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Feature/String Freeze and Merge Pause
by Andrea Buntz Neiman 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Hi all, As of today we are in Feature/String Freeze for 3.15, and we are also in a temporary merge pause while the release team cuts 3.15-beta which is expected by Wednesday this week. Thank you so much for all of the great work on the parts of developers, testers, and committers - we're very excited about 3.15! Another announcement will be sent to the list when merge pause is lifted. On behalf of the release team, Andrea Buntz Neiman Ruth Frasur Davis Martha Driscoll Jason Etheridge Llewellyn Marshall Gina Monti -- Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS (she/her) Project Manager for Software Development | Product Specialist Equinox Open Library Initiative abneiman(a)equinoxOLI.org <abneiman(a)equinoxoli.org> 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) Direct: 770-709-5583 *https://www.equinoxOLI.org/ <https://www.equinoxOLI.org/>*

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Last Call for Participants: Special Collections Catalogers and ILS/LSP Migrations
by Hertenstein, Libby 19 Mar '25

19 Mar '25

---Please excuse multiple postings--- Dear Colleagues, Special collections catalogers (those who spend at least 30% of their time cataloging special collections and/or rare materials) are invited to participate in a survey related to Integrated Library System (ILS) or Library Services Platform (LSP) migration and special collections data. To participate, individuals must be over the age of 18 and currently employed as a special collections cataloger. Participants must have migrated Integrated Library Systems (ILS) or Library Services Platforms (LSP) in the last 5 years. Participation within this survey is voluntary. Participants may stop completing the survey at any time. The survey will be anonymous but not confidential. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b8U2I30vUZ49hum If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Libby Hertenstein hertenstein.9(a)osu.edu<mailto:hertenstein.9@osu.edu> 614-247-9802 Office of Responsible Research Practices hsconcerns(a)osu.edu<mailto:hsconcerns@osu.edu> (614) 688-8457 (800) 678-6251 [The Ohio State University] Libby Hertenstein Special Collections Cataloger Assistant Professor The Ohio State University University Libraries 16A Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 614-247-9802 Office hertenstein.9(a)osu.edu<mailto:hertenstein.9@osu.edu>

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Evergreen Project Board Meeting, March 20
by Andrea Buntz Neiman 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Hi all, The Evergreen Project Board will meet this Thursday, March 20 2025, at 2pm ET / 11am PT on Zoom. All are welcome to attend. Agenda and connection information are here: https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=governance:minutes:2025-03-20 On behalf of TEP Board, Andrea Buntz Neiman TEP Board Secretary -- Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS (she/her) Project Manager for Software Development | Product Specialist Equinox Open Library Initiative abneiman(a)equinoxOLI.org <abneiman(a)equinoxoli.org> 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) Direct: 770-709-5583 *https://www.equinoxOLI.org/ <https://www.equinoxOLI.org/>*

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3.15 Feature Slush
by Andrea Buntz Neiman 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Hi Community! (Belatedly) announcing the 3.15 Feature Slush. All wishlist items for 3.15-beta should have a pullrequest on them at this point. There are 37 wishlist items targeted for 3.15-beta, and 20 of them are still awaiting commit. Of those 20, 9 are signed off. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xodq5mLdU7Cjlw-gi8KYAyI6wmfGKRYUE7L… If you are a tester or core committer, please take some time this week and early next week to review outstanding wishlist items and commit them if you can! Feature freeze is currently scheduled for next Tuesday, March 18th. There's some great features both large and small lined up for 3.15 and it would be great to get as many of them in the 3.15 pipeline as possible. Thanks for your assistance, 3.15 Release Team Andrea Buntz Neiman Ruth Frasur Davis Martha Driscoll Jason Etheridge Llewellyn Marshall Gina Monti -- Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS (she/her) Project Manager for Software Development | Product Specialist Equinox Open Library Initiative abneiman(a)equinoxOLI.org <abneiman(a)equinoxoli.org> 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) Direct: 770-709-5583 *https://www.equinoxOLI.org/ <https://www.equinoxOLI.org/>*

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Reminder: Evergreen Admin Working Group- 3/18 at 2 pm EST.
by Elizabeth Davis 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Hello Everyone, Just a reminder that the Evergreen Admin Working Group will be holding their monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 18th at 2 pm EST. We'll be chatting about Documentation with Gina Monti. Connection info: https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=evergreen-eag:meetings:2025-0<https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=evergreen-eag:meetings:2025-02-18>3-18<https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=evergreen-eag:meetings:2025-02-18> [cid:20f75a20-a376-4b49-ba98-7d00ccdff004]Elizabeth Davis (she/her), Program Manager Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS) | SPARK (717) 256-1627 | elizabeth.davis(a)sparkpa.org<mailto:katherine.dannehl@sparkpa.org> support.sparkpa.org<https://support.sparkpa.org/> | support(a)sparkpa.org<mailto:support@sparkpa.org>

