
Another item to add to the list of issues is support for patron record 
loading.  We have developed scripts to load new and update on-file 
records, but a user-friendly interface similar to vandelay would 
streamline the process.  Some of our college staff would also like to 
manage record loading themselves.

We load student records frequently.  Some colleges provide one file at 
the beginning of each semester, but our community colleges provide 
weekly files for several weeks before and after the start of each 
semester.  I load 300-400 files each year for the 10 academic 
institutions in our consortium.

--
Martha Driscoll
Systems Manager
North of Boston Library Exchange
Danvers, Massachusetts
www.noblenet.org

On 7/21/2014 10:11 AM, Kelly Drake 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
>
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