Hi, I'm Karen, Community Librarian for Equinox Software Inc., the support and development company for Evergreen open-source library software. This is a monthly reminder about Evergreen's discussion lists--what they are, who they are for, and a little administrivia (list archives, signing off and on, etc.)
** What lists are available and what are they for? See: http://open-ils.org/listserv.php * open-ils-general is for questions, comments, feature requests and discussions, community announcements, events, and other issues of a general nature (hence the name ). If you aren't sure where to start, open-ils-general is a good list to begin with. If you are new to open-ils-general, or haven't posted in a while, why not share a little about your interest in Evergreen? * open-ils-dev is a more technically-oriented list for developers working with Evergreen code (or thinking of working with it, curious about it, etc.). * open-ils-documentation is a list for people writing or revising Evergreen documentation (end-user, technical, training, etc.). * open-ils-commits provides real-time, technically-oriented announcements of the most recent "commits" (that is, the permanent changes to Evergreen software). Note: all significant changes to Evergreen are summarized on our roadmap and posted to the Evergreen blog and discussion lists. ** Why are these lists named "open-ils" and not "Evergreen"? Open-ILS was the original name for Evergreen software. ** Id like to see another Evergreen list. Propose one on the lists! ** Which list do I use for suggesting new Evergreen features? Please post feature requests to open-ils-general so we can all see and discuss them. If the Evergreen community approves a feature, it is then moved to a list maintained by the core developers so it can enter the Evergreen production pipeline. Approved features will also appear on the Evergreen roadmap, http://open-ils.org/roadmap.php ** How do I change my subscription options? To sign off, suspend, or change your list options from separate messages to digest, see the mailing list pages, at http://open-ils.org/listserv.php ** How can I read the list archives? See http://open-ils.org/listserv.php . Each list has a URL linked under its description. Those URLs lead to list archives (as well as to subscription options). ** Whos using Evergreen? Evergreen is currently in use (and was first put into production in September, 2006) by Georgia Library PINES, a consortium of over 270 public libraries. British Columbia has a growing Evergreen-powered 18-library consortium named SITKA, with seven libraries already in production. The Robertson Library at the University of Prince Edward Island is the first academic library to use Evergreen in production. Kent County (Md.) Public Library is also running Evergreen in production and has become the first public library in Maryland to use an open source automation system. Marshall (Mo.) Public Library will be the first single-site hosted Evergreen library when it migrates to Evergreen in 2008. Laurentian University is also committed to Evergreen and is collaborating with GPLS, British Columbia, McMaster University, and the University of Windsor on an Acquisitions/Serials module. The Michigan Library Consortium and Grand Rapids Public Library are working together to develop a shared library system using Evergreen. And now the Indiana State Library and the Hussey Mayfield Memorial Public Library (Zionsville) have announced the Indiana Open Source ILS Initiative, which will use Evergreen. The King County Library System has also put out an RFP for Evergreen development, implementation, and support. ** How can I find out more about Evergreen? Subscribe to one of these mailing lists, see our project website (http://open-ils.org ), stop by the Freenode IRC network for real-time chat on channel #OpenILS-Evergreen, openils-evergreen (its history is logged ), or email our core developers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Whats your favorite Evergreen feature? Bookbags. Cant get enough of them! Thanks for reading this far... remember, these are your lists; use them in good health! -- | Karen G. Schneider | Community Librarian | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts" | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712 | E-Mail/AIM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Web: http://www.esilibrary.com
