Everyone -
As promised as one of the holiday gifts, yesterday we ran for the first time our notices in Spanish and Polish based upon the language preference in your patrons' user record.
At present, we have 2,233 user records with a defined language of Spanish. In addition, we have 23 user records with a defined language of Polish.
As a reminder, a patron's language preference for their notices is defined under the Demographics tab in the "Modify User" wizard. You can start promoting this service to your patrons and updating their records now.
We are planning on adding further languages in the future. If you would like us to investigate adding a specific language, please let me know.
We are presently working on Russian, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian.
Kate Boyle
SWAN Member Services Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5162
Fax: 630.734.5056
kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:kate.boyle@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN Member Library Staff:
We're currently experiencing an issue with a hanging overnight maintenance report that would affect any cataloging. Until we're able to have that report cleared, we've temporarily halted the WorkFlows service, meaning you will be unable to login to WorkFlows until the issue is resolved.
We hope to have this resolved as quickly as possible. In the meantime, please use offline circulation until further notice.
Thank you,
Ian Nosek
SWAN System Administrator
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5120
Fax: 630.734.5056
ian.nosek(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:ian.nosek@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN Member Libraries & Information Technology Staff:
On Sunday evening at 7:30pm, the Symphony Production Server will be taken offline for routine system maintenance. We expect this maintenance should last no longer than 1 hour.
This planned outage will not impact the Enterprise Catalog, however, WebServices features and other WorkFlows functions will be unavailable for the duration of the update.
The following services will be impacted by this outage:
* All WorkFlows/Symphony functions
* Enterprise OPAC Hold and My Account functions
* Enterprise OPAC Item Availability
* Enterprise OPAC Ecommerce
* BookMyne
* MobileCirc
Member libraries will be notified prior to the outage and again when the system updates have finished.
Ian Nosek
SWAN System Administrator
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5120
Fax: 630.734.5056
ian.nosek(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:ian.nosek@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN Libraries-
The Bellwood Public Library will be closed on 1/22/16 for staff In-Service Day.
Lauren Peltier
SWAN Member Services Support Analyst
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5155
Fax: 630.734.5056
lauren.peltier(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:lauren.peltier@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
The Woodridge Public Library will be closed from 9:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22 for a staff In-Service day.
The library will be open from 1:00p.m. to 9:00 p.m. that day.
Kate Boyle
SWAN Member Services Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5162
Fax: 630.734.5056
kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:kate.boyle@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN Member Library Staff:
The issue is now resolved, and was related to a runaway report format function on the Symphony server. All report functions in WorkFlows, including acquisitions, have been restored.
Please let us know if you encounter any issues that appear to be related.
Thank you for your patience.
Steven Schlewitt
SWAN IT Manager
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5130
Fax: 630.734.5056
steven.schlewitt(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:steven.schlewitt@railslibraries.info>
http://www.railslibraries.info
From: swancom-bounces(a)list.swanlibraries.net [mailto:swancom-bounces@list.swanlibraries.net] On Behalf Of Steven Schlewitt
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 9:42 AM
To: swancom(a)list.swanlibraries.net; swantech(a)list.swanlibraries.net
Subject: [SWANcom] WorkFlows Report Functions Issue
SWAN Member Library Staff:
We are currently investigating an issue relating to the WorkFlows Report functions. At this time, reports and report scheduling is inaccessible, but other WorkFlows functions are operating as expected.
We hope to have this issue resolved as quickly as possible. We'll send additional SWANcoms as soon as further information is available.
Thank you,
Steven Schlewitt
SWAN IT Manager
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5130
Fax: 630.734.5056
steven.schlewitt(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:steven.schlewitt@railslibraries.info>
http://www.railslibraries.info
SWAN Member Library Staff:
We are currently investigating an issue relating to the WorkFlows Report functions. At this time, reports and report scheduling is inaccessible, but other WorkFlows functions are operating as expected.
We hope to have this issue resolved as quickly as possible. We'll send additional SWANcoms as soon as further information is available.
Thank you,
Steven Schlewitt
SWAN IT Manager
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5130
Fax: 630.734.5056
steven.schlewitt(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:steven.schlewitt@railslibraries.info>
http://www.railslibraries.info
SWAN Member Libraries:
We have set the date of our membership meeting for our FY17 budget draft review on Tuesday, February 9th at 9:30am, in the main meeting room at Burr Ridge. Because we are no longer holding monthly Committee of the Whole meetings, this meeting will serve to review the FY17 budget document to date and share feedback and questions. The budget will then be voted upon during the March Quarterly meeting as it usually is.
