Weekly Update — August 11, 2015

Register now for the 2015 Regional Roundtables!

The regional roundtables are an opportunity for member library staff to gather and discuss matters of regional and consortium interest, provide feedback on issues for the governance committees, and meet their counterparts. We encourage libraries to consider sending front-line staff! Space is limited. All times EDT.

  • Central, Sept. 11, 2015, 10am-Noon, Morgan County Public Library, Martinsville Branch
  • Southwest, Sept. 14, 2015, 10am-Noon, Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library, Bloomfield Branch
  • Northwest, Sept. 29, 2015, 10am-Noon, West Lafayette Public Library
  • Southeast, Oct. 15, 2015, 10am-Noon, Franklin County Public Library District, Brookville Branch
  • Northeast, Oct. 16, 2015, 10am-Noon, Peabody Public Library

Register here!

Committee News

The Executive Committee met at 1pm on August 11, 2015 at the Indiana State Library. Topics under discussion included the newly approved consortium mission statement, the new Alternate ID Circulation Policy, updates to the procedure for correcting an intra-Evergreen Indiana payment issue, and assignment of regional support. The meeting was recorded and may be viewed on YouTube. More details will be released on the Support listserv later this week.

The eContent Committee met at 10am on August 11, 2015 at the Indiana State Library. We entertained a vendor presentation from Niche Academy and discussed new offerings from Library Ideas and Total Boox. The eIDC group also reviewed the option of bringing in OverDrive MARC records into Evergreen and the possibility of allowing Student cardholders access to OverDrive. Details will be released on the eContent listserv.

The Cataloging and Patron Services Committees will next meet in September. Committee meetings are open and member libraries are encouraged to attend and contribute to the discussions!

Upcoming Evergreen Indiana Training Opportunities

August 25
Advanced Cataloging, Part I, 9am-Noon, Webinar. You must register for and attend both parts to be eligible for your Cat1 and receive your 6 TLEUs.
August 26
Advanced Cataloging, Part II, 9am-Noon, Webinar. You must register for and attend both parts to be eligible for your Cat1 and receive your 6 TLEUs.
September 28
Basic Circulation, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (3 TLEU)
Holds, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (2 TLEU)
September 30
Basic Cataloging, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (3 TLEU)
Local Administration, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (2 TLEU)