Weekly Update – October 15, 2013
Quote of the Week
“It makes me feel good when patrons from other libraries place holds on books in our library that do not circulate here. It is also a good feeling to be able to fulfill a patron’s request to read every book by an author.”— Terri Wargo, Director, West Lebanon-Pike Township Public Library
Dedupe Completed
Thanks everyone for your patience during the deduplication downtime! The dedupe affected 314,271 records and cleaned up the database substantially. We expect this process to improve the speed with which hold targets are identified and shipped for patrons and to ease staff workload in identifying and cataloging materials.
Register Now! Fall 2013 Patron Services Roundtable
Discover best practices and upcoming changes to patron record management at the Fall 2013 Patron Services Roundtable. This program is eligible for 1 LEU. Registration information available below.
Updated Policies
The Evergreen Indiana Executive Committee approved several policy and procedure changes. The updated final versions of the policies and procedures will be placed on the Evergreen Indiana Policies and Procedures page and Circulation Policies and Procedure page. Review copies with highlighted changes are available here and here.
The eContent Committee approved the revised policies for the eIndiana Digital Consortium. They will be available on the Evergreen Indiana eContent page and here.
Committee News
The Executive Committee met on October 8, 2013 at the Indiana State Library and approved the August 13, 2013 meeting minutes.
The eContent Committee met on October 8, 2013 at the Indiana State Library and approved the August 13, 2013 meeting minutes.
Upcoming Evergreen Indiana Training Opportunities
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