Updates Newsletter

Barcode and Library Card Pool Opening!

We’re pleased to announce that the new library card and barcode contract is finalized. The first pool of the new contract opens next week on Monday, May 12, 2014, and closes on Friday, May 16. The new rates are $21 per 1000 for barcodes and $.20/ea. for combo cards with a minimum run of 500 cards. Please check your stocks and prepare your orders now for next week. Instructions for ordering are available here: Barcode Ordering Pool.

Regional Support Change

The ISL Southwest regional coordinator, Shirdellah Groulx, has stepped down from her position; until her position is filled again, Bill Anderson (bianderson@library.in.gov), regional coordinator for the Southeast, will provide support to her region. If you or a librarian you know in the region is interested in becoming a regional coordinator, please contact the EI Coordinator to be notified when the position is posted. We thank Shir for all her valuable assistance and support with Evergreen Indiana!

As we prepared for Shir’s last day, we processed her accounts just as we ask you to do. First, on her professional account, her password was reset. Then her profile group was updated to “Internal Use”, and her expiry date was set to her last day. As she will no longer be eligible for a StaffCard, we also expired that account. If she were eligible for a regular patron card, we would have changed her profile and transferred her personal account to her home library. This is the proper procedure when you have staff leave your library.

Elections and Ballots

We continue to collect the Executive Committee election ballots and Bylaws Amendment ballots. Please send these to the Coordinator or Executive Committee at the Indiana State Library (140 N Senate Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46204) as soon as possible.
Don’t forget to cast your electronic vote for the new PSC members: [Voting has closed.]

Member News

Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library welcomes new director Austin Stroud.

Migration News

We have set Danville Center Township Public Library’s go-live for June 3, 2014. A modified cataloging freeze will be in place the weekend preceding the migration. Additional details will be made available as they are confirmed.
Deadlines

Upcoming Evergreen Indiana Training Opportunities

May 14
Advanced Cataloging, Part I, 9am-12pm, Webinar
May 15
Advanced Cataloging, Part II, 9am-12pm, Webinar
June 12
Basic Circulation, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428
Holds, 1:30pm-3:30pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428
June 19
Basic Cataloging, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428
Local Administration, 1:30pm-3:30pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428