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Re: Register to Vote in the Evergreen Project Board 2025 Election!
by Susan Morrison 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Good Morning, This is the last day to register to vote for the Evergreen Project Board 2025 Election. Anyone who has contributed to Evergreen or is employed by an institution that runs Evergreen is eligible to vote. Please register to vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmJZ5m4VIwMUUqE21czKTAwnpM8RQKXTn… Information on the Evergreen Project Board and its function in the community can be found here: https://evergreen-ils.org/governance/. Feel free to contact me or any board member with questions about the board or the election process. Thank you! Susan, on behalf of the Evergreen Project Board On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM Susan Morrison < smorrison(a)georgialibraries.org> wrote: > Voter registration for the Evergreen Project Board 2025 Election is now > open. Anyone who has contributed to Evergreen or is employed by an > institution that runs Evergreen is eligible to vote. > > > Please register to vote here: https://forms.gle/BtofiUqeTpoCtRmm8 > > > Voter registration will end on March 18th. The election will begin on > March 25th and end on April 8th. If you are registered, you will receive an > email from Opavote.com with information on how to cast your vote. > Candidates will be announced before voting begins. > > > Information on the Evergreen Project board and its function in the > community can be found here: https://evergreen-ils.org/governance/ > > > Feel free to contact me or any board member with questions about the board > or the election process. > > > Susan, on behalf of the Evergreen Project Board > > -- > > [image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service website] > <https://georgialibraries.org/> > > Susan Morrison, PINES Operations Analyst > > ------------------------------ > > Georgia Public Library Service > > 2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 | Atlanta, GA 30341 > > (404) 235-7142 | smorrison(a)georgialibraries.org > > https://help.georgialibraries.org | help(a)georgialibraries.org > > [image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service Facebook page] > <https://www.facebook.com/georgialibraries>[image: logo with link to > Georgia Public Library Service Instagram page] > <https://www.instagram.com/georgialibraries/>[image: logo with link to > Georgia Public Library Service LinkedIn page] > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/georgia-public-library-service/>[image: > logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service Threads page] > <https://www.threads.net/@georgialibraries> > > Join our email list <http://georgialibraries.org/subscription> for > stories of Georgia libraries making an impact in our communities. > -- [image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service website] <https://georgialibraries.org/> Susan Morrison, PINES Operations Analyst ------------------------------ Georgia Public Library Service 2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 | Atlanta, GA 30341 (404) 235-7142 | smorrison(a)georgialibraries.org https://help.georgialibraries.org | help(a)georgialibraries.org [image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service Facebook page] <https://www.facebook.com/georgialibraries>[image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service Instagram page] <https://www.instagram.com/georgialibraries/>[image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service LinkedIn page] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/georgia-public-library-service/>[image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service Threads page] <https://www.threads.net/@georgialibraries> Join our email list <http://georgialibraries.org/subscription> for stories of Georgia libraries making an impact in our communities.

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Git server reboot tonight at 9:00 PM EDT
by Jason Stephenson 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Hello, all. The community git server (git.evergreen-ils.org) will be rebooted at 9:00 PM EDT, 6:00 PM PDT today. This is 2025-03-13 01:00 UTC. This is being done as part of regular server maintenance and updates. Cheers, Jason Stephenson

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Re: Register to Vote in the Evergreen Project Board 2025 Election!
by Susan Morrison 11 Mar '25

