Evergreen Newsletter January-February 2014
Community Partnerships Lead to New Development Projects by Kathy Lussier BC Libraries Cooperative and the Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative have contracted with Equinox Software, Inc. for a development project that will provide more flexibility on how Evergreen sites can use format icons in the catalog. The Multi-valued Record Attributes and Controlled Record Attributes (MVF/CRA) development project will allow sites to use different icons to easily distinguish between books and e-books, for example, or between VHS, Blu-ray, and DVD. In addition, BC Libraries Cooperative has contracted with Equinox on a related development project that will return meta-record holds to the Template Toolkit catalog. This development will give users the ability to choose acceptable formats and editions when placing a hold. The MVF/CRA project is a great example of how development can happen when Evergreen sites both large and small pull together to pool their resources. Several community partners joined together to fund this project: * BC Libraries Cooperative * Howe Library, Hanover, NH * Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative * Rodgers Memorial Library, Hudson, NH * A group of libraries from the Evergreen Indiana project: Butler Public Library, Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County, Centerville-Center Township Public Library, Flora Public Library, Hagerstown - Jefferson Township Library, Newton County Public Library, Noble County Public Library, Perry County Public Library, Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library, Princeton Public Library, Union County Public Library, and Westfield Washington Public Library. The MVF/CRA project is not just about icons. The infrastructure improvements that come with the MVF/CRA project can lay the foundation for future improvements to MARC batch import and RDA support. This project also lays the foundation for improved meta-record holds in Evergreen. The full specs for both projects are available at http://blog.esilibrary.com/2013/12/23/happy-holiday-development/. ---------------------------------------------------- 2014 Evergreen International Conference Schedule Available The schedule for the 2014 Evergreen International Conference, Together We Grow, is available on the conference web site at http://evergreen-ils.org/conference/eg14/schedule/. The Conference Programming Committee received a great batch of program proposals this year and is really excited about the quality of programs we are able to offer. Thank you to everyone who submitted proposals! To book your hotel room through February 26, 2014 - http://evergreen-ils.org/conference/eg14/venue/. ---------------------------------------------------- Resource Allocators Summit before the Evergreen Conference by Ben Hyman The Evergreen Oversight Board is convening an in-person strategy discussion the day before the EG2014 Conference. A report out to the community will follow the meeting, summarizing the day's discussions. What? A half day (4 hour) facilitated session designed primarily - though not exclusively - for resource allocators in the Evergreen community, focusing on common cause with respect to Evergreen's strategic development. When? 1300 to 1700 Eastern, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Where? Cambridge, MA Who? 18 invited attendees from across the community, and the Evergreen Oversight Board (30 people all together, due to facility limitations). Agenda: a) Introductions b) Learn of common cause - growing Evergreen together c) Moving forward; coordination of efforts ---------------------------------------------------- 2013 DIG Hack-A-Way by Yamil Suarez On November 15th several DIG members got together for our second DIG hack-a-way. We had a group of folks working from Boston, Massachusetts, as well as individuals working remotely from Georgia, Michigan, and Indiana. Here is a list of folks that participated... Kate Butler - Rodgers Memorial Library (New Hampshire) Ruth Frasur - Hagerstown - Jefferson Township Library (Indiana) Erica Rohlfs - ESI (Georgia) Ben Shum - Bibliomation (Connecticut) Remington Steed - Calvin College (Michigan) June Caola-Stokoe - C/WMARS (Massachusetts) Yamil Suarez - Berklee (Massachusetts) Jessica Venturo - Bibliomation (Connecticut) A few days before the hack-a-way, DIG hosted an online training on DIG basic information and how to use AsciiDoc, our preferred way to format the official EG documentation. The hour long training video training can be watched on demand through Youtube, and if you are curious you can view it here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uX1NtlJRfU During the hack-a-way we worked on training members how to set up their computers to run the AsciiDoc software. We also found new ways to find what old official documentation needs to be converted to AsciiDoc. Finally, individuals worked on updating several sections of documentation including cataloging, holds, serials, and library settings. For a longer recap you can check this post to the DIG mailing list... http://georgialibraries.markmail.org/thread/k5ccpllzfhtb44b5 Thanks again to all those that participated, and looking forward