Weekly Update – October 1, 2013

Quote of the Week

“Libraries share, it’s what we’re here to do. Right now there’s no better way to accomplish that, in the State of Indiana, than participating in Evergreen.”—Scott Tracey, Librarian, West Lafayette Public Library

Upgrade Delayed

To ensure the best possible experience for staff and patrons, the scheduled software upgrade in December has been postponed. Details of the new timeline will be made available as soon as they are finalized. Thank you for your understanding!

Reminder: Dedupe

The Evergreen Indiana servers will be unavailable October 12(evening)-14 for patron and staff use during a record deduplication cycle. Libraries open during these days are asked to use standalone mode. Thank you for your patience!

Meetings

  • The Executive Committee will meet at the Indiana State Library on October 8, 2013 at 1pm in room 401.
  • The eContent Committee will meet at the Indiana State Library on October 8, 2013 at 10am in room 401 425. A to Z Databases will present as a vendor.

Member News

Otterbein Public Library welcomes new Interim Director Cindy Jackson.

The Morristown Branch of the Shelby County Public Library is moving to 418 W. Main St., Morristown, IN 46161. The branch will have new hours: Monday-Friday 10am-6pm and Saturdays 9am-5pm. Please update your local records.

Migration News

We are pleased to announce the go-live dates for Montpelier Harrison Township Public Library and Westville-New Durham Township Public Library.

  • Montpelier-Harrison Township: November 5, 2013. There will be a modified cataloging freeze November 1 (close of business)-5, 2013. Cataloging may resume as normal on November 6, 2013 unless otherwise notified.
  • Westville-New Durham Township: November 12, 2013. Westville-New Durham Twp has automated as part of their migration; there will be no cataloging freeze.

Deadlines

Don’t forget to make your voice heard on the Fall Development Queue Survey. We will be accepting results through Friday, October 4, 2013.

Upcoming Evergreen Indiana Training Opportunities

October 10
Basic Circulation, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428
Holds, 1-3pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428
October 29
2013 Fall Evergreen Indiana Patron Services Roundtable, 10am-12pm, Webinar
November 14
Advanced Cataloging, Part I, 9am-12pm, Webinar
November 15
Advanced Cataloging, Part II, 9am-12pm, Webinar
November 21
2013 Fall Evergreen Indiana Cataloging Roundtable, 10am-12pm, Webinar