Weekly Update—December 31, 2013
Year-End Wrap-Up
2013 has been a great year for Evergreen Indiana! We’ve welcomed 3 new member libraries on their go-lives and have 1 in the process of automating their collection. We have new staff administering the consortium, including a program coordinator, a sysadmin, and new training and support personnel. We’ve brought the payment program and mobile OPAC online. We serve almost 1 million Indiana residents with over 280,000 active users. We performed over 8.4 million circulations, processed more than a half million transits, and attended over 70 meetings, conferences, and trainings specifically to discuss Evergreen Indiana.
Congratulations on all you’ve accomplished, and we look forward to making 2014 even better!
Development News
The icon project was greenlighted earlier this month with sponsorship from MassLNC and BC Libraries Cooperative. The project was chosen as a top priority by EI members during the fall 2013 Development Survey. It is anticipated that the new code will be incorporated into the 2.6 build. To find out more, please visit Equinox’s blog.
Annual Report
We are working on data gathering for the annual report. You should receive a library specific report very soon with the data that can be extracted from the Evergreen ILS.
Member News
- Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library welcomes new director Kerry Green.
- Carole Vance, director of the Paoli Public Library, is retiring on December 31, 2013. Cynthia Webb and Karen Stephenson will serve as the interim administrators during the search process.
Deadlines
Our final scheduled barcode buying pool will be the first full week in January. Please check your stocks and make sure you have plenty of supplies in case we have a brief gap in service.
Upcoming Evergreen Indiana Training Opportunities
Please note that there will be no basic trainings in February or March due to the changing curriculum.
January 16
Basic Circulation, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428
Holds, 1pm-3pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428
January 22
Basic Cataloging, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428
Local Administration, 1pm-3pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428