Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] slip-printing for staged curbside pickups
Hi Will, There is not currently a way to print pickup receipts for Curbside Pickup, though we have identified that as an enhancement. Equinox is actively seeking funding partners for enhancements to Curbside - here's my full list so far (print lists is #6): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vvJUEmkVRqyLXicqftj3QQ78TFDHMNcaKaynhUR8Btw/edit?usp=sharing The latest version of the draft documentation for Curbside is here: https://www.equinoxinitiative.org/filemanager_uploads/documents/Evergreen%20Curbside%20Pickup%20Documentation.pdf Note that once the Curbside feature is accepted into Evergreen's codebase, I will finalize this documentation and add it to the community docs. All of our current resources about Curbside are gathered here: https://www.equinoxinitiative.org/resources I'm happy to answer any other questions you have! Best, Andrea On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 8:18 PM Will Matheson < wmathe...@princerupertlibrary.ca> wrote: > Good day, > > I would like to enquire as to whether or not there is a slip-printing > feature in the curbside pickup feature recently developed for Evergreen by > the Equinox OLI. > > At the moment we are handwriting slips with patron name, contact number, > appointment time, etc.. and attaching them to bags for pickup. If our co-op > were to implement curbside pickup and we were to turn it on, it would be > really nice if we could just run off a little slip in a receipt printer > that had all that stuff on it, making staging a breeze. > > It's possible that in a Friday afternoon daze I missed the mention of this > feature. Of course if you search Google for "evergreen curbside pickup > print", you get this: > https://www.evergreenparklibrary.org/curbside-pickup-printing > > Equinox's YouTube playlist going over the features and the interface: > https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1cJDcAf-Hqs8BmPlUuEJSY9O3plCdGJk > > Thank you, > > -- > William Matheson > Library Assistant - Technical > Prince Rupert Library > > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] F8 for Retrieve Last Patron stopped working
Hi Jennifer - Looks like you ran into a bug - Galen gave a writeup and a patch here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1886713 ABN On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 2:24 PM Jennifer Bruch wrote: > Hello Everyone, > SPARK Libraries report that the F8 is not working to retrieve the last > patron. We did an update last week and probably lost it then. > > Has anyone else encountered this and perhaps have a way to get it back? > > I realize it was a fluke that the function keys still worked anyway but > many Circulation people are now in mourning > > Jennifer Bruch > > ILS Application Specialist > > Pennsylvania Integrated Library System > > 717-818-2703 > > supp...@sparkpa.org > > > Submit a SPARK Support Request > <https://sparkpa.helpspot.com/index.php?pg=request> > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Community input requested: how have you used Evergreen creatively during the pandemic?
Hi all, As part of the opening remarks for the Evergreen International Online Conference <https://evergreen-ils.org/conference/2020-evergreen-international-online-conference/>, I'd like to say a few words about your library's creative use of Evergreen to help deliver services during the pandemic. If you have a (brief) story you'd like to share, please post here or contact me off list. Please have your stories in by 5pm ET this Friday the 5th. Thanks! Andrea -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Virtual Conference
Hi Community Members, With the blessing of the Conference Committee, a subgroup of the Evergreen Outreach Committee is exploring the idea of hosting a virtual community conference. This event will be free, with donations to the Evergreen Project accepted. If you were scheduled to be a presenter at the 2020 conference, you should have just received an email from me - please contact me off-list if you did not get this email. If you are interested in helping coordinate this, let me know! We are in the very earliest stages of planning so there's a lot to be hammered out. Bonus points if you've organized a virtual event before, because I sure haven't :) Stay tuned! Best, Andrea -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] PLA meetup?
Hi all, We weren't able to get something together for Midwinter, so, I'm trying again! So, who's attending PLA and would be interested in an informal community meetup? Anyone knowledgeable about Nashville and have recommendations for a place? It'll be my first time there so I'm not much help in that respect! I'm available Wednesday and Thursday evenings (but don't constrain yourselves by that!) Feel free to respond on- or off-list and we'll see if we can get something together! Best, Andrea -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreeners at ALA-MW?
Hi all, Are there any Evergreen community people planning to attend ALA Midwinter in Philly who might be interested in an informal meetup somewhere? Let me know, either here or off-list, and I'll try to put something together. Best, Andrea -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Record Buckets in 3.4
Hi Deanna, You're not overlooking it, this is a known bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1760193 The bug report notes a workaround, but you'll have to add them one at a time. Andrea On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 3:46 PM Deanna Frazee wrote: > We recently upgraded to 3.4, and I seem to have lost the ability to create > a record bucket from the Item Status screen. Before (2.12.x), I would > import a list of barcodes of items to be deleted into the Item Status > screen and create both an item bucket and a record bucket from them. Next > I would delete the item bucket and then the record bucket. > > > > Is there a way to create a record bucket from the Item Status screen? Or > am I just overlooking it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Deanna Frazee > > Director of Library Services > > Killeen Public Library > > City of Killeen, Texas > > 254-501-8995 (office) > > 254-501-7704 (fax) > > dfra...@killeentexas.gov > > www.killeentexas.gov > > > > *Dedicated Service – Every Day, for Everyone!* > > > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Academic Libraries Using Evergreen
Hi Ben, You also might want to check out the community Student Success Working Group: https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=student_success_working_group Jane Sandberg at Linn-Benton Community College (sand...@linnbenton.edu) has been heading that up. ABN On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 10:29 AM Murphy, Benjamin wrote: > I’d like to learn about the experiences of academic libraries that are > using Evergreen in a college or university setting. What are the pros and > cons of Evergreen in your environment? Are you using something for managing > reserves collections, and if so what? Do you use Evergreen to share > materials amongst several branches of the same institution, or with your > peer institutions? > > > > Feel free to contact me off list. If its easier to describe your > experiences on the phone, I’m happy to call you. > > > > Thanks, > > Benjamin > > > > *Benjamin Murphy* > > NC Cardinal Program Manager > > NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources > > 919.814.6797 | *benjamin.mur...@ncdcr.gov * > > https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/nc-cardinal > > > > 109 East Jones Street | 4640 Mail Service Center > > Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4600 > > > > *Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North > Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.* > > > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hack-A-Way Dietary Query
Hi Scott (and other interested parties) - I'm planning to do some docs work at Hackaway so I'm happy to sit down with you and go over some Docs stuff in person. Andrea On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 7:43 AM Goben, Anna wrote: > Excellent time for more info! > > > > The hotel stay info and access to the sign-up page is here: > > https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=hack-a-way:hack-a-way-2019 > > > > If you (or anyone else) is interested in getting involved with Evergreen > Documentation, the DIG participation site with the style guides is here: > > https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=evergreen-docs:dig_participation > > > > Thanks! > > -Anna > > > > Anna Goben > > Evergreen Indiana Coordinator > > Indiana State Library > > 140 N Senate Ave > > Indianapolis, IN 46204 > > 317-234-6624 > > Fax: 317-232-1925 > > ago...@library.in.gov > > > > *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto: > open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Scott > Tracey > *Sent:* Thursday, October 03, 2019 7:34 AM > *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group < > open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org> > *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hack-A-Way Dietary Query > > > > This is an EXTERNAL email. Exercise caution. DO NOT open attachments > or click links from unknown senders or unexpected email. > -- > > Hi Anna - > > > > No dietary requirements, but 2 questions (immediate response not required): > > > > 1) I'd like to be as helpful/productive as possible - I'm thinking that > helping with documentation is something I could do. If there's anything > specific you could think of, I'd be happy to help in any way I can > (fetching coffee is not out-of-bounds for me). But seriously, any thoughts > would be helpful - and, if there's any homework I can do, please let me > know. > > > > 2) I'm guessing there's a room rate for the Hackathon? Do I just need to > call the Inn and mention Evergreen? > > > > I have a meeting Tues. morning but - otherwise - am available to help in > any way. > > > Scott Tracey > > > > Assistant Director > > West Lafayette Public Library > > 208 West Columbia Street - West Lafayette, IN 47906 > (765) 743-2261 > > stra...@wlaf.lib.in.us > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 7:25 AM Goben, Anna wrote: > > I’m finalizing the menus for the Hack-A-Way and need to know if any of the > attendees have dietary requirements I need to be aware of for that, > including allergies and foodways. > > > > Thanks! > > -Anna > > > > Anna Goben > > Evergreen Indiana Coordinator > > Indiana State Library > > 140 N Senate Ave > > Indianapolis, IN 46204 > > 317-234-6624 > > Fax: 317-232-1925 > > > > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Launchpad tags
Thanks Michelle, this is very helpful. (and thanks Galen for weighing in). I'm also re-copying the general list and the docs list since they got lost at some point. Does anyone else have thoughts/comments about this? I'm happy to create the new tag. In the list you submitted, it looks like about half are receipt/printing missing fields and the rest have some concept of "stickiness" -- over here in Docs hackfest we're pondering if a "sticky" tag has use as well (or instead of) the workstation settings tag. Thoughts? ABN On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 9:40 AM Galen Charlton wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 4:59 PM Morgan, Michele > wrote:> > > Regarding the tag for workstation settings, here are some example bugs > it would apply to: > > [snip] > > I think there's enough of them to warrant a separate tag. > > Regards, > > Galen > -- > Galen Charlton > Implementation and Services Manager > Equinox Open Library Initiative > phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) > email: g...@equinoxinitiative.org > web: https://equinoxInitiative.org > direct: +1 770-709-5581 > cell: +1 404-984-4366 > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Launchpad tags
Hi all, Apologies for the cross-posting. As part of my work for my presentation next week on Launchpad, I wrote up a list of the current official tags and a reasonable definition of each tag based on its current use. For the few tags that have an official community definition, I used that definition. I'm looking for thoughts & comments from the community on the accuracy of this list. Doc for review is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VqKCWaO06_WHheSQpr3JdM93uVjD7CE3QtcehDnUMMQ/edit?usp=sharing Please make any comments by the end of this week, so I can be sure to include the updated list in my presentation. Thanks! Looking forward to seeing fellow conference attendees next week. Best, Andrea -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Anyone willing to answer some general questions about Evergreen ILS?
