I didn't think about this until I saw Kathy's message pop up but I could also imagine a location where they don't want traffic going outside their defined network for a variety of reasons and it would have to be easy to modify or it would break for them.
Rogan Hamby Data and Project Analyst Equinox Open Library Initiative phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) email: [email protected] web: http://EquinoxInitiative.org On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 2:20 PM, Kathy Lussier <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I think it has some challenges also. One of these is that some Evergreen > users customize their installs. You can always say "oh, then they have to > modify their links to go to different docs too." I'd want to hear from > community members that might affect. > > Yes, that was my first reaction. If we had links to documentation in the > client, then I would want a setting allowing sites to customize the URL > that is used. There are many features / settings in Evergreen that may not > be available to our libraries due to policy. I would want them to access > documentation specific to their implementation of Evergreen. > > Related to Don's third bullet point, I also wanted to throw in a comment > that we do have something called field documentation available for the > patron editor that I think could be expanded to other interfaces in the > client. However, it takes a bit of work to configure field documentation. > More information is available at http://docs.evergreen-ils.org/ > 2.1/html/fielddocumentation.html The docs are from 2.1, but my > recollection is that the field documentation in the web client displays the > same way as it did in the old client. > > Kathy > > On 08/24/2017 02:14 PM, Rogan Hamby wrote: > > Hi Donald, > > When you say "constantly updated" I'm imagining that you're not thinking > of something bundled with the distribution but links that go back to the > community site? At the least this would have to be bound by version I > think and the granularity of the version it links to would have to be > considered. For example, if path 31.2 introduces a new feature then we > need a new version of the docs to mirror that. Anyway, that's all a long > way of saying I think the idea has merit but it could create accidental > confusion if not done just right. Docs aren't always quite in sync with > development now and I think then the expectation that they would be, even > on small patches would be even higher. > > I think it has some challenges also. One of these is that some Evergreen > users customize their installs. You can always say "oh, then they have to > modify their links to go to different docs too." I'd want to hear from > community members that might affect. > > > Rogan Hamby > > Data and Project Analyst > > Equinox Open Library Initiative > > phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) > > email: [email protected] > web: http://EquinoxInitiative.org > > On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Donald Butterworth <don.butterworth@ > asburyseminary.edu> wrote: > >> Jillianne and Jane, >> >> I like what you have done a *lot*. It makes so much sense and is less >> intimidating for us cataloger types who shy away from system >> administration. >> >> I wonder ... could the concept be taken a step further to include hot >> links, in Webby, to a constantly updated HTML version of the >> documentation? I see 3 possibilities. >> >> - Create a "Documentation" dropdown menu, consisting of all 7 docs, >> alongside of Search | Circulation | Cataloging | etc. >> - Add "Documentation" as a line item in the existing dropdown menus. >> - Ideally, right click on any dropdown menu line item, then have a >> line on the popup window with a context sensitive hot link. OCLC does >> something similar with a "MARC Field Help" hot link to its Bibliographic >> Formats and Standards. >> >> Thanks so much for your great work! +1 >> >> Don >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 4:37 PM, Mary Llewellyn <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I think it looks great, much less overwhelming to have the module >>> documentation split up. >>> >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 3:28 PM, Ruth Frasur < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> This looks great. I appreciate the reasoning behind this schema and >>>> think it's very usable. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Jane Sandberg <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Evergreeners, >>>>> >>>>> Jillianne Presley and I have put together a proof of concept for a new >>>>> direction for Evergreen's documentation, and DIG would really >>>>> appreciate your input. >>>>> >>>>> Rather than the current documentation, which tries to be many things >>>>> to many people, the reorganized documentation is separated into >>>>> separate manuals, each with its own audience (e.g. catalogers, >>>>> front-line circ folks, sysadmins). The hope is that this organization >>>>> will help get the right content to the right people, and help DIG keep >>>>> tabs on documentation gaps. >>>>> >>>>> You can find the new manuals in the bottom half of this page: >>>>> http://docs-testing.evergreen-ils.org/ >>>>> >>>>> Keep in mind that -- in this proof-of-concept iteration -- there are >>>>> some pieces of documentation that are in the wrong manual. However, >>>>> we hope that it is close enough that you'd be able to tell us: >>>>> >>>>> a) if you think that reorganized documentation would be a valuable >>>>> thing for this community to have. >>>>> >>>>> b) if the current breakdowns of manuals would make sense for your >>>>> library. >>>>> >>>>> c) other feedback on this project. >>>>> >>>>> Again, that link is http://docs-testing.evergreen-ils.org/ >>>>> >>>>> Thanks very much for your help, >>>>> >>>>> -Jane >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jane Sandberg >>>>> Electronic Resources Librarian >>>>> Linn-Benton Community College >>>>> [email protected] / 541-917-4655 >>>>> Pronouns: she/her/hers or they/them/theirs >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ruth Frasur >>>> Director of the Historic(ally Awesome) Hagerstown - Jefferson Township >>>> Library >>>> 10 W. College Street in Hagerstown, Indiana (47346) >>>> p (765) 489-5632 <%28765%29%20489-5632>; f (765) 489-5808 >>>> <%28765%29%20489-5808> >>>> >>>> *Our Kickin' Website <http://hagerstownlibrary.org>, Our Rockin' >>>> Facebook Page <http://facebook.com/hjtplibrary>, and The Nettle Creek >>>> Players <http://nettlecreekplayers.com>* >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mary Llewellyn >>> Database Manager >>> Bibliomation, Inc. >>> 24 Wooster Ave. >>> Waterbury, CT 06708 >>> [email protected] >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Don Butterworth >> Collection Management Librarian / >> Faculty Associate >> B.L. Fisher Library >> Asbury Theological Seminary >> [email protected] >> (859) 858-2227 <%28859%29%20858-2227> >> > > > -- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) [email protected] > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > >
