Hi Tara - Yes we're updating Unicorn and EG right now, only for DVDs as they are the only things we "book", it hasn't been too much of a hardship but we're looking forward to shutting down Unicorn for good. I may throw a little party that day! Cynthia
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Tara Robertson < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Dan, Cynthia and Petra. > > Dan--right now we use a little book to do our room bookings. We only > have 2 bookable rooms, so that seems to work for now. It's also useful > to hear that the Unicorn bookings module was unworkable for you. > > Cynthia--thanks for the update. So, right now you update both > Evergreen and Unicorn with new items so that they can be booked? It's > nice to hear that the bookings development will be able to handle > items, rooms, and equipment too. Our university also has an AV > department and the tool crib that also have inventories and run their > own separate systems to track their items. > > Petra--I need to talk to COTR about your experience migrating to > Evergreen and find out how things are going with SITKA. I'll contact > you off list. > > Thank you! > Tara > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Mauerhoff, Petra <[email protected]> > wrote: > > At College of the Rockies we are also quite desperate for a booking > module. > > We are still using a Workflows module that is on its last legs and is > creating a lot of extra work for staff at the moment. > > > > > > > ****************************************************************************************** > > Petra Mauerhoff, BA (hons), MLIS > [email protected] > > Manager, Learning Resource Centre > > College of the Rockies > > > > Box 8500 Tel. 250-489-8293 (Mountain > Time) > > Cranbrook, BC Toll Free: 1-877-489-2687 > > V1C 5L7 Fax: 250-489-8256 > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Tara > Robertson > > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 5:27 PM > > To: Evergreen Discussion Group > > Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] booking module--what are folks doing now? > > > > I work at a small academic library that's starting to evaluate an new > > ILS to migrate to from Horizon. > > > > In the last Evergreen Newsletter, Cynthia Williamson from Mohawk > > College wrote about the development of a booking module. This is > > really exciting as we also need this functionality. By 'booking > > module' I mean the same as Cynthia. Instructors often book DVDs that > > they're going to show in a specific class. The system needs to > > restrict circulation on that item close to the booking date so that it > > will be available for the instructor to pick up before their class. > > > > Horizon doesn't have a bookings module, so we have a cumbersome manual > > system that involves a very organized and determined staff member, > > different coloured forms, a few boxes with cards, and some awkward > > workarounds in Horizon. It's less than ideal, but it works most of the > > time. > > > > I know there are some other academic libraries currently using > > Evergreen (UPEI and the Conifer libraries). I imagine school libraries > > would also do need bookings. Do you do bookings? How do you manage > > right now? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Tara > > Emily Carr University of Art + Design > > Vancouver, BC > > > -- Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. - Alfred Lord Tennyson
