Hi Lise,
I think there are a few things Library Elf can do that Evergreen can't
that might make it appealing for your users.
- it allows you to receive notifications for multiple people in your
family. You can do this through Evergreen too, but only if the same
email address is used on each account.
- if users have library cards in other systems, those notifications will
be bundled into the ones for your library.
- it gives users control over what notification method is used and when
they receive those notifications. Some users may not want courtesy
notices, but may want to receive hold notices. Some may only want to
receive courtesy notices via text.
I don't think there is anything special you need to do to get it talking
to your Evergreen system. In fact, Library Elf may already been talking
to your system for users who subscribe through a personal subscription.
Kathy
On 02/06/2015 01:22 PM, Elisabeth Keppler wrote:
Thanks, Ruth. That sounds like something for me to discuss with our
consortium. I wish all our patrons used email!
Lise
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 1:13 PM, Ruth Frasur
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Lise,
This is something that Evergreen does automatically, so we don't
use another service for it.
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Elisabeth Keppler
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Is anyone in the Evergreen community contracting with Library
Elf to provide advance notice of impending due dates for
checked out materials? Any opinions or advice on getting the
software to play nicely with each other?
Many thanks,
Lise
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