March 2019 - SWANcom - swanlibraries.net

Library In-Service
by Crystal Vela 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

Bridgeview Public Library will be closing early on March 20th, 2019 for a staff In-Service. The library will close at 4PM on the 20th and will resume regular hours on March 21st, 2019. Palos Park Library will be closed March 29th all day for an In-Service Day. They will resume regular hours on March 30th. Crystal Vela Consultant, Member Services crystal(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:crystal@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-8059 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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SWAN FY20 Budget and LLSAP Funding Amounts for FY20
by Aaron Skog 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

Hello Library Directors & Administrators, The SWAN FY20 budget was approved last week at the quarterly meeting. The SWAN Membership fees for FY20 are now posted online at the link below. https://support.swanlibraries.net/about/budget There was interest at the quarterly meeting about the LLSAP funding for the 6 consortia in RAILS. This funding is provided in a letter to SWAN shared in the SWAN Board packet from October 18, 2018. You can see the LLSAP funding formula and the amounts for the 6 consortia on pages 111 and 112 of the SWAN Board packet, the PDF of which can be viewed below. https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/18_10_19/6629… Thank you all for coming out last week! Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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Cataloging Advisory Meeting March 14th - Agenda
by webmaster＠swanlibraries.net 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

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Self-Nominate for SWAN Board Election, Due 3/22
by Aaron Skog 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Hello Directors & Administrators, Please refer to the SWAN support site news post about the self-nomination for the upcoming SWAN Board election. There will be three open seats for the board, and we encourage all library directors or administrators to consider this opportunity. All seats are at-large and are three year terms. For details, please review the news post which has a link to the online self-nomination form. https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2019-02/66595 If you are interested and want to find out more, please reach out to anyone on the current board. The current board members are listed here: https://support.swanlibraries.net/about/board-members I would be happy to answer any questions as well! Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) Retention
by webmaster＠swanlibraries.net 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

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Reports of System Problems
by Dawne Tortorella 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

We have received several reports of problems bringing records in through Smartport and Acquisitions, as well as Web Services and SIP. We are troubleshooting with SirsiDynix and recommend that if you can, please curtail cataloging functions until this issue is resolved. You can track these known issues on our support site: https://support.swanlibraries.net/help/known-issues SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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Shelf Check For Custom Longoverdue Report (CLR)
by webmaster＠swanlibraries.net 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

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OCLC Configuration and WorldShare ILL Workshops/Labs
by webmaster＠swanlibraries.net 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

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SWAN Directors and Adminstrators Quarterly Meeting - Agenda & Packet for 3/7 Posted
by Aaron Skog 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

SWAN Member Libraries, The March Quarterly agenda and packet for the meeting on Thursday, March 7th at 10:00 a.m. is now available for you: https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/19_03_07/6528… We will live-stream the audio and desktop presentation of this meeting via GoToMeetings; if you would like to attend remotely, please refer to page 3 of the meeting packet. This meeting is at the *Oak Brook Public Library and begins at 10 a.m.* Meeting highlights: * Approval of SWAN's FY20 budget & membership fees (see packet) * SWAN's upcoming board election (see packet) * Changes to our Internet Access service (see packet) * What life is like in the cloud * Updates from SWAN staff on the cataloging, circulation, and discovery advisory groups * Progress report on the new mobile app & recent improvements to Enterprise The meeting packet contains a written update on the strategic plan objectives and a detailed operations report. If you are curious what SWAN is up to, take a look at 51 jam-packed pages of information! Have a great weekend! Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 844-792-6542 swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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