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Long-Running Maintenance Report on 8/04
by webmaster＠swanlibraries.net 05 Aug '18

05 Aug '18

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SWAN Staffing Announcement: Electronic Resources Consultant
by Aaron Skog 03 Aug '18

03 Aug '18

SWAN Libraries, As promised within our staffing plan as part of the SWAN budget plan for fiscal year 2019, I have an exciting announcement for you. Joining SWAN in our brand new Electronic Resources Consultant position is Robin Hofstetter. Robin will report to Tara Wood on the User Experience team. Robin Hofstetter has joined us in a limited part-time capacity starting on August 1st, and then will switch to full time beginning on Monday, August 27th. Moving forward, Robin will ensure your library's online subscription databases, e-books, and streaming are under careful management and consideration within SWAN's current platform of Enterprise, eResource Central, EBSCO Discovery Service, Article Search, and OpenAthens. Robin is the current e-Resources and Metadata Librarian for University of Illinois at Chicago, where she also is an Assistant Professor. She is incredibly passionate and talented with managing online tools, databases, and resources, as well as cataloging and authority control. She has also served as Head of Technology and Collections for Roosevelt University, and has public library experience in serials, acquisitions, cataloging, and technology at the Public Library of Cincinnati. She has her MLIS degree from Kent State University. We are thrilled that we are able to add her to our team in this very important new role and very much look forward to what creative and innovative ideas she'll be bringing to our SWAN User Experience team! 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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Reminder: FINAL DAY of Registration for SWANx Conference!
by Brande Overbey 03 Aug '18

03 Aug '18

Good morning SWAN Member Libraries: Registration for our 2018 SWANstravaganza Conference ends tonight at 5pm CST! If you haven't already done so, please head to https://swanx18.eventbrite.com to grab your tickets before they're gone! Thank you, Brande Overbey Operations Manager brande(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:brande@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7104 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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Item Library - List Items in Transit for 10-30 days
by "Distribution Services" 02 Aug '18

02 Aug '18

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Transiting Library - List Items in Transit for 10-30 days
by "Distribution Services" 02 Aug '18

02 Aug '18

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ILA Executive Board approves Kate’s nomination as an ILA Luminary
by webmaster＠swanlibraries.net 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

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Help us improve the SWAN support website
by Tara Wood 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

Good morning, SWAN is working on a new support website. We would like your help to improve the menus, labels, and structure of the site through a card sort. The card sort is online, and it should take about 15 minutes. You will be given several terms and topics, and you will sort them into categories that make sense to you. To participate: * Go to the SWAN Support Site Card Sort<https://n65t10yk.optimalworkshop.com/optimalsort/swan/sort> * Or copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://n65t10yk.optimalworkshop.com/optimalsort/swan/sort * Follow the instructions and prompts You're strongly encourage to create your own categories and groups! This will help us make the support site easier for you and your colleagues to use. The card sort will be available until August 28th. Thank you! Tara Wood User Experience Manager tara(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:tara@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7706 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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SHS closed 8/3
by Lauren Levaggi 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

SWAN Libraries - The South Holland Public Library will be closed Friday, August 3 for an In-Service Day. They will reopen on Saturday, August 4th at 10:00 am.

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Monthly Patron Cleanup Reports
by webmaster＠swanlibraries.net 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

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Reminder: SWANx Conference Registration Closes Friday!
by Brande Overbey 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

Hello SWAN Libraries: Just a reminder that registration for our 2018 SWANstravaganza Conference is scheduled to close after this Friday, August 3rd so that we can get our final counts to the site. Don't forget to register if you'd like to attend! If you need to sneak in after the deadline, please email me directly to work that out. Visit https://swanx18.eventbrite.com to register. Thank you, Brande Overbey Operations Manager brande(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:brande@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7104 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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