[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Community Survey

[Rogan Hamby]

Once again Spring comes around and with it the Evergreen International
Conference.  With the conference a month away we are preparing to also do
the second ever Evergreen Community Annual Report to be distributed at the
conference (and electronically).

The Outreach Committee is working full steam on making this happen but one
of the most important parts is capturing a picture of the libraries who
make up our community and that's where we need your help!  Like last year
we have a survey we would like Evergreen libraries to respond to :
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YS5RLRG

Whether you are one location, a large consortium, a corporate library or
anything else, if you use Evergreen we want to hear from you.  We got great
responses last year so I hope everyone responded does so again.  However,
there are also parts of the community that I know didn't get a chance to
respond so don't assume that someone else from your library will.  Make
sure your library is represented!

Again:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YS5RLRG

Also, if you don't already follow the community Evergreen account on
twitter please do so, @EvergreenILS and follow the #evgils hash tag.
Conference tweets are going out with the #evgils17 hashtag including
recognizing our great conference sponsors and exhibitors so let them know
you care about their support of the conference.






Rogan Hamby

Data and Project Analyst

Equinox Open Library Initiative

phone:  1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)

email:  ro...@equinoxinitiative.org
web:  http://EquinoxInitiative.org

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Community Survey

[Ben Shum]

That does help to answer my questions. Thanks Rogan and Kathy!

Look forward to reading the report.

-- Ben

Sent from my Nexus 6
On Apr 1, 2016 1:29 PM, "Rogan Hamby"  wrote:

> Hi Ben,
>
> We talked about this a little in IRC but I'll go over some of the same
> stuff if you don't mind, for the sake of anyone reading along.  :)
>
> You're correct in that the community survey at this point doesn't cover
> the entire community.  It excludes independent developers (like Ken Cox
> working on the android app), support companies (like ESI) and other types
> of entities I'm surely forgetting.  However, it's also our first year.
>
> There was a deliberate intention in it's design to stay as simple as
> possible.  While the community is more than the libraries using Evergreen I
> don't think it's unfair to say that Evergreen is literally here for them.
> In future years we do want to expand the survey both in breadth and depth.
> Right now I can't say what those future versions will look like but nothing
> so far as been without intent or thought for the future.
>
> We want to learn from this one and we want to get it off the ground.  It
> will be the first of an annual survey.  When that time comes for the second
> annual survey a challenge will be in trying to keep it concise and direct
> enough to encourage as many respondents as we can.  We hope we erred on the
> side of ease of access this year for libraries responding to it.
>
> This isn't to say that we won't include other sources of data in our final
> products.  Git will give us a great deal of information about development.
> We will look at our wonderful documentation community.  We will cast our
> eyes everywhere we think to.  I have folders of content that Kathy has been
> gathering in that vein to look at when I have some time.  (probably this
> weekend)
>
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Ben Shum  wrote:
>
>> Hi Rogan,
>>
>> I'm curious what the Evergreen Outreach Committee has discussed
>> regarding how this data is to be used.  Given that the linked survey
>> appears to be very user focused at the moment, i.e. most if not all
>> the questions are geared with the mindset that it applies to library
>> institutions or groups who use Evergreen.  But what about the rest of
>> the community?
>>
>> I wonder if it would be helpful to clarify the intent of this survey
>> as targeting the Evergreen Community's users?  And whether there would
>> be separate surveys or approaches used similarly to gauge (and maybe
>> identify) other aspects of our community.  Off the top of my head, I
>> would like to see representation in any final picture of our community
>> to include also developers, individuals and companies alike, along
>> with the various support organizations that participate in Evergreen's
>> deployment and ongoing maintenance.  Documentation, translation, etc.?
>>
>> Just what I was thinking.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -- Ben
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Rogan Hamby 
>> wrote:
>> > The Evergreen Outreach Committee is asking anyone who can to respond to
>> the
>> > first annual community survey.  If you are a member of a consortium we
>> only
>> > need one response for the entire consortium.
>> >
>> > The information is for an annual report that we will present at the
>> > conference each year.  Additionally, the information will help us have a
>> > better image of the community as a whole.  We will also use it to create
>> > materials aimed at creating an accurate picture of our community.
>> >
>> > We have kept the survey short and simple and should only take a few
>> moments.
>> > Thank you in advance.
>> >
>> > The survey can be accessed here:
>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5MZWBYY
>> >
>> > --
>> > Rogan R. Hamby, Data and Project Analyst
>> > Equinox - Open Your Library
>> > ro...@esilibrary.com
>> > 1-877-OPEN-ILS | www.esilibrary.com
>> >
>>
>
>
>
> --
> --
> Rogan R. Hamby, Data and Project Analyst
> Equinox - Open Your Library
> ro...@esilibrary.com
> 1-877-OPEN-ILS | www.esilibrary.com
>
>