Hi Nita, If it's relevant to your assignment, I have a hair to split: Evergreen is not in itself a vendor -- it is a software project. There are vendors who provide support, development, migration, etc. for Evergreen libraries but there is no one single Evergreen vendor in the same way there are for proprietary products like Polaris (III) or Symphony (SirsiDynix), etc. A current list of Evergreen service providers is here: https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=faqs:evergreen_companies Additionally there are groups which -- while not vendors in the traditional sense -- serve in a vendor capacity for their respective consortia, such as the Georgia Public Library Service does for Georgia PINES. That said, I work for one of the Evergreen service providers and I will answer questions from that perspective if you need information. Andrea On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 3:43 PM Dan Scott wrote: > I'm willing to provide answers. It might make sense to just post your > questions to the mailing list, that way the people who are most familiar > with particular aspects of Evergreen can answer those questions--for > example, there might be libraries that use the built-in self-check > functionality who can answer questions about that, while some of the > developers can provide detailed answers about API compatibility, etc > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 9:59 AM Nita Dickerson > wrote: > >> Hello, >> I am an MLIS student at San Jose State University. This term I am >> taking an Intro to Library Automation Systems class. One of my assignments >> asks me to do an evaluation of a vendor, I chose Evergreen. >> Your "Frequently Anticipated Questions" page gives some good >> information but wondering if there is someone I can talk with to fill in >> some of the blanks. >> >> Thanks for responding, >> Nita Dickerson >> > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen 3.3 Release Update
Hi Dan and everyone, I added another wishlist item to the 3.3-beta list. It was on the roadmap, but not targeted in LP -- it is now, however: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1749475 ABN On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 12:41 PM Daniel Wells wrote: > Dearest fellow Evergreeners, > > After several months of quiet contemplation and tireless toiling by many > members of the Evergreen community, it is past time for a brief message > from me, your minimalist 3.3 release manager. > > First, as we enter this final trimester of the release process, it seems > worth revisiting the originally proposed timeline: > > 2/20/19 - Feature freeze > 2/27/19 - Beta release > 3/20/19 - Release Candidate > 3/27/19 - Final release > > Accordingly, we are now exactly two weeks away from our intended feature > freeze date. Please recall, however, that there is now a one week buffer > between feature cutoff and the actual beta release, so if we reach the > evening of 2/19, and a few extra days would make or break your feature, > please do not hesitate to speak up. > > I've spent a few hours over the last several days looking over everything > targeted at 3.3 in LaunchPad and trying to get a sense of where we stand. > As of this moment, there are exactly 99 uncommitted tickets for 3.3. I > initially thought, "surely some of these do not have pullrequests," and > while that proved to be true for 8 or 9 entries, inspection showed them all > to be close enough to deserve their targets. So, let's just say the 3.3 > release has great potential! > > Looking forward, and given the nearness of feature freeze, I want to > encourage everyone to focus their energy for the next two weeks on our > "Wishlist" tickets, as these are in the most present danger of being left > behind. As of this writing, there are 25 unclaimed Wishlist tickets hoping > for inclusion in 3.3: > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bugs?%3Alist=NEW%3Alist=CONFIRMED%3Alist=TRIAGED%3Alist=INPROGRESS%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITH_RESPONSE%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE%3Alist=WISHLIST_option=none%3Alist=86802=Search=title=0 > > While the other 74 bugs for 3.3 are certainly welcome at any time, we will > have exactly one month between feature freeze and RC to devote to the likes > of these. It is worth noting, however, that a good number of those 74 are > officially "Undecided" in importance. I did a pass through them all to > pull out any which seemed like feature requests, but if you feel I missed > something, please target accordingly. > > Finally, in looking over things already committed for 3.3, I am struck by > a fair number of branches which are not flashy new features, but which > nonetheless are necessary endeavors to keep Evergreen humming along. I'd > like to end this email with a special salute to those among us giving their > time and attention to things like Ubuntu and PostgreSQL version changes, > making sure it is something most of us never need to think much about. > Thank you! If you are not one who generally watches LaunchPad closely, it > may be worth a few moments to peruse some of the committed 3.3 tickets to > see these folks at work: > https://launchpad.net/evergreen/+milestone/3.3-beta1 > > Sincerely, > Dan > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Meeting tomorrow?
Sorry for the noise, I intended this to go to the DIG list. ABN On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 11:17 AM Andrea Buntz Neiman < abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > Are we planning to meet tomorrow? I see that there's an entry on the > meetings page [1] but not on the community calendar. > > Thanks, > Andrea > > [1] https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=evergreen-docs:dig_meetings > > -- > Andrea Buntz Neiman > Project Manager for Software Development > Equinox Open Library Initiative > abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org > 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 > *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>* > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Meeting tomorrow?
