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SWAN Aspen Discovery catalog: update on performance issues last week
by SWAN Communications 20 Nov '24

20 Nov '24

SWAN member libraries- The Aspen Discovery catalog on Wednesday, November 13th began to experience performance issues-slowness with search results, long waits for account login. This lasted until Friday when our hosting provider ByWater Solutions put in place a solution and the performance returned to normal. What was happening was our hosted Aspen server was undergoing a denial-of-service attack. This was not a security breach, so no patron data was affected. The server was undergoing a huge amount of service requests, potentially thousands per second from a bot network. ByWater blocked the origin of the denial-of-service attack, but it required blocking some IP addresses that have left some member libraries blocked from the Aspen catalog. We have resolved all but three libraries, with SWAN staff going on site or arranging consultations with these libraries: Richton Park, Brookfield, and