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Community Survey

[Rogan Hamby]

Hi Ben,

We talked about this a little in IRC but I'll go over some of the same
stuff if you don't mind, for the sake of anyone reading along.  :)

You're correct in that the community survey at this point doesn't cover the
entire community.  It excludes independent developers (like Ken Cox working
on the android app), support companies (like ESI) and other types of
entities I'm surely forgetting.  However, it's also our first year.

There was a deliberate intention in it's design to stay as simple as
possible.  While the community is more than the libraries using Evergreen I
don't think it's unfair to say that Evergreen is literally here for them.
In future years we do want to expand the survey both in breadth and depth.
Right now I can't say what those future versions will look like but nothing
so far as been without intent or thought for the future.

We want to learn from this one and we want to get it off the ground.  It
will be the first of an annual survey.  When that time comes for the second
annual survey a challenge will be in trying to keep it concise and direct
enough to encourage as many respondents as we can.  We hope we erred on the
side of ease of access this year for libraries responding to it.

This isn't to say that we won't include other sources of data in our final
products.  Git will give us a great deal of information about development.
We will look at our wonderful documentation community.  We will cast our
eyes everywhere we think to.  I have folders of content that Kathy has been
gathering in that vein to look at when I have some time.  (probably this
weekend)

On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Ben Shum  wrote:

> Hi Rogan,
>
> I'm curious what the Evergreen Outreach Committee has discussed
> regarding how this data is to be used.  Given that the linked survey
> appears to be very user focused at the moment, i.e. most if not all
> the questions are geared with the mindset that it applies to library
> institutions or groups who use Evergreen.  But what about the rest of
> the community?
>
> I wonder if it would be helpful to clarify the intent of this survey
> as targeting the Evergreen Community's users?  And whether there would
> be separate surveys or approaches used similarly to gauge (and maybe
> identify) other aspects of our community.  Off the top of my head, I
> would like to see representation in any final picture of our community
> to include also developers, individuals and companies alike, along
> with the various support organizations that participate in Evergreen's
> deployment and ongoing maintenance.  Documentation, translation, etc.?
>
> Just what I was thinking.
>
> Regards,
>
> -- Ben
>
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Rogan Hamby 
> wrote:
> > The Evergreen Outreach Committee is asking anyone who can to respond to
> the
> > first annual community survey.  If you are a member of a consortium we
> only
> > need one response for the entire consortium.
> >
> > The information is for an annual report that we will present at the
> > conference each year.  Additionally, the information will help us have a
> > better image of the community as a whole.  We will also use it to create
> > materials aimed at creating an accurate picture of our community.
> >
> > We have kept the survey short and simple and should only take a few
> moments.
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > The survey can be accessed here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5MZWBYY
> >
> > --
> > Rogan R. Hamby, Data and Project Analyst
> > Equinox - Open Your Library
> > ro...@esilibrary.com
> > 1-877-OPEN-ILS | www.esilibrary.com
> >
>



-- 
--
Rogan R. Hamby, Data and Project Analyst
Equinox - Open Your Library
ro...@esilibrary.com
1-877-OPEN-ILS | www.esilibrary.com

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Community Survey

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi Ben,

As a quick answer to your question, this survey is meant to gather data 
for just one piece of the annual report. There will be other aspects to 
the report that reflect much of the ongoing activity that occurs in the 
community. We already have a lot of data to reflect the contributions 
made to the community that can be used in the annual report. We don't 
need to send out a survey to get that information. What the survey is 
meant to address are areas where we don't have much quality data, 
specifically the number of libraries currently using Evergreen along 
with some information on how much circulation activity they get.