Hi all, Are we planning to meet tomorrow? I see that there's an entry on the meetings page [1] but not on the community calendar. Thanks, Andrea [1] https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=evergreen-docs:dig_meetings -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] needsdiscussion LP tag
Hi all, This is something that came up in the Cataloging Working Group meeting on Wednesday and we wanted to share it with the General List. Often, there are bugs in Launchpad where a solution could go one of several ways and/or is disputed, or where the input of specific end users (catalogers, circ people, etc.) would be helpful in determining the path forward. In order to facilitate these end users finding and commenting on bug reports with their thoughts & experiences, I've created a new tag in Launchpad -- *needsdiscussion*. I know -- don't MOST bugs need discussion? We did talk about this in the CWG, and our idea is to make it easier for newer Launchpad folks to comment, contribute, and find specific bugs where their input might be needed. Instead of looking at ~2000 bugs, they're hopefully looking at an actually manageable number. We encourage bug reporters to apply this tag if they feel it is merited, and our hope is that this will lower a barrier for Launchpad participation by community members. If anyone else has thoughts on this tag please chime in! If you want to know more about Launchpad, Mary Jinglewski and I gave a presentation at the last conference that covers the basics -- you can see our slides here <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13mGh0XIBArQfqAMaL5S3U9jl7-LfrChoOALBKXqg_B8/edit#slide=id.p> . Thanks, Andrea -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Printing single items on receipt
Hi Millissa, I think this was addressed here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1733590 It was released for the 3.0 series in 3.0.12. Andrea On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 2:19 PM Millissa Macomber wrote: > In the old client, we could specify which items we wanted to print out on > the receipt. (Print Item Receipt or Print Receipt) In the web client > (3.0.6) it seems we are only able to print all of the items out for a > patron. Has anyone found a workaround for this? > > > > *Millissa Macomber* > > *Technical Services Coordinator* > > Burlington Public Library > > 820 E. Washington Ave., > > Burlington, WA 98233 > > millis...@burlingtonwa.gov > > 360-755-0760 > > > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583 *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] serials permissions not transfering to web client
Hi John & Holly, I can confirm that the change to allow deleting predictions only if all issues are 'expected' is in fact intentional, and for the reason John surmised. Andrea On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 5:20 PM John Amundson wrote: > Hi, Holly: > > I find that I can delete and edit a Prediction as long as all attached > issues are in the Expected state. Once an issue is received, the delete > button becomes greyed out. I'm not sure the reasoning behind this change, > (or if it was intentional), but I personally see it as a welcomed change. > In the XUL client, deleting the prediction pattern also deleted attached > issues/items. Removing the ability to delete the prediction pattern gives > me less chance of accidently deleting my issues. > > If you want to delete the prediction and issues, you can choose the Action > "Reset Items" on the Manage Issues screen, which moves the issues back into > Expected state and will allow you to then delete the prediction. > > As for the second bug mentioned in your comment, are you seeing the > following? > > > If so, this is a part of a different bug, not related to serials: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1746536 > See also: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1747664 | > https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1739290 > > You should be able to edit this information using the little "edit" link > next to the barcode on the bib record or via Holdings View. > > On another note, there is one new permission that I know of related to > serials in the web client. To save Prediction Pattern Templates, (which are > shareable templates that contain prediction patterns > (Administration>Serials Administration>Prediction Pattern Templates)), the > permission "ADMIN_SERIAL_PATTERN_TEMPLATE" is needed. > > John > > > <http://www.cwmars.org> > > John Amundson | Library Applications Associate III | CW MARS > > jamund...@cwmars.org | 508-755-3323 x322 <%28508%29%20755-3323> > > http://www.cwmars.org > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 4:24 PM, Holly Brennan > wrote: > >> I have been managing serials at my library since moving to Evergreen in >> 2013 (version 2.3, whoop whoop). We are currently running 3.0.5. >> >> >> >> I’m using the web client to manage serials now but am running into >> various permission hurtles. I have always been able to do anything in the >> serials module, but in the web client I’m running into a lot of grayed-out >> fields that I can’t touch. >> >> >> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1785888 >> >> >> >> If you’re using serials as well, I’d appreciate a look at these bugs >> (additional one in comment of the above bug report) and a confirmation of >> the issues so we can get these fixed. And maybe we’ll find more! Thanks! >> >> >> >> -Holly >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Holly Brennan >> >> Technology Specialist >> >> Homer Public Library >> >> Homer, Alaska >> >> >> >> hbren...@cityofhomer-ak.gov >> >> 907-435-3154 (direct) >> >> 907-235-3180 (main desk) >> >> >> > > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Zebra LP2824 Plus coding
gt;> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 5:00 PM, Oxford, Susan wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> We have successfully installed our Zebra LP2824 Plus spine label printer >> and now we are trying to set up the template. We have figured out the font. >> The extensive coding list for the template is difficult for us to >> understand or even look at. Does anyone know what the coding is we input >> into the template for just a call number to look like this example: >> >> >> >> LB >> >> 567.5 >> >> .H57 >> >> 2011 >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Susan >> >> >> >> >> >> Susan Oxford, MLIS >> >> Campus Librarian >> >> University College of the North >> >> UCN Thompson Campus >> >> 55 UCN Dr. >> >> Thompson, MB, R8N 1L7 >> >> 204-677-6408 x 2 >> >> soxf...@ucn.ca >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Cataloging Bugfix update
Hi all, Equinox has put a few bugfixes up on the cataloging test server for review -- if you have any testing comments, please add them to the bug in question. In addition to the bugs on the bugfix list, the Cataloging Omnibus <https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1773417> branch is also on the test server. Please see the spreadsheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BpcmUp_IbManRwRAf873zJOaKG--1eAmtDTLyzcK13M/edit?usp=sharing> for more information, including credentials for the test server. Additionally, I would like to welcome another contributor to the bugfix project -- Thank you to Evergreen Indiana & the Indiana State Library Foundation! As always, if there are any questions about this project, please feel free to contact me on or off list. Andrea -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Wiki Cleanup
Thanks, Dan! The wiki is a goldmine of information but obviously is in need of this kind of organization. +1(million) to Terran's idea of using hierarchical breadcrumbs. I think having this context would be extremely helpful and would help reinforce the existing namespaces. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:24 AM Terran McCanna < tmcca...@georgialibraries.org> wrote: > Thank you, Dan! > > How would people feel about changing the breadcrumbs from the way they are > now (which link back to the most recent pages you've been to) to > hierarchical breadcrumbs? My thought is that if people land in a page > inside the wiki from a google search, hierarchical breadcrumbs would give > them better context. > > > > Terran McCanna > PINES Program Manager > Georgia Public Library Service > 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 > Atlanta, GA 30345 > 404-235-7138 > tmcca...@georgialibraries.org > > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 3:02 PM, Daniel Wells wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> As part of my (glacially slow) attempts to move the dev docs project over >> to the main wiki, I spent a few days right before the conference doing some >> cleanup of the main wiki. Here are a few things worth noting about that >> process: >> >> 1) There is a new namespace for "archiving" pages with no current >> relevancy and limited or no historical value. This namespace is >> "zzz_archive". Pages in this space *will not* show up in searches or the >> site map, but they *will* still be able to be browsed and read. The only >> way to find and reach them is via the archive index, >> https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=zzz_archive:start . This >> page (via a few plugins) provides both an alphabetical index and also a >> tree view of the archive contents. At last count, around 90 pages are now >> in this archive. I tried to err on the side of leaving things in place, >> but if something ended up in the archive and you feel it is still generally >> useful, please feel free to move it out again. >> >> 2) There is another new namespace for pages with limited current >> relevancy, but with some historical interest. As you might guess, such >> pages now reside in the "history" namespace. This space is currently >> around 20 pages, mostly older release notes (before separate docs). >> >> Perhaps we'll decide this distinction between "archive" and "history" >> isn't meaningful, but it might be useful to give an example to illustrate >> the distinction I am making. Consider two existing pages, the upgrade >> instructions for Evergreen version 1.4, and the release notes / feature >> list for version 1.4. We can safely assume very few people still need >> step-by-step instructions for upgrading from 1.2 to 1.4. On the other >> hand, it is more interesting, and in some cases even useful, to know which >> features came in version 1.4. As it stands, the upgrade instructions are >> archived, and the feature list has been moved to "history". >> >> 3) For pages being archived, most were so old and so specific, it did not >> seem like any kind of redirect would be worth the maintenance cost. >> However, for pages moved to "history", and for a few other pages moved and >> re-ordered more generally, it is useful to keep any outside links working >> (internal links are rewritten in the move process anyway). To this end, I >> installed a very basic redirect plugin to handle the mapping of old to >> new. Unfortunately, due to a miscommunication, those redirects were all >> deleted, but I am in the process of recreating them, and expect to have >> them in place again by the end of the week. >> >> 4) Moving forward, based on the kinds of cleanup which were necessary, I >> would suggest the following *general* guidelines: >> - Try not to make pages in the root. We have many namespaces, and your >> page probably fits somewhere. Consult the Sitemap for help and inspiration. >> - Try not to make a new namespace. We had quite a few namespaces with >> exactly one page in them. It's easy to believe your new page will the >> start of something great, but it might be better to put the page in an >> existing namespace until perhaps three or four pages coalesce into a new >> useful grouping. >> >> Sincerely, >> Dan >> > > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Cataloging Bugfix Update