The 2016 SWAN Meeting Calendar has been updated as well: https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/images/SWAN_Membershi…
Let me know if you have any questions!
Brande Overbey
SWAN Office Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5164
Fax: 630.734.5056
brande.overbey(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:brande.overbey@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN Member Libraries & Information Technology Staff:
ICN will be retiring their old DNS servers on January 31.To accommodate this change, SWAN will be making the necessary changes to the 26 libraries that are currently using the ICN DNS settings on their SonicWalls.
This change should not impact daily operations or result in any downtime, and we expect the updates to be completed by Friday, January 22.
If there are any questions, please feel free to contact SWAN at help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> for more information.
Ian Nosek
SWAN System Administrator
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5120
Fax: 630.734.5056
ian.nosek(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:ian.nosek@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
The Downers Grove PL will be closed for an In-service day on Friday, January 15th. The library will re-open on Saturday at 9am.
Renee Clanton
SWAN Member Services Consultant
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5169
Fax: 630.734.5056
renee.clanton(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:renee.clanton@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
Northlake has advised SWAN that their HVAC problem is more extensive than originally thought. They hope to re-open on the 19th. Northlake will update SWAN with more information as we get closer to the 19th.
Kate Boyle
SWAN Member Services Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5162
Fax: 630.734.5056
kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:kate.boyle@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN Libraries-
The North Lake Public Library has had major HVAC system failure, which has caused significant building damage and an electrical outage.
They will be closed today 1/12, tomorrow 1/13, and possibly more days this week. We will update pending further information.
Lauren Peltier
SWAN Member Services Support Analyst
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5155
Fax: 630.734.5056
lauren.peltier(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:lauren.peltier@railslibraries.info>
http://www.railslibraries.info
We're concluding our Listening Tour with two final dates and locations to discuss Enterprise concerns and best practices, and share what we've learned since our go-live date in 2015.
SWAN Executive Director Aaron Skog and Library Relations Specialist Susan Ricker invite SWAN-member library staff to join us at either of the two final sessions to cover the following agenda:
- Overview of Enterprise plan and focuses
- Summary of work completed to date
- A look at what's to come and next steps
- Open Q&A on Enterprise functions and best practices
As you can see, there's plenty of valuable information to share and we hope you can represent your library by attending. The dates and locations are as follows:
January 28, 2016 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Berwyn Public Library
2701 South Harlem
Berwyn, IL 60402
L2 Link: http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=21890
January 29, 2016 from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District
19901 Stoney Island Ave
Lynwood, IL 60411
L2 Link: http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=21891
Register for either event on the L2 Calendar and bring your questions, concerns and ideas as we discuss what's in store for SWAN and Enterprise. We look forward to seeing you there!
Susan Ricker
SWAN Library Relations Specialist
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5110
Fax: 630.734.5056
susan.ricker(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:susan.ricker@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN's hosted Enterprise went offline as of this morning, around 9:45AM. We are working with SirsiDynix support. We will send updates via SWANcom.
Please share with your colleagues.
Aaron Skog
SWAN Executive Director
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5122
Fax: 630.734.5056
aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:aaron.skog@railslibraries.info>
http://www.railslibraries.info
SWAN Member Libraries:
We are currently experiencing an Enterprise catalog outage. SirsiDynix is aware of the issue and is currently in the process of restarting the Enterprise service.
They anticipate a full restoration in approximately ten minutes.
I'll follow up once we have confirmed that all Enterprise services have been restored.
Thanks for your patience.
Ian Nosek
SWAN System Administrator
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5120
Fax: 630.734.5056
ian.nosek(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:ian.nosek@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN Libraries:
RAILS closed all of its facilities at 2pm. SWAN staff working at Burr Ridge have left for the day. Several of us are working remotely already and are prepared to assist in the event of an emergency. Calls to Member Service support at 630-734-5153 have been directed to our answering service.
I suggest any support questions be sent to help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> for follow up within our help desk ticketing system.
Aaron Skog
SWAN Executive Director
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5122
Fax: 630.734.5056
aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:aaron.skog@railslibraries.info>
http://www.railslibraries.info
On the Twelfth Day of (insert your favorite holiday) ---- SWAN elves gave to me [cid:image001.jpg@01D13D65.F28A82D0]
Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Festivus, the Winter Solstice, or none of the above - SWAN would like to share 12 days of "gifts" with you.