This is our first attempt at creating any type of annual report for the 
community. As with the Evergreen software, I'm sure it will grow and 
adapt over the years as we get a better sense of what kind of 
information people want to see there.


I hope this addresses some of your questions!
Kathy

On 04/01/2016 01:09 PM, Ben Shum wrote:

Hi Rogan,

I'm curious what the Evergreen Outreach Committee has discussed
regarding how this data is to be used.  Given that the linked survey
appears to be very user focused at the moment, i.e. most if not all
the questions are geared with the mindset that it applies to library
institutions or groups who use Evergreen.  But what about the rest of
the community?

I wonder if it would be helpful to clarify the intent of this survey
as targeting the Evergreen Community's users?  And whether there would
be separate surveys or approaches used similarly to gauge (and maybe
identify) other aspects of our community.  Off the top of my head, I
would like to see representation in any final picture of our community
to include also developers, individuals and companies alike, along
with the various support organizations that participate in Evergreen's
deployment and ongoing maintenance.  Documentation, translation, etc.?

Just what I was thinking.

Regards,

-- Ben

On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Rogan Hamby  wrote:

The Evergreen Outreach Committee is asking anyone who can to respond to the
first annual community survey.  If you are a member of a consortium we only
need one response for the entire consortium.

The information is for an annual report that we will present at the
conference each year.  Additionally, the information will help us have a
better image of the community as a whole.  We will also use it to create
materials aimed at creating an accurate picture of our community.

We have kept the survey short and simple and should only take a few moments.
Thank you in advance.

The survey can be accessed here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5MZWBYY

--
Rogan R. Hamby, Data and Project Analyst
Equinox - Open Your Library
ro...@esilibrary.com
1-877-OPEN-ILS | www.esilibrary.com



--
Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128
kluss...@masslnc.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Community Survey

[Ben Shum]

Hi Rogan,

I'm curious what the Evergreen Outreach Committee has discussed
regarding how this data is to be used.  Given that the linked survey
appears to be very user focused at the moment, i.e. most if not all
the questions are geared with the mindset that it applies to library
institutions or groups who use Evergreen.  But what about the rest of
the community?

I wonder if it would be helpful to clarify the intent of this survey
as targeting the Evergreen Community's users?  And whether there would
be separate surveys or approaches used similarly to gauge (and maybe
identify) other aspects of our community.  Off the top of my head, I
would like to see representation in any final picture of our community
to include also developers, individuals and companies alike, along
with the various support organizations that participate in Evergreen's
deployment and ongoing maintenance.  Documentation, translation, etc.?

Just what I was thinking.

Regards,

-- Ben

On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Rogan Hamby  wrote:
> The Evergreen Outreach Committee is asking anyone who can to respond to the
> first annual community survey.  If you are a member of a consortium we only
> need one response for the entire consortium.
>
> The information is for an annual report that we will present at the
> conference each year.  Additionally, the information will help us have a
> better image of the community as a whole.  We will also use it to create
> materials aimed at creating an accurate picture of our community.
>
> We have kept the survey short and simple and should only take a few moments.
> Thank you in advance.
>
> The survey can be accessed here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5MZWBYY
>
> --
> Rogan R. Hamby, Data and Project Analyst
> Equinox - Open Your Library
> ro...@esilibrary.com
> 1-877-OPEN-ILS | www.esilibrary.com
>

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Community Survey

[Rogan Hamby]

The Evergreen Outreach Committee is asking anyone who can to respond to the
first annual community survey.  If you are a member of a consortium we only
need one response for the entire consortium.

The information is for an annual report that we will present at the
conference each year.  Additionally, the information will help us have a
better image of the community as a whole.  We will also use it to create
materials aimed at creating an accurate picture of our community.

We have kept the survey short and simple and should only take a few
moments.  Thank you in advance.

The survey can be accessed here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5MZWBYY

--
Rogan R. Hamby, Data and Project Analyst
Equinox - Open Your Library
ro...@esilibrary.com
1-877-OPEN-ILS | www.esilibrary.com