Hi Evergreen Community! I am so pleased at the response we got from the community about our cataloging bugfix project. Equinox has secured funding from the following institutions: COOL CW MARS Lake Agassiz Regional Library MassLNC Northwest Regional Library With this funding I am confident that we will be able to make significant headway on the Cataloging bug list <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BpcmUp_IbManRwRAf873zJOaKG--1eAmtDTLyzcK13M/edit?usp=sharing>. All fixes will be put on a public server <https://dev-bugsquash.equinoxinitiative.org/eg/staff/home> for testing, as they are completed. A huge thank you to all of our funders for their sponsorship, our developers for taking this on, and the community for reporting/testing/feedback. You're all helping to make Cataloging in the web client a better experience! If anyone has any questions about this project, please feel free to contact me. Best, Andrea -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Cataloging Bugfix test server
Hi all, In time for Bug-Squashing Week, I am pleased to report that the test environment for cataloging bugfixes is live: https://dev-bugsquash.equinoxinitiative.org/eg/staff/home credentials -- egadmin / dem0123! The following patches are on this server for testing: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1753005 https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1738242 https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1742782 https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1737812 https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1732201 https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1715697 https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1739460 As we work through our bugfix list <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BpcmUp_IbManRwRAf873zJOaKG--1eAmtDTLyzcK13M/edit?usp=sharing>, we will add those patches to the server for community testing. Comments about specific patches should be added to the relevant Launchpad item. Any general concerns about the test environment can be relayed to me via email or in the #evergreen IRC channel -- my handle is abneiman. Stay tuned for a message later this week about our community partners! Best, Andrea -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Edelweiss Analytics script
Hi Evergreeners! I wanted to let you know that Equinox has written a script to export data from Evergreen & FTP it into the Edelweiss Analytics service provided by Above The Treeline. This script is available under the GPL 2+, and can be found here: http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=contrib/equinox.git;a=tree;f=above_the_treeline;hb=master The directory includes both the script itself and some administrator-level documentation. Many thanks to Above The Treeline for funding this development, and for Richland Public Library for being the first user! Andrea -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] 3.2 Preparing for XUL client removal / browser client blockers
> > There is also a bug related to batch editing volumes, which is not > available - https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1739290. If I > remember correctly, this bug was on the list Andrea sent out that would be > a tackled as part of the web client cataloging bug fix project. > Confirmed, if we secure sufficient funding we will attempt a fix for that bug. As a general note, bugs fixed as part of that project will be targeted to 3.2 and backported as appropriate. Andrea On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 7:59 AM Kathy Lussier <kluss...@masslnc.org> wrote: > Hi Diane, > > This bug was fixed in the 3.0.3 release. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1691861 Because the bug has a > Fix Released status, it isn't automatically retrieved when you do a search > on LP. You need to use the advanced search options to find bugs with a fix > that have already been rolled into a release. > > There is also a related bug > https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1738893 that has a fix > available for testing. > > There is also a bug related to batch editing volumes, which is not > available - https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1739290. If I > remember correctly, this bug was on the list Andrea sent out that would be > a tackled as part of the web client cataloging bug fix project. > > Kathy > > On 05/14/2018 08:10 PM, Diane Disbro wrote: > > Good evening - > > I know there is a bug report for not being able to edit the attributes of > more than one item at a time in Webby but I can't find it. XUL allows that > function. It is used by circ staff to change shelving locations and > circulating library.We positively must have that function. I talked to > several people at the conference about this bug and everyone told me that > it isn't slated for squashing in any upcoming upgrade. > > I know that we can use copy buckets to change attributes of more than one > item at a time but that makes a simple task more complicated. > > If I need to submit another bug report about this, let me know. > > Thank you. > > Diane Disbro > Branch Manager/Circulation Coordinator > Union Branch > Scenic Regional Library > 308 Hawthorne Drive > Union, MO 63084 > (636) 583-3224 > ddis...@scenicregional.org > > On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 3:57 PM, Bill Erickson <beric...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> We had a discussion at the Evergreen conference hackfest about our plans >> for removing the XUL staff client from Evergreen, effective with the >> release of version 3.2. I wanted to recap some of that here and open the >> door to any questions or concerns about the process. >> >> The key point of discussion centered around ensuring the browser client >> is up to the task of replacing the XUL client for all users when the XUL >> client goes away. (A number of cataloging bugs in particular stood out >> during the discussion). >> >> Of special interest will be input from sites that are already using the >> browser client in production, but still have some staff using the XUL >> client, or any sites that delayed migration. We need details on why they >> are unable to make the switch to the browser client. >> >> To track these, I propose we once again make use of the Launchpad >> "webstaffblocker" tag to indicate which bugs we consider blockers for >> migrating away from the XUL client. These bugs should of course also be >> marked as High priority. >> >> We have a few such bugs already: >> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bugs?field.tag=webstaffblocker >> >> If you are aware of any bugs that should be added to this list, please >> add/update the bugs in Launchpad. Of course, we can't plan when we'll find >> bugs, but getting the ones we know about solidified sooner than later helps >> ensure we can address them during the 3.2 development cycle. >> >> When determining whether a bug should be a blocker, a good rule of thumb >> is that the bug describes a feature or work flow that's regularly performed >> by staff in the XUL client that either has no analog in the browser client >> or requires an untenable number of extra steps in the browser client to >> accomplish. >> >> Please feel free to add anything I missed from the discussion or reply >> with questions, etc. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -b >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative > (508) 343-0128kluss...@masslnc.org > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Web Client Cataloging Bugfix Project
Hi all, I sent an email to the catalogers list last week noting a few Cataloging bugfixes that Equinox wrote patches for at last week's hackfest. [1] Additionally, there were several other Cataloging-related bugs that Equinox employees wrote patches for over the past few weeks. [2] These were all done as community bugfixes. I also circulated a list of further bugs that need addressing in order to improve Cataloging in the web client. Based on feedback from the Cataloging Interest Group and others in the community, I have revised the list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BpcmUp_IbManRwRAf873zJOaKG--1eAmtDTLyzcK13M/edit?usp=sharing Equinox is seeking funding partners to address these bugs as part of a Cataloging Bugfix project. We are committed to addressing as many of the bugs on this list as possible with the funding we secure, with the goal of including these in the 3.2 release (and backported as appropriate). We will be creating a public testing environment where these patches can be tested as they are completed. Anyone who is interested in signing on to this project, please contact me on- or off-list as is your preference. I'm also happy to answer any questions anyone might have. Best, Andrea [1] Web client: Missing functionality to create empty volume -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1732201 Web Client : Show empty volumes [i.e. libraries] Holdings view -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1715697 Web Client: fool proof transferring vol/copy process -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1737812 Webstaff holdings view: call numbers without copy can trigger exception -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1753005 Web client: holdings view checkboxes issues -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1738242 [2] Webstaff MARC editor: strangeness during certain modes of editing the 008 field -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1765501 Export of records as marcxml does not provide file to download -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1760223 Web client: Z39.50 display issue for Remove MARC Field Groups -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1742782 Webstaff MARC editor can spam requests for fixed field metadata -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1765444 Trailing spaces cause located URIs to be invalid -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1722827 -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Lost Materials Processing Fee - Option to not void on return
