Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Are folks still interested in Evergreen for Academics?

I like the idea of calling it the Student Success Interest Group, or something along those lines. I think that would bridge all library types and how their service supplies the information needs of all students at all levels. And it wouldn't preclude discussing the differences in how that service

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Are folks still interested in Evergreen for Academics?

I agree with all that Jane said. We don't support any academic libraries in PINES, but I have worked in academic libraries and I'll always be interested in expanding Evergreen to be flexible enough to support all types of library needs. Terran McCanna PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Are folks still interested in Evergreen for Academics?

Thank you, Jane. I'm following this discussion with interest. On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 10:19 AM, Jane Sandberg wrote: > Your point is well taken, Ruth. I'm very grateful for your email. > > I also wouldn't want to see a separate academic fork of Evergreen. I feel >

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Are folks still interested in Evergreen for Academics?

Your point is well taken, Ruth. I'm very grateful for your email. I also wouldn't want to see a separate academic fork of Evergreen. I feel very fortunate to work in a library that blends approaches that are typically associated with both academic and public libraries. There are many libraries

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Are folks still interested in Evergreen for Academics?

For the sake of the academic libraries in C/W MARS, I'm interested. I think it's important in general, though, not to separate academics and publics and create small, unintended exclusion zones based on type of institution. Jim On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 8:55 AM, Gagnon, Ron

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Are folks still interested in Evergreen for Academics?

Academic libraries are an important part of our consortium and we are interested in improving usability for academic libraries, and attracting more to Evergreen. Ron On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 8:19 PM, Jane Sandberg wrote: > Hi Evergreeners, > > A while back, there was a

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Are folks still interested in Evergreen for Academics?

I'm still interested in participating. I think it died mostly because there was nobody taking a leadership role to keep the meetings/discussions going. In addition to discussing workflows, I would like to discuss development that could make Evergreen a more attractive option for academics.

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Are folks still interested in Evergreen for Academics?

Just throwing in, and not to derail anything from Evergreen for Academics, that there are things that academics do that publics can benefit from. There's always been this tendency to silo by type (in a much broader sense than Evergreen), and it does a thing similar to forking the software. I