We've been using acquisitions (all of it except selection lists) for 2 years now and it works pretty well for us. It takes a little work to set up EDI but once you do, it works well. I would like acquisitions to become more streamlined though. It takes far too many mouse clicks to accomplish some tasks. We place orders almost every day and could never manage it all with spreadsheets.
Martha B. Crawley, Tech Svcs. Mgr. Cumberland County Public Library 300 Maiden Lane Fayetteville, NC 28301 (910) 483-1580 x1308 -----Original Message----- From: Open-ils-general [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 1:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Open-ils-general Digest, Vol 113, Issue 16 Send Open-ils-general mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/mailman/listinfo/open-ils-general or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Open-ils-general digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Announcement: new core committer named - Kathy Lussier (Galen Charlton) 2. Re: Announcement: new core committer named - Kathy Lussier (McCanna, Terran) 3. Re: Evergreen Acquistions vs some other method (Millissa Macomber) 4. Re: FW: Evergreen Acquistions vs some other method (Dan Scott) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 13:33:25 -0500 From: Galen Charlton <[email protected]> To: Evergreen Development Discussion List <[email protected]> Cc: Evergreen Discussion Group <[email protected]> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Announcement: new core committer named - Kathy Lussier Message-ID: <caplnt66pgvqkqjlk5yx3nl11jxdv-59xn8gvwn4ntaw5x_c...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi, By consensus of the incumbent members, Kathy Lussier of MassLNC was invited to join the core committer team, and has accepted that invitation. Congratulations! An announcement on the Evergreen blog can be found here: https://evergreen-ils.org/welcome-evergreens-newest-core-committer-kathy-lussier/ Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Infrastructure and Added Services Manager Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts email: [email protected] direct: +1 770-709-5581 cell: +1 404-984-4366 skype: gmcharlt web: http://www.esilibrary.com/ Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org & http://evergreen-ils.org ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 13:39:54 -0500 (EST) From: "McCanna, Terran" <[email protected]> To: Evergreen Discussion Group <[email protected]> Cc: Evergreen Development Discussion List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Announcement: new core committer named - Kathy Lussier Message-ID: <170299595.1538590.1447094394860.javamail.zim...@georgialibraries.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Congratulations, Kathy! Terran McCanna PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30345 404-235-7138 [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Galen Charlton" <[email protected]> To: "Evergreen Development Discussion List" <[email protected]> Cc: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 9, 2015 1:33:25 PM Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Announcement: new core committer named - Kathy Lussier Hi, By consensus of the incumbent members, Kathy Lussier of MassLNC was invited to join the core committer team, and has accepted that invitation. Congratulations! An announcement on the Evergreen blog can be found here: https://evergreen-ils.org/welcome-evergreens-newest-core-committer-kathy-lussier/ Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Infrastructure and Added Services Manager Equinox Software, Inc. / The Open Source Experts email: [email protected] direct: +1 770-709-5581 cell: +1 404-984-4366 skype: gmcharlt web: http://www.esilibrary.com/ Supporting Koha and Evergreen: http://koha-community.org & http://evergreen-ils.org ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 18:29:54 +0000 From: Millissa Macomber <[email protected]> To: 'Evergreen Discussion Group' <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Acquistions vs some other method Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Our library uses Evergreen Acquisitions and electronic invoicing. We are having some trouble reconciling invoices but otherwise have worked through a lot of the struggles. Selectors really like being able to track their funds. Millissa Macomber Technical Services Coordinator Burlington Public Library 820 E. Washington Ave, Burlington, WA 98233 360-755-0760 burlingtonwa.gov [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: Open-ils-general [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sharon Douglas Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 10:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] FW: Evergreen Acquistions vs some other method We've been struggling to get Evergreen Acquistions set up and working, and are gaining ground. But it's time for us to evaluate the pro/con of even using an acquisition module, vs. using some other method. I've got 3 questions for everyone... 1) Do you use Evergreen Acqisitions and if yes, do you use it all or only some portion of it. 2) If you do not use Evergreen Acquistions, do you use some other Acquistion software and if yes, what is it. 3) If you do not use any Acquisition software, what method do you use to keep track of funds/ encumbrances/ect.? I'm posting this same question to the Cataloging group. Sharon Douglas - Automation Coordinator - Lake Agassiz Regional Library 118 5th St S - Moorhead MN 56561 - 218-233-3757 ext 138 - www.larl.org<http://www.larl.org> The mission of LARL is to enrich lives and strengthen communities LARL values intellectual freedom, equal access to information, respect, tolerance, fun and welcoming atmosphere, excellent customer service, and a current community driven collection. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://libmail.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-general/attachments/20151109/cc98057e/attachment-0001.html> ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 13:56:10 -0500 From: Dan Scott <[email protected]> To: Evergreen Discussion Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] FW: Evergreen Acquistions vs some other method Message-ID: <cajcovmjhmsledvngwlzzumnr-_hax72bx7sedkoqyrqwc3a...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" We use Evergreen Acquisitions. I'm not sure it's possible to use all of it, there's a lot there. What we use is basic Fund management, POs, and invoices so that selectors can track their budgets accurately over the course of the year. We're not using EDI or MARC Order Records yet. We treat everything the same, whether electronic or print. For electronic resources (databases or journals), we have a regular MARC record with a $9 856 and add a copy that is not OPAC-visible to serve as the link between the PO, the invoice, and the item in the catalogue. I run a bit of SQL to populate publicly visible bookbags with the most recent orders for each fund so that we can advertise our most recent orders for a given subject easily. At some point we'll mix in MARC Order Records, but we want to ensure the manual process is solid before we automate more. On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Sharon Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > We’ve been struggling to get Evergreen Acquistions set up and working, and > are gaining ground. > > But it’s time for us to evaluate the pro/con of even using an acquisition > module, vs. using some other method. > > > > I’ve got 3 questions for everyone... > > > > 1) Do you use Evergreen Acqisitions and if yes, do you use it all or > only some portion of it. > > > > 2) If you do not use Evergreen Acquistions, do you use some other > Acquistion software and if yes, what is it. > > > > 3) If you do not use any Acquisition software, what method do you > use to keep track of funds/ encumbrances/ect.? > > > > I’m posting this same question to the Cataloging group. > > > > > > Sharon Douglas - Automation Coordinator - Lake Agassiz Regional Library > > 118 5th St S - Moorhead MN 56561 - 218-233-3757 ext 138 - > www.larl.org > > The mission of LARL is to enrich lives and strengthen communities > > LARL values intellectual freedom, equal access to information, respect, > > tolerance, fun and welcoming atmosphere, excellent customer service, > > and a current community driven collection. > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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