Hi Josh, There are a few true/false library settings related to voiding processing fees: Void processing fee on lost item return Void lost item processing fee when claims returned Void processing fee on long-overdue item return Void longoverdue item processing fee when claims returned Would setting that first one to FALSE get you what you're looking for? Andrea On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 10:25 AM, Josh Stompro <stomp...@exchange.larl.org> wrote: > Hello, I’m just curious if any other locations have this policy and how > they have handled it. We currently have the policy of not refunding the > Lost Materials processing fee when a lost and paid item is returned. Our > thinking is that the lost processing fee covers some of the costs of > re-ordering and processing a replacement item. So we don’t want to refund > it since we could have already ordered a replacement copy. > > > > We are on 2.8 and I cannot currently see that there are any preferences > related to not refunding the processing fee. So we have been handling it > manually. I don’t see any future options that would allow this either. > > > > I’m curious if this policy is unique to us? If it isn’t, is anyone else > interested in having an option to not refund processing fees? > > > > Thanks > > Josh > > > > Lake Agassiz Regional Library - Moorhead MN larl.org > > Josh Stompro | Office 218.233.3757 EXT-139 <(218)%20233-3757> > > LARL IT Director | Cell 218.790.2110 <(218)%20790-2110> > > > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Web Client Development
Hello Evergreeners, I am pleased to announce that the development team at Equinox Open Library Initiative has completed several important pieces of development for the Web Staff Client. With the support of numerous community members, we have completed Sprints #5 and #6 as well as a rewrite of the Serials module. Sprint #5 was focused on Booking, Offline Circulation, Print Spine Labels, and a handful of miscellaneous features including adding missing F-key shortcuts and Reprint Last Receipt. All of this code is in master with the exception of Print Spine Labels, which will be in master shortly; and Offline Circulation, which will be committed with Serials (more on that below!). Sprint #5 was funded by Bibliomation, British Columbia Libraries Cooperative, C/W MARS, MassLNC, Pennsylvania Integrated Library System, and Pioneer Library System. Sprint #6 was focused on bug fixing, and 19 total bug fixes were committed to master as part of this Sprint. Sprint #6 was funded by British Columbia Libraries Cooperative, MassLNC, and Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. In addition, we have completed a full webclient-focused rewrite of Evergreen's Serials module. We have a couple of test pieces to wrap up for Serials, and then it along with Offline Circulation will be released to the community. Sprint #4 (which included Serials & Acquisitions) was funded by Bibliomation, King County Library System, MassLNC, and Pioneer Library System. The Serials rewrite was additionally funded by Bibliomation, British Columbia Libraries Cooperative, C/W MARS, King County Library System, and Pennsylvania Integrated Library System. A major thank you to all of our community funding partners for helping us complete this big push to the Web Staff Client! As the community approaches the 3.0 release and the anticipated debut of the Web Staff Client, I want to remind everyone of a few dates: The next Bug Squashing Week <https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=dev:bug_squashing> is scheduled for *next week*, 17-21 July. The second 3.0 Feedback Fest <https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=faqs:evergreen_roadmap> is scheduled for the week of 7-11 August. DIG has scheduled two Web Client Documentation Days <https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=evergreen-docs:webclient> for Wednesday, 23 August and Wednesday, 27 September. Please consider contributing your time & talents to one (or more) of these if you are able! Best, Andrea -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Finding records in Evergreen that have no items attached?
Hi Jennifer, An alternative that I used when I worked at KCPL will show bibs that have no copies but still have empty volumes attached (which can prevent a record from auto-deleting): Source -- Last Copy Delete Time Displayed Fields: Record ID (transform: Raw Data) Delete Date/Time (Transform: Date) Filter Field: [Bib] Deleted = False (Last Copy Delete Time :: Record ID) This will return a list of Bib IDs for undeleted bibs, and the date the last copy on the bib was deleted. You can then go through and delete any "stuck" empty volumes. Andrea On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Walz, Jennifer <jlw...@asbury.edu> wrote: > Blake, > > > > Thank you! I will take a look at that. > > > > Jennifer > > > > *From:* Open-ils-general [mailto:open-ils-general- > boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Blake Henderson > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2017 9:11 AM > *To:* open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org > *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Finding records in Evergreen that have > no items attached? > > > > Jennifer, > > > This sounds familiar. We developed an additional reporting source to make > this easier for us. In case your goal was to find bibs that "used" to have > copies attached. Take a look at > https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1582354 > > -Blake- > > Conducting Magic > > MOBIUS > > 573-234-4513 <(573)%20234-4513> > > 877-312-3517 <(877)%20312-3517> > > On 1/17/2017 6:16 PM, Walz, Jennifer wrote: > > All – > > > > We need to find out if we have ‘empty’ records. IS there a report > template that I can modify that will show me all our records with no items > attached? Maybe there is a source that is particularly helpful if I need > to start from scratch? Can someone advise me on how to find out this > information. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jennifer > > ------ > Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS deletions > Kinlaw Library - Asbury University > 1 Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 > 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 <(859)%20858-3511> > jlw...@asbury.edu > > > > > > > -- Andrea Buntz Neiman Project Manager for Software Development Equinox Open Library Initiative abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Ordering bibliographic & item records from vendors
Hi Glen, We go through Baker & Taylor's Customized Library Service -- their catalogers are issued (limited) logins to our Evergreen system and they catalog directly in Evergreen according to our established cataloging policies. Since most of what B does for us is copy-cataloging, I do imagine that they use Vandelay to load the MARC records in batch. They then add volumes (call #s) and item records according to the practices we've established with them. We receive the items completely shelf-ready & they just need a check-in at circ to be on their way. They do obviously charge us for this service, but because we're pretty small we find that it's well worth it to us to free up the staff time. They do a decent job and are great about issuing credits on the rare occasion they make a processing error. Note that we do not use Acquisitions, but my understanding is that this CLS service can be done as part of an EDI/Acquisitions process. Let me know if you have any questions! ABN Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Public Services Librarian Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410.778.3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 7/12/2016 4:35 PM, Glen Modell wrote: Hello, this is Glen at the Ann Arbor District Library in Michigan. We are not on Evergreen but are exploring it. I would appreciate advice from anyone who is purchasing new bibliographic / item record combinations from vendors such as Baker & Taylor. Two questions please: First, are you going through Vandelay, or using another method? Second, how are you handling the call number records? Is the vendor contributing those as well? Thanks. -- Glen. * Glen Modell Library Automation Specialist Ann Arbor District Library 734-327-8322 mode...@aadl.org
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Patron guides to the OPAC
We have a very very basic Catalog FAQ page here on our public website (and linked from within our OPAC): http://www.kentcountylibrary.org/using/catalogfaq.php It's short, but as befitting its name of FAQ it reflects the issues that we get the most questions about. A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 6/26/2015 11:37 AM, Walz, Jennifer wrote: All - Before I try searching the vast web and coming up empty, I was wondering if anyone has created OPAC user guides for Evergreen for your location? It would be great to look at some examples before I plunge into creating my own from scratch. We have one for our former online catalog if you want to see what I am talking about: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-INd8BEwy-S010d3I5Zl9wTU0/view?usp=sharing I'd be grateful if there were others to look at. Anyone have specific guides for the my account feature? Thanks so much! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of Research Distance Services Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] patron registration