to doing it again in 2014. ---------------------------------------------------- Equinox Update by Brad LaJeunesse Staff Client Prototype Bill Erickson completed a prototype of the next generation staff client. His reports are here: http://yeti.esilibrary.com/dev/pub/web-staff-log.html http://bill-dev2.esilibrary.com/~berick/web-staff-report.html Equinox Community Day Equinox continues to have monthly community days: November: http://blog.esilibrary.com/2013/11/15/november-14-stomping-day/ TPAC compliance Equinox has been working with Natural Resources Canada to bring the Evergreen OPAC into WCAG compliance. Most of this work should make the 2.6 release. Other development Equinox has been working with other community partners on development projects that should also make the 2.6 release. The return of meta record holds in the TPAC, a drop-down fixed field editor in the MARC editor, and MVF/CRA (the "icon project"). You can read more about MVF/CRA here: http://blog.esilibrary.com/2013/12/23/happy-holiday-development/ Speakers at the Conference We are happy that the following Equinox staff had their proposals accepted for the Evergreen conference program: Galen Charlton, Grace Dunbar, Bill Erickson, Jason Etheridge, Lebbeous Fogle-Weekley, Angela Kilsdonk, Erica Rohlfs, Mike Rylander and Michael Tate. We look forward to seeing everyone in Boston! New Website, New Services Equinox just rolled out its new website: esilibrary.com. We have also completely revamped our offerings and have three new services: Sequoia, AIM, and Idea Lab. ---------------------------------------------------- Evergreen Libraries in the News New Evergreen Libraries Two consortia grew by a library each: NC Cardinal added Cumberland County Library and OhioNet added on J.R. Clarke Public Library. ------------ NC Cardinal Update by David Green After extensive testing by the State Library and consortium members, we upgraded to Evergreen 2.4.3. The upgrade had crucial improvements to the Acquisitions module, given the December migration of Cumberland County. Using four profiles created by the Cataloging Committee (de-duplication, authority, RDA, and machine/LOC matching), a major project to enhance the catalog was completed in December . 100% of records updated with authority control and RDA enhancements . 17% of monograph bibliographic records matched and merged . 7.4% of AV bibliographic records matched and merged We are pleased to announce the launch of the The Nest, a LibGuide site designed specifically for staff at NC Cardinal member libraries. The Nest hosts general information on the program, the latest news from committees, instructional materials, and a forum. ------------ COOL Consortium Update by Bob Neeper Consortium of Ohio Libraries (COOL) has elected new officers for the next two year term. In the 2 years of existence, COOL has grown to 11 members. The 11th is going live shortly. Officers: Lisa Murray, Chair Chris Owens, Vice-chair Chauncey Montgomery, Past-chair Joe Knueven, Secretary http://info.cool-cat.org/?page_id=2 Also in Fall of 2013, COOL migrated to Equinox's hosting service. ------------ PINES Update by Terran McCanna Georgia Public Library Service (PINES) upgraded to Evergreen 2.5.1 on January 21, 2014. As part of the upgrade, we rolled out our customized Kids' Catalog (www.gapines.org/kpac) and introduced it to child advocates and educators during Children's Day at the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday, January 23. ------------ PALS Update by Dee Nolan PALS is pleased to announce that Campbell Library in East Grand Forks <http://www.egf.mn/index.aspx?nid=185> (East Grand Forks, MN) went live on Evergreen 2.4 Acquisitions January 1, 2014. PALS (Mankato, MN) provided online training for the library staff and will continue to provide ongoing hosting, system administration and support services. EGF Campbell Library began using Evergreen in August of 2012. ------------ Missouri Evergreen Update by Deborah Luchenbill The Missouri Evergreen consortium now has sixteen library systems live and 23 libraries officially part of the consortium! Since October, Bollinger County, Scenic Regional, and Washington Public Libraries have gone live on the system, and Caruthersville Public Library is scheduled for late February. Ozark Regional Library, Schuyler County Library, and Marion County Library Subdistrict #1 have all become new members of the consortium. Ozark Regional and Schuyler County Libraries will be automating for the first time! With the addition of Scenic Regional and Washington Public Libraries in January, Missouri Evergreen passed the million-item mark and now contains 1,123,277 items, 794,498 bibs and 181,205 users! MOBIUS, a nonprofit library consortium based in Columbia, MO, is hosting and managing Missouri Evergreen with LSTA funds from the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. ------------------------------------------------- If you have items for the March-April newsletter, send them to Amy Terlaga, Bibliomation, at terl...@biblio.org. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Amy Terlaga Director of User Services Bibliomation, Inc. 24 Wooster Avenue Waterbury, CT 06708 203-577-4070 x101 <http://www.biblio.org/> www.biblio.org