Weekly Update — December 6, 2016

Upgrade Testing!

Upgrade testing is now available for all interested parties! Please check out the Upgrade 2.11 webpage for instructions and training information. The webinars are scheduled for December 15, 2016, 2-3pm and December 16, 2016, 10-11am. Registration should be open tomorrow!

Committee News

  • The Cataloging Committee met on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library.
  • The eContent Committee will meet at 10 am on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Indiana State Library. Dear Reader will present their product for consortium consideration.
  • The Executive Committee will meet at 1 pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Indiana State Library. The meeting will be broadcast and may be viewed on YouTube.
  • The Patron Services Committee will meet at 10 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Greenwood Public Library.

All member libraries are invited to attend the committee meetings and provide feedback on issues under discussion!

Maintenance Notices

During the Authority Control implementation, scheduled December 2-December 28, 2016, catalogers are reminded not to update existing bibliographic records. An FAQ about the process and available functions was released to the Cataloging listserv on 11/28/16. Please watch for updated timeline notices on the listservs.

The next Evergreen software upgrade has been scheduled for December 31, 2016-January 1, 2017. All library access to the database will be suspended during that window.

Upcoming Evergreen Indiana Training Opportunities

December 6
Basic Circulation, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (3 TLEU)
Holds, 1pm-3pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (2 TLEU)
December 8
Basic Cataloging, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (3 TLEU)
Local Administration, 1pm-3pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (2 TLEU)