Gift #12 - COSUGI Member Privileges
The Customers of SirsiDynix Users Group, Inc. (COSUGI) are preparing for their May 23-25, 2016 conference, "Fueling the Future" in Indianapolis. As a member of SWAN, you're also a COSUGI member and are invited to join us in Indianapolis this coming spring. Test out SirsiDynix products, learn about future innovations and hear from other member libraries as we come together to share information and resources.
To register staff for COSUGI, library directors will need to get the COSUGI registration information from the "Director's Only Area" of the SWAN support website.
First log in to the SWAN support website (using your L2 password) with this link: https://support.swanlibraries.net/content/cosugi-website-login. You can find the COSUGI website information, including username, password, and SirsiDynix membership number on this page after you've signed in. This is the information you'll need when registering for the conference.
Second, when you are ready, you can register for COSUGI online:
https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1738417. You can register yourself or a group of staff, as well as find hotel information and additional classes from SirsiDynix that will be offered.
We'll share more updates as the date grows closer, and as always, you can email us at help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> if you have any questions.
>From all of us at SWAN, we wish you the happiest of holidays!
Susan Ricker
SWAN Library Relations Specialist
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5110
Fax: 630.734.5056
susan.ricker(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:susan.ricker@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
On the Eleventh Day of (insert your favorite holiday) ----SWAN elves gave to me [cid:image002.jpg@01D13CB4.B82BE7C0]
Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Festivus, the Winter Solstice, or none of the above - SWAN would like to share 12 days of "gifts" with you.
Gift #11 - I am happy to announce that the SWAN library membership will participate in a new service called BLUEcloud Visibility. This service is the "holy grail" of library search: once implemented, your library collections will begin to appear in search results performed by anyone using Google, Bing, etc. for authors, musicians, books, music, movie titles.
Details on BLUEcloud Visibility can be found using the link to the SWAN support website below. This service includes online classes that will be announced via our support website and SWANcom in early 2016.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/content/bluecloud-visibility
Aaron Skog
SWAN Executive Director
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5122
Fax: 630.734.5056
aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:aaron.skog@railslibraries.info>
http://www.railslibraries.info
Hi everyone,
Re-sending gift #10 without part of the graphic. Some pieces became misaligned when originally sent. Please disregard the first email. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
On the Tenth Day of (insert your favorite holiday) ----SWAN elves gave to me [cid:image003.jpg@01D1397E.B6528960]
Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Festivus, the Winter Solstice, or none of the above - SWAN would like to share 12 days of "gifts" with you.
Gift #10 --- If you want to be able to add a note when billing a user, open a ticket at help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> and request that the bill note be enabled. The bill note field is free text and provides helpful information in the "Display User" wizard under the Bills tab (see below).
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Display User wizard/bills tab/Note column on far right.
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Kate Boyle
SWAN Member Services Manager
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5162
Fax: 630.734.5056
kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:kate.boyle@railslibraries.info>
http://www.railslibraries.info
On the Tenth Day of (insert your favorite holiday) ----SWAN elves gave to me [cid:image003.jpg@01D1397E.B6528960]
Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Festivus, the Winter Solstice, or none of the above - SWAN would like to share 12 days of "gifts" with you.
Gift #10 --- If you want to be able to add a note when billing a user, open a ticket at help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> and request that the bill note be enabled. The bill note field is free text and provides helpful information in the "Display User" wizard under the Bills tab (see below).
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Display User wizard/bills tab/Note column
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Kate Boyle
SWAN Member Services Manager
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5162
Fax: 630.734.5056
kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:kate.boyle@railslibraries.info>
http://www.railslibraries.info
On the Ninth Day of (insert your favorite holiday) ----SWAN elves gave to me [cid:image002.jpg@01D1396E.AB6761C0]
Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Festivus, the Winter Solstice, or none of the above - SWAN would like to share 12 days of "gifts" with you.
Gift #9 --- Have you ever thought when searching for a patron "it would be so helpful if I could see the birthdate of this patron"? This can easily be accomplished --just open a ticket at help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> and request that the Birthdate column be enabled in the User Search Helper. This additional column when searching is not only a time saver, but a way to accurately retrieve the correct user record. The birthdate column will be visible in "Display User", "Modify User", "User Registration" and "Copy User". This can be of great assistance when you are searching a common name.
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Kate Boyle
SWAN Member Services Manager
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5162
Fax: 630.734.5056
kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:kate.boyle@railslibraries.info>
http://www.railslibraries.info
South Holland is closed at 5:00 p.m. Friday December 18, all day on December 24,25,31, January 1 .
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Kate Boyle
SWAN Member Services Manager
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5162
Fax: 630.734.5056
kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:kate.boyle@railslibraries.info>
http://www.railslibraries.info