Weekly Update— November 18, 2014
The Next 6 Weeks
We have scheduled multiple major system maintenance projects over the next six weeks. Please be sure to have at 1 person per shift at your library subscribed to the Evergreen Support listserv so that you are always up to date with the system status updates.
Beginning next week, in preparation for the December upgrade we plan to release the 2.7 test server for your attention. Information on this testing cycle will be sent out on the Evergreen Support list, and we ask that you please take some time to check out the upgraded system. We had an outstanding test round last winter which allowed us to catch a few bugs, correct a couple of configurations, and discover some new functionalities before the consortium upgraded.
Next week also kicks off the 2014 deduplication project. Beginning at 8pm, November 26, 2014, a full cataloging freeze will be in effect. No changes may be made to item attributes or bibliographic records during a full freeze. Standard circulation functions will not be affected. Catalogers will be notified by Monday, December 1 when they may resume cataloging in the system.
Committee News
The final round of governance committee meetings for 2014 are just ahead:
- December 4, 2014, 10am, Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library: Cataloging Committee
- December 9, 2014, 10am, Indiana State Library (Room 425): eContent Committee (new vendor offerings under discussion will include CustomGuide and Ancestry)
- December 9, 2014, 1pm, Indiana State Library (Room 401): Executive Committee
- December 16, 2014, 10am, Greenwood Public Library: Patron Services Committee
Please submit your follow-ups and recommendations to the EI Coordinator or a committee member.
Member News
The eIDC welcomes new member Shoals Public Library.
The Indiana State Library welcomes new Northeast Regional Coordinator Paula Newcom! Paula came to the Indiana State Library from the Crown Point Community Library where she was the Head of Youth Services. She has also worked at the Marion Public Library in Grant County, Indiana (Reference and Webmaster) and the Akron-Summit County Public Library (Audiovisual Services) in Ohio. She is a graduate of Indiana University with a B.A. in English and Film Studies. She obtained her Masters in Library Science from Indiana University.
Support News
The 2.7 upgrade will begin at 8pm EST December 23, 2014. We anticipate the servers will be available again on the 28th. If possible, we will bring things back online earlier. Please be sure to sign up for the Support mailing list to keep apprised of our progress. During this upgrade window, the system will be completely unavailable, and you should use offline mode for any transactions.
Migration News
The Royal Center-Boone Township Public Library’s go-live is scheduled for December 2, 2014. There will be no cataloging freeze associated with this migration.
Deadlines
The November barcode purchasing pool has been extended to November 21, 2014. Please get your orders for library cards and/or barcodes in now!
The RDA Toolkit 2015 purchase will close on Thursday, November 20. Please contact the EI Coordinator if you would like to participate.
We’re coming up on the purchase period for Wowbrary, please contact the EI Coordinator if you’d like further information on joining the group. Current members are set to auto-renew unless a written notice to cancel is received.
Upcoming Evergreen Indiana Training Opportunities
December 12
Welcome to Evergreen 2.7, 10am-11:30am, Webinar (1 TLEU)
December 15
Welcome to Evergreen 2.7, 10am-11:30am, Webinar (1 TLEU)
December 16
Basic Circulation, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (3 TLEU)
Holds, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (2 TLEU)
December 17
Welcome to Evergreen 2.7, 2-3:30pm, Webinar (1 TLEU)
December 18
Basic Cataloging, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (3 TLEU)
Local Administration, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (2 TLEU)