Grace periods Another note about grace periods – As stated in the Weekly Update blog on June 1, 2011, grace periods are not honored in Evergreen 2.0 when using backdating. Please be aware of this issue when backdating check-ins and make sure Read More
De-duping project One of the many goals of Evergreen Indiana is to allow patrons all over the state to search the same catalog and transit those items across the state. Since 2008, there have been several million MARC records merged into Evergreen Read More
Board resolutions With the payment pilot that will be starting in July and the other work being done to create an OPAC credit card payment functionality, it is very important that libraries get their board resolutions to accept library payments from all Read More
De-duping project The Evergreen Indiana community is busy serving patrons with programs such as summer reading during the summer months so what better time to merge catalog records and streamline the Evergreen Indiana catalog? From July 1-4, a de-duping script will run Read More
Approved by the Executive Committee, June 14, 2011 Pre-cataloged items will have 0 renewals starting on July 1, 2011. Closed Dates Editor With the 4th of July soon upon us, many libraries will need to use the Closed Dates Editor to set Read More
Welcome Union City Public Library! Union City Public Library will be going live tomorrow, Thursday, June 9, 2011! Their go-live date will not require a catalog freeze. With the addition of Union City Public Library, the Evergreen Indiana community will include 90 Read More
De-dupping project Equinox will be running a de-dupping test on Thursday, June 2. After the de-dupping test runs correctly, MIS will be able to run it in production. ISL will notify the Evergreen Indiana community before and place a cataloging freeze during Read More
Setting the default price for items Setting the default price for an item is an activity easily automated using copy editor templates. In creating a copy editor template, staff can either use the Evergreen Indiana consortium default price ($10.00) or save their Read More
Resource Sharing in Indiana There are now 89 libraries in Evergreen Indiana including public, school and government that serve over 811,000 patrons. As the Evergreen Indiana community already knows, one of the benefits of becoming an Evergreen Indiana library is the ability Read More
Evergreen Indiana Annual Meeting Thank you to all who attended the Evergreen Indiana Annual Meeting on Friday, May 6! There were many great presentations, discussions, questions, and productive committee meetings. Just a reminder, Megan Maurer will be sending out a survey soon Read More