Weekly Update — February 7, 2017
Maintenance and Configuration Updates
A weekly purge of unused monographic parts has been implemented.
Materials which have been assigned the Discard/Weed status are being automatically deleted 6 months after being set to that status. Libraries are encouraged to actively delete weeded holdings, but this cleanup tool will catch those which are missed.
The default sort order has been set to Popularity Adjusted Relevance. The popularity metric has been updated to evaluate the number of copies associated with a record, the total number of holds over 5 years, publication date, frequency of circulation, total circulation, and current hold counts. We’re excited to see how well this assists patrons with finding their desired materials!
Committee News
The eContent Committee will meet on February 14, 2017 at 10 am at the Indiana State Library. Vendor products under discussion will include Baker & Taylor’s Axis 360, J.P. Gillen’s Library App, and SkillSoft.
The Executive Committee will meet on February 14, 2017 at 1pm at the Indiana State Library. Topics on the agenda include the international conference scholarships, the 2018 membership fee rates, an exit fee bylaws amendment, insurance, the current pilots, and updates to the patron matrix. The meeting will be streamed and recorded.
2017 Evergreen International Conference
The schedule for the 2017 conference has been released! Detailed program descriptions are available for review. Please note that minor shifts in timing may still occur. Registration is now open for the 2017 Evergreen International Annual Conference. Scholarship applicants will be notified of the Executive Committee’s decisions next week.
Migration News
The Washington Carnegie Public Library’s go live has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The LocalAdmin and Reporting course, being taught onsite on March 7, is being opened up to other area library staff, please see below to register. A modified cataloging freeze will be associated with this go-live.
Deadlines
The next barcode and library card pool is scheduled for March 6-10, 2017. Please check your stock!
Upcoming Evergreen Indiana Training Opportunities
March 3, 2017
2017 Spring Cataloging Roundtable, 10am-Noon, Webinar.
March 7
Local Administration and Basic Reporting, Washington Carnegie Public Library, 9am-Noon (3 TLEU)
March 14
Basic Circulation, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (3 TLEU)
Holds, 1pm-3pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (2 TLEU)
March 15
Basic Cataloging, 9am-12pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (3 TLEU)
Local Administration, 1pm-3pm, Indiana State Library, Room 428 (2 TLEU)