Martha, I just added a bullet point of "improve support for batch patron loading and management" and "UI for batch patron loading."
Also, should I add your organization, North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE), to the list? If so, could I add the name of a point person? Thanks, Yamil On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Martha Driscoll <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> Conference calls: >> Boston: 617-989-5050 >> Toll-free: 877-532-8229 >> Conference ID: 933794 >> Web conferencing: >> https://join.me/flomeeting >> > -- -------------------------------- Yamil Suarez, MCS Library System Administrator/Developer Stan Getz Library Berklee College of Music 1140 Boylston St Boston, MA 02215 [email protected] 617-747-2617