This is what we do, only 5 years as approved by our Board reviewed by an attorney. We shred monthly anything past that 5 year retention period. I don't recall that I've ever had to pull an application, but I have on occasion reminded dispute-y patrons that they signed an agreement when they got their card. As for online registrants, maybe some language like by submitting this application, you agree to abide by all rules policies (etc.) could be added to the form in lieu of a signature. Frankly I don't know if either way holds legal water since it's never come to that for us, but we also don't refer accounts to collections so we've never had to address it in a legal sense. A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 5/29/2015 3:53 PM, Rogan Hamby wrote: Retention in SC varies. We're allowed to create those rules on a county by county basis but we have to have a policy for them. In our case it's three years for agreements so they go into boxes labeled by year and then periodically feed into recycling shredders. On Friday, May 29, 2015, Holly Brennan haderh...@ci.homer.ak.us mailto:haderh...@ci.homer.ak.us wrote: Excellent point, Elaine. I’ll do that (with fingers crossed). *From:*Open-ils-general [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org');] *On Behalf Of *Hardy, Elaine *Sent:* Friday, May 29, 2015 11:31 AM *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] patron registration Holly, You may also want to check to see if your state has any laws, rules, or regulations concerning retention of library/patron records (if you have not already done so). Sometimes the regs are OK with electronic versions and sometimes they are not. /Elaine/ J. Elaine Hardy PINES Collaborative Projects Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Ste 150 Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304 404.235.7128 404.235.7201, fax eha...@georgialibraries.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','eha...@georgialibraries.org'); www.georgialibraries.org http://www.georgialibraries.org www.georgialibraries.org/pines http://www.georgialibraries.org/pines *From:*Open-ils-general [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org');] *On Behalf Of *Holly Brennan *Sent:* Friday, May 29, 2015 2:57 PM *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group (open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org');) *Subject:* [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] patron registration I’ve set up everything needed for online patron registration, but haven’t implemented yet. The stumper is how we deal with hard copies of registrations. We’ve always had a paper app with signature and we file these in an old card catalog. Do any of you NOT print registrations or keep _any_ hard copies of patron info? Or do you have something simple with just an agreement and signature that doesn’t have to include much about the patron besides name? I feel we might be holding onto paper for nothing. Reasons given to keep it: 1)What if something tragic happens to our ILS? We’ll have paper to backup patron info. (My thoughts: If it’s THAT tragic, the whole building has likely been destroyed…. And also, we’re going to manually reenter patron info for each and every person?!) 2)The patron’s signature is the true agreement. We can use it to hold them responsible for lost items, fines, etc. (I can’t think of a time, ever, that I’ve retrieved a paper app and pointed to a signature in order to convince a patron to do something they agreed to.) My goal with this is to find a number of you who keep absolutely nothing on paper. (And who don’t even have a super cool digital signature contraption.) Thanks! -Holly Holly Brennan Library Technology Specialist Homer Public Library, Alaska hbren...@cityofhomer-ak.gov javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hbren...@cityofhomer-ak.gov'); 907-235-3180 (main) 907-435-3154 (direct) -- Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library System “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Library Elf and Evergreen
As Ruth said ... we have a trigger event set in EG that emails patrons 3 days prior to the due date(s) of their item(s), prompting them to call or visit the catalog to renew. I'm happy to send you the parameters if you'd like. A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 2/6/2015 1:13 PM, Ruth Frasur 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 keppl...@forsyth.cc mailto:keppl...@forsyth.cc 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 -- Lise Keppler, Technical Services Forsyth County Public Library 2851 Fairlawn Dr Winston Salem NC 27106 336-703-3048 tel:336-703-3048 -- Ruth Frasur Director of the Historic(ally Awesome) Hagerstown - Jefferson Township Library 10 W. College Street in Hagerstown, Indiana (47346) p (765) 489-5632; f (765) 489-5808 Our Kickin' Websitehttp://hagerstownlibrary.org Our Rockin' Facebook Page http://facebook.com/hjtplibrary and Stuff I'm Readinghttp://pinterest.com/hjtplibrary/ruth-reads/
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Library Elf and Evergreen
Good luck :) For the non-email users, I know there's a way to feed hold notification data into a telephony system -- I would imagine (but don't know for sure) that this could be adapted to be used for pre-due notices as well. We don't use this particular feature so I'm shaky on its details. A. On 2/6/2015 1:27 PM, Elisabeth Keppler wrote: Thanks, Andrea. Since triggers are controlled at the consortium level, I'll ask our guru there about it. It's good to know who is out there to help! Lise On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Andrea Buntz Neiman anei...@kent.lib.md.us mailto:anei...@kent.lib.md.us wrote: As Ruth said ... we have a trigger event set in EG that emails patrons 3 days prior to the due date(s) of their item(s), prompting them to call or visit the catalog to renew. I'm happy to send you the parameters if you'd like. A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 tel:410-778-3636%20x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org http://www.kentcountylibrary.org On 2/6/2015 1:13 PM, Ruth Frasur 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 keppl...@forsyth.cc mailto:keppl...@forsyth.cc 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 -- Lise Keppler, Technical Services Forsyth County Public Library 2851 Fairlawn Dr Winston Salem NC 27106 336-703-3048 tel:336-703-3048 -- Ruth Frasur Director of the Historic(ally Awesome) Hagerstown - Jefferson Township Library 10 W. College Street in Hagerstown, Indiana (47346) p (765) 489-5632 tel:%28765%29%20489-5632; f (765) 489-5808 tel:%28765%29%20489-5808 Our Kickin' Websitehttp://hagerstownlibrary.org Our Rockin' Facebook Page http://facebook.com/hjtplibrary and Stuff I'm Readinghttp://pinterest.com/hjtplibrary/ruth-reads/ -- Lise Keppler, Technical Services Forsyth County Public Library 2851 Fairlawn Dr Winston Salem NC 27106 336-703-3048
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Results list of the Call Number (Shelf Browse) list
+1 for list view, AND for Terran's widget idea! Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 1/15/2015 10:45 AM, McCanna, Terran wrote: I like having multiple ways to look at the same info, so a list view would be a great addition. What I'd REALLY like is a single-row horizontal widget that you can scroll back and forth so it shows the books in question as if they were lined up on an actual shelf. Terran McCanna PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30345 404-235-7138 tmcca...@georgialibraries.org
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Authority control vendors?
I used Backstage a few years ago for an authorities cleanup, I can confirm that they do good work -- I was very pleased with their results thoroughness. They've done several other Evergreen systems so they're comfortable with its ins-and-outs. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 5/14/2014 1:42 PM, Rogan Hamby wrote: I've not personally used them but I've asked this question at the conference several times since I'd like to do the same thing with SCLENDS and I've always heard good things about Backstage from others that have used them. On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Tony Bandy to...@ohionet.org mailto:to...@ohionet.org wrote: Hello everyone, Our consortium is looking to examine our DB in light of authority control, both to clean our current records as well as ongoing services. Does anyone have any experiences with different authority control vendors they might want to share? Thanks in advance for your help! --Tony Tony Bandy to...@ohionet.org mailto:to...@ohionet.org OHIONET 1500 West Lane Ave. Columbus, OH 43221-3975 614-486-2966 x19 tel:614-486-2966%20x19 -- Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library System “You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ― Ray Bradbury https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1630.Ray_Bradbury “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Standing Hold Requests for Patrons
By author would be excellent. By series would be another popular one here -- we occasionally get requests to do that. I'm very interested in this, and additional improvements w/r/t Patron-Driven Acquisitions -- right now all that is on paper for us and it is indeed laborious and time-consuming, but understandably quite popular with patrons. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 4/29/2014 1:29 PM, Rogan Hamby wrote: We actually discussed that during the Loblolly event a few years ago as something that would be nice for home bound / TBS support and I think would be nice for many patrons. Somewhere the notes from that discussion are still floating around. That was to satisfy some pretty broad needs by qualifier and genre. Were you thinking more narrowly by author? Excuse my brevity, sent from my iPhone -- Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library System “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis On Apr 29, 2014, at 1:07 PM, Chauncey Montgomery montg...@oplin.org mailto:montg...@oplin.org wrote: Our patrons would like us to maintain standing hold requests, similar to standing order plans we use with vendors, where they could be placed on hold for every book published by certain authors. We offered this service for years, but stopped because it was extremely laborious. I was wondering how other libraries approached such requests. If you provide such a service, do you maintain a separate system (database, spreadsheet, paper, etc.)? Has anyone developed a system that utilizes Evergreen to help automate such a process? Thanks in advance. CM -- Chauncey G. Montgomery, MLIS Director/Fiscal Officer | Community Library 44 Burrer Drive | Sunbury, OH 43074 740-965-3901 | http://community.lib.oh.us
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Items not checking in?