11 Mar '25

A friendly reminder that voter registration for the Evergreen Project Board 2025 Election is open. Anyone who has contributed to Evergreen or is employed by an institution that runs Evergreen is eligible to vote. Please register to vote here: https://forms.gle/BtofiUqeTpoCtRmm8 Voter registration will end on March 18th. Information on the Evergreen Project board and its function in the community can be found here: https://evergreen-ils.org/governance/ Feel free to contact me or any board member with questions about the board or the election process. Susan, on behalf of the Evergreen Project Board On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM Susan Morrison < smorrison(a)georgialibraries.org> wrote: > Voter registration for the Evergreen Project Board 2025 Election is now > open. Anyone who has contributed to Evergreen or is employed by an > institution that runs Evergreen is eligible to vote. > > > Please register to vote here: https://forms.gle/BtofiUqeTpoCtRmm8 > > > Voter registration will end on March 18th. The election will begin on > March 25th and end on April 8th. If you are registered, you will receive an > email from Opavote.com with information on how to cast your vote. > Candidates will be announced before voting begins. > > > Information on the Evergreen Project board and its function in the > community can be found here: https://evergreen-ils.org/governance/ > > > Feel free to contact me or any board member with questions about the board > or the election process. > > > Susan, on behalf of the Evergreen Project Board > > -- > > [image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service website] > <https://georgialibraries.org/> > > Susan Morrison, PINES Operations Analyst > > ------------------------------ > > Georgia Public Library Service > > 2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 | Atlanta, GA 30341 > > (404) 235-7142 | smorrison(a)georgialibraries.org > > https://help.georgialibraries.org | help(a)georgialibraries.org > > [image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service Facebook page] > <https://www.facebook.com/georgialibraries>[image: logo with link to > Georgia Public Library Service Instagram page] > <https://www.instagram.com/georgialibraries/>[image: logo with link to > Georgia Public Library Service LinkedIn page] > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/georgia-public-library-service/>[image: > logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service Threads page] > <https://www.threads.net/@georgialibraries> > > Join our email list <http://georgialibraries.org/subscription> for > stories of Georgia libraries making an impact in our communities. > -- [image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service website] <https://georgialibraries.org/> Susan Morrison, PINES Operations Analyst ------------------------------ Georgia Public Library Service 2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 | Atlanta, GA 30341 (404) 235-7142 | smorrison(a)georgialibraries.org https://help.georgialibraries.org | help(a)georgialibraries.org [image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service Facebook page] <https://www.facebook.com/georgialibraries>[image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service Instagram page] <https://www.instagram.com/georgialibraries/>[image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service LinkedIn page] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/georgia-public-library-service/>[image: logo with link to Georgia Public Library Service Threads page] <https://www.threads.net/@georgialibraries> Join our email list <http://georgialibraries.org/subscription> for stories of Georgia libraries making an impact in our communities.

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Aspen for Evergreen Users Meeting on Thursday
by Sierra Chastain-Rittue 11 Mar '25

11 Mar '25

Hello, The Aspen for Evergreen Users group is meeting this Thursday, March 13th, at 11am EST/8am Pacific! Please check out the agenda <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fayGtLyvLIDg2RFltn2dHRvsSJzEIjXz-fz1V7k…> and feel free to add any topics that may be impacting you or your libraries. The Zoom link is available in the agenda. This group meets bimonthly on the second Thursday at 11am EST/8am Pacific. We hope to see you there! Best, Sierra -- Sierra Chastain-Rittue (she/they) Web Support Specialist, C/W MARS, Inc. ------------------------------ [image: icon] chastain-rittues(a)cwmars.org | [image: icon] www.cwmars.org [image: icon] 508-755-3323 x 1

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No Evergreen Cataloging Interest Group Today
by Jennifer Weston 11 Mar '25

11 Mar '25

*Announcement: The Evergreen Cataloging Interest Group will not meet today.* *Due to various conflicts this week, the Evergreen Cataloging Interest Group meeting scheduled for today, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, has been cancelled. * We apologize for the late notice. The meeting will be rescheduled for later this month. The Cat IG Organizing Committee is working together to find an alternative date to announce in the next few days. The planned program on *“Evergreen & Aspen”* to be presented by Sierra Chastain-Rittue from C/W MARS this month will be postponed until the April meeting (on April 8 at the usual time). Mark your calendars now for that program! Please watch the list for an announcement of the rescheduled March meeting date & time. Links to the Feb meeting notes & recording can be found on the wiki <https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=cataloging:meetings#meetings> if you missed last month. We hope you are all doing well and we look forward to seeing you soon! Thanks, as always, Jennifer Weston on behalf of the Cataloging IG Organizing Committee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cataloging Interest Group usually meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Everyone is welcome. Meetings are recorded and made available to the community. For more information, please visit the Cat IG wiki at: https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=cataloging:cwg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Weston, MLIS Product and Education Manager | Assistant Operations Manager Equinox Open Library Initiative *jennifer.weston(a)equinoxOLI.org <jennifer.weston(a)equinoxOLI.org>*1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) direct: 770-709-5574 *www.equinoxOLI.org <http://www.equinoxOLI.org>*

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