Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Anyone willing to answer some general questions about Evergreen ILS?

[Terran McCanna]

That's a very good point, and I'm happy to answer specific questions about
how we run Evergreen for a consortium.


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On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 9:54 AM Andrea Buntz Neiman <
abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org> wrote:

> 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 *
>

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Anyone willing to answer some general questions about Evergreen ILS?

[Rogan Hamby]

Just a a quick follow up from what Andrea said, if your assignment is
specifically to talk to a vendor (which it sounds like) look carefully at
that page and you may want to talk to some community members about vendors
first to make sure you good a good representative one.  Even better I'd
recommend talking to multiple.  Unlike a proprietary ILS vendors for
Evergreen don't offer a uniform slate of services.  One may only offer
development while another may offer hosting and another may offer those and
training and migration services.

full disclaimer: I work for Equinox, one of said providers on that page



On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 9:54 AM Andrea Buntz Neiman <
abnei...@equinoxinitiative.org> wrote:

> 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 *
>

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Anyone willing to answer some general questions about Evergreen ILS?

[Andrea Buntz Neiman]

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 *

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Anyone willing to answer some general questions about Evergreen ILS?

[Dan Scott]

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
>

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Anyone willing to answer some general questions about Evergreen ILS?

[Jason Stephenson]

Nita,

I recommend just sending your questions to this list.  That way you will
get the benefit of answers from multiple people, and other people will
benefit from seeing those answers as well.

Cheers,
Jason

On 2/17/19 10:07 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

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Anyone willing to answer some general questions about Evergreen ILS?

[Ashley]

Ii would be interested in this information if it can be shared either 
via the list or email to aharvieATmcnDOTorg.


Thanks, Ashley Harvie

On 2/17/2019 12:26 PM, jspa...@houpl.org wrote:

On 2019-02-17 10:07, 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
Sure   we are closed tomorrow but i will answer as best i can via 
email fill then

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Anyone willing to answer some general questions about Evergreen ILS?

[jspaulk]

On 2019-02-17 10:07, 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
Sure   we are closed tomorrow but i will answer as best i can via email 
fill then