On 4/11/2014 2:28 PM, McCanna, Terran wrote: Agreed. Staff going too fast and not watching the screen has been an issue with every ILS in every library I've ever worked at, and it's not surprising if they're at the desk because they are so often trying to multitask. Exactly this. Plus, if you use alert messages/check-in notes, these have to be clicked through/tabbed through before you can resume scanning items. The vast majority of our missed checkins come from this or some other form of PEBKAC. We're pretty generous with the use of Claimed Returned (which TBH doesn't totally alleviate the customer service issue), but I'm constantly telling circ staff to SLOW DOWN AND PAY ATTENTION! A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] spine label printers
The stock paper thermal labels for the Dymo LabelWriter 400 do fade very quickly, sometimes in a matter of months in my experience. We cover them with a clear UV label protector which seems to alleviate this issue -- however, take this with a grain of salt, because my particular library is unlikely to keep most things in the collection for the very long term. Most things are replaced or withdrawn within 10 years. A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 4/10/2014 9:23 AM, Hardy, Elaine wrote: I think 5 years is probably long term where most items are concerned. Reports I heard were that the labels faded too much within a year. /Elaine/ J. Elaine Hardy PINES Collaborative Projects Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Ste 150 Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304 404.235-7128 404.235-7201, fax eha...@georgialibraries.org www.georgialibraries.org www.georgialibraries.org/pines *From:*open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Rogan Hamby *Sent:* Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:20 AM *To:* Evergreen Discussion Group *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] spine label printers We started using the Dymos about five years ago and the labels we printed then still look nice and dark. Really long term I don't know. On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Hardy, Elaine eha...@georgialibraries.org mailto:eha...@georgialibraries.org wrote: How do the labels hold up printed on the Dymo printers? I have heard reports that they fade faster than others. /Elaine/ J. Elaine Hardy PINES Collaborative Projects Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Ste 150 Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304 404.235-7128 tel:404.235-7128 404.235-7201 tel:404.235-7201, fax eha...@georgialibraries.org mailto:eha...@georgialibraries.org www.georgialibraries.org http://www.georgialibraries.org www.georgialibraries.org/pines http://www.georgialibraries.org/pines *From:*open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Lynn Floyd *Sent:* Tuesday, April 08, 2014 5:51 PM *To:* 'Evergreen Discussion Group' *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] spine label printers +1 on the Dymo Label Writer 450s. We have both the Duo and the Turbo, love both of them. Lynn Floyd lfl...@andersonlibrary.org mailto:lfl...@andersonlibrary.org Anderson County Library 864-260-4500 x181 tel:864-260-4500%20x181 http://www.andersonlibrary.org http://www.andersonlibrary.org/ *From:*open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Buzzy Nielsen *Sent:* Tuesday, April 08, 2014 3:36 PM *To:* open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org mailto:open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] spine label printers We use Dymo Labelwriter 450s. They're inexpensive, easy to setup, work well, and are compatible with multiple OSs. Cheers! Buzzy On 04/08/2014 11:46 AM, Rhonda Vincent wrote: Our spine label printer has officially retired. We need to replace it as soon as possible. I’ve seen the survey that was taken on printers before the last upgrade; however the last upgrade did not work well with our microline. What I need to know is which printers have worked well since the upgrade. Any and all information on the printers you are using and how they work with Evergreen at this point would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Rhonda Vincent Jennings County Public Library rhonda.vinc...@jenningslib.org mailto:rhonda.vinc...@jenningslib.org -- Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library System You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. ― Ray Bradbury https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1630.Ray_Bradbury You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. ― C.S. Lewis http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Welcome Panel at EG2014
Hi John, I am writing the proposal for our Welcome Panel, and one of the questions they ask is for the job title of each participant. May I please have your current title? Thank you :) A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 10/24/2013 7:14 PM, John Clark wrote: Hi Andrea, I'll be attending and would be happy to be a panel member. My library (Hartland Public) is a member of the Maine Balsam Libraries Consortium, a group of just over 20 libraries that has public, school, academic and health science libraries among the members. Regards, John Clark
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Welcome Panel at EG2014
Wow, guys! Thanks for your overwhelming response :) I think I'd better cap it for now or we'll have more panel members than audience members! I'm really happy that so many members of are community are as enthusiastic about this as I am. Thanks again, A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 10/24/2013 2:44 PM, Andrea Buntz Neiman wrote: Hi Evergreenies, An idea that I and others have been kicking around is to have a Welcome Panel at the 2014 conference. Ideally this would take place the first day of the conference, and would be geared towards new or prospective community members. I envision a relaxed QA-style panel, where each panel member briefly describes their role and then we open it up to the floor for questions/discussions about all things Evergreen. I would like to have a nice cross-section of the community represented, if possible. I plan to pitch this to the 2014 conference committee, but I need panel members! If you are interested in doing this with me, please contact me on- or off-list, and I will include you in the proposal. Remember the proposal deadline is a week from today, so please let me know as soon as you are able. I'll hold off submitting till a day or two before the deadline (apologies to the conference committee :-) ). Thanks for your consideration! A.
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Welcome Panel at EG2014
Hi Evergreenies, An idea that I and others have been kicking around is to have a Welcome Panel at the 2014 conference. Ideally this would take place the first day of the conference, and would be geared towards new or prospective community members. I envision a relaxed QA-style panel, where each panel member briefly describes their role and then we open it up to the floor for questions/discussions about all things Evergreen. I would like to have a nice cross-section of the community represented, if possible. I plan to pitch this to the 2014 conference committee, but I need panel members! If you are interested in doing this with me, please contact me on- or off-list, and I will include you in the proposal. Remember the proposal deadline is a week from today, so please let me know as soon as you are able. I'll hold off submitting till a day or two before the deadline (apologies to the conference committee :-) ). Thanks for your consideration! A. -- Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Welcome Panel at EG2014
Thank you Ruth! You're on the list :) A. On 10/24/2013 3:06 PM, Ruth Frasur wrote: Andrea, I'm not sure how valuable I'd be to this panel, but I'd sure be willing to tell about my experiences with EG and within the community as well. -- Ruth Frasur Director of the Historic(ally Awesome) Hagerstown - Jefferson Township Library 10 W. College Street in Hagerstown, Indiana (47346) p (765) 489-5632; f (765) 489-5808 Our Kickin' Websitehttp://hagerstownlibrary.org Our Rockin' Facebook Page http://facebook.com/hjtplibrary and Stuff I'm Readinghttp://pinterest.com/hjtplibrary/ruth-reads/
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Bug bounties
I've been following this entire bug bounty conversation with interest, but this: We also have our dashboard,http://dashboard.koha-community.org/ which is designed to highlight where work is needed. (Cloneable as well of course) ... is awesome. I like the clarity, I like the details, I like the chart, I like the random bug, and I especially like that QA is tied into it. How difficult would it be to also tie in things like documentation testing to this kind of one-stop dashboard? I know there is also a conversation currently about using Launchpad for documentation requests/tracking. I envision a place where coders, testers, documenters can see what needs to be done all in one location, pick what they work on, and get it done -- even if it is just a front/landing page for something like Launchpad. A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 8/1/2013 5:08 AM, Chris Cormack wrote: We also have our dashboard,http://dashboard.koha-community.org/ which is designed to highlight where work is needed. (Cloneable as well of course)
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] What should be done during unexpected library closings?
We also backdate when checking in items. However, we go ahead and add an entry in the closed date editor to ensure that fines do not accrue on those days we are closed. I should add that we usually are able to put this closed date into the system at least one day before the closed date. I am not sure if the closed date can be entered the same day and fines not accrue. Cristina It's been my experience that if you put the closed date in day-of, it does NOT affect the fines for that day. At least in our setup, the fines had already been charged for that day. There is a way to post-void the fines in batch through a back end process; ESI did it for us so I don't know the technical details. This is useful if, say, an item is due Monday, you're closed (unscheduled) Wednesday, and the item is returned on Thursday. In our system, we would want to charge fines for Tuesday Thursday but not Wednesday. They can be manually voided in the patron billing statement, but it's asking a lot of front line staff to do that (especially if it's a patron with multiple overdues). Perhaps an Unscheduled Closing option in the future that will trigger those post-voids, suspend notices (as Yamil mentioned in OP), add an extra day to hold-shelf expirys, etc.? Two cents. A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 4/24/2013 3:21 PM, chtrot...@ocrl.org wrote: -- Cristina Hernandez Trotter Head of Reference Dept. and Heritage Center Oconee Regional Library System 801 Bellevue Ave. Dublin, GA 31021 478-272-5710 (phone) 478-272-0524 (fax) www.ocrl.org -Original Message- From: open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils- general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Yamil Suarez Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:31 PM To: General Evergreen List Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] What should be done during unexpected library closings? Hello, I wanted to ask the community what steps are normally taken when a library has to unexpectedly close. For my library this happens a couple of times a year because of snow storms. I already use amnesty mode when the library opens up again. I was thinking of also temporarily disabling overdue and pre-overdue notices during the unexpected closings too, so that patrons are not told to return items when the library is temporarily closed. Should I instead add an entry to theclosed dates editor instead? Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance, yamil
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] LAST CHANCE! Evergreen T-Shirts
Aw, I'll order a 2nd one of the Bella T's, size small, for Karen :) A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 3/7/2013 10:19 AM, Amy Terlaga wrote: Hi all--- Today is the last day you can get your T-shirt order in. Get your cool Evergreen T-shirt now before it's too late. Details below. Amy -- Planning on attending this year's Evergreen Conference in Vancouver? Interested in owning your very own Evergreen T-shirt? Well then, don't miss this limited time offer! The Evergreen Oversight Board is selling two styles of Evergreen T-shirts, with proceeds going to the Evergreen Project (a portion of the money goes to the Software Freedom Conservancy to help cover operating expenses). Evergreen T-Shirt #1: A white Gildan T, with the green Evergreen logo printed across the front Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL $15 Evergreen T-Shirt #2 (woman's cut): A white Bella T, fitted, with a scoop neck. Green Evergreen logo printed across the front Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL $20 See attached for representations of how these shirts will look. Note: the woman's T has more of a scoop neck than the image shows. We need a minimum order for us to move forward with the ordering of these shirts. We'll let you know if we don't reach that minimum order. Right now we're taking pre-orders. Payment will be expected at the Evergreen conference in Vancouver. We will have a table near the registration desk. CASH ONLY. Not coming to the Conference but don't want to miss out on the shirt too? Find a buddy! We just need someone to pick up your shirt at the conference to save those extra shipping costs. HOW TO ORDER: Send me an email (terl...@biblio.org mailto:terl...@biblio.org) and include your name, the type of shirt, number of shirts, and size(s) in the email. I will confirm receipt of email and later on, confirm that your order will be processed. Don't miss this opportunity! Deadline is Thursday, March 7^th ! +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Amy Terlaga Assistant Director, User Services Bibliomation, Inc. 32 Crest Road Middlebury, CT 06762 203-577-4070 x101 www.biblio.org http://www.biblio.org/
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Envisionware and evergreen
We've used it for about 2 years now, works fine (or at least I don't recall any issues cropping up). Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Librarian II, Public Services Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 1/28/2013 4:59 PM, Lisa Hill wrote: Hello- Is anyone using Envisionware PC Reservation system with Evergreen? Thanks Lisa *Lisa Hill***|*Projects Specialist *| *Virtual Library Services **http://www.kcls.org http://www.kcls.org/**and **http://catalog.kcls.org http://catalog.kcls.org/* *p:*425.369.3480 |*f:*425.369.3407 .
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] acquisitions module
I third that, I'm getting ready to dive into Acq myself! Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Technical Services Librarian Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 7/12/2012 10:52 AM, Jason Etheridge wrote: Discuss it online! Other people want to know what's going on with acquisitions! I second that. We're an online community here. :-)
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Relais Evergreen
Hi listers, Maryland is in the process of moving our statewide ILL services to Relais. My Relais contact told me that there were other Evergreen libraries on Relais and had promised to put me in touch with them but this has yet to happen. So, if anyone in the community has experience with using Relais with Evergreen, and specifically in working out the daily XML export into their system and other technical aspects, please get in touch with me so I can move forward with this! We are currently on EG 2.0.5, but will be going to 2.2.x in the near future. and let the record reflect that I fought mightily for Fulfillment, to no avail @#$!! :) Thanks, A. -- Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Technical Services Librarian Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Relais Evergreen
Thanks Chris, I will take a look at this. A. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Technical Services Librarian Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 7/6/2012 9:15 AM, Sharp, Chris wrote: Andrea, So they need an export of your holdings in MARCXML? That can be done with the marc_export command line tool that's included in Evergreen. Here's a link to the script in Evergreen 2.0.5 - note the help section for usage instructions: http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=Evergreen.git;a=blob;f=Open-ILS/src/support-scripts/marc_export;h=6360b1cda8c547301b4b32ae98ad3669aa1d9b2c;hb=tags/rel_2_0_5 The script can export bibs and optional holdings in a variety of common file formats. I don't know if there have been improvements to this script since this version, but I can say that the version included in stock 2.1.1 works well. Hope that helps! Chris - Original Message - From: Andrea Buntz Neiman anei...@kent.lib.md.us To: Evergreen Discussion Group open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org Sent: Friday, July 6, 2012 8:54:14 AM Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Relais Evergreen Hi listers, Maryland is in the process of moving our statewide ILL services to Relais. My Relais contact told me that there were other Evergreen libraries on Relais and had promised to put me in touch with them but this has yet to happen. So, if anyone in the community has experience with using Relais with Evergreen, and specifically in working out the daily XML export into their system and other technical aspects, please get in touch with me so I can move forward with this! We are currently on EG 2.0.5, but will be going to 2.2.x in the near future. and let the record reflect that I fought mightily for Fulfillment, to no avail @#$!! :) Thanks, A. -- Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Technical Services Librarian Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Windows 7 and Epson TM-T88V thermal receipt printer woes
I can confirm that this driver worked for us on EG 2.0.x and Win7 64bit. Technically we were using the Epson TM-T90 printer, but it didn't seem to care that I installed the T88V driver. Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS Technical Services Librarian Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 x2115 www.kentcountylibrary.org On 6/25/2012 7:55 PM, Tara Robertson wrote: Hi Peter, This is the driver that worked for us: http://www.posguys.com/receipt-printer_12/Epson-TM-T88V_1033/?pn=C31CA85325# http://www.posguys.com/receipt-printer_12/Epson-TM-T88V_1033/?pn=C31CA85325# I'm not sure what you mean by floating point error can you please explain a bit more? Thanks, Tara On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Peter pstan...@whistler.ca mailto:pstan...@whistler.ca wrote: Hi Tara, I've just stumbled upon this thread as I am receiving the same error trying to get an Epson TM-T88IV receipt printer working under Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit running the Epson 4.52 driver. The Windows test pages print without any issues, but we receive the same floating point error when trying to print a receipt from Evergreen. We are currently running 2.0.4. Did you ever find a resolution to this? Thanks, Peter Computer Systems Technician Resort Municipality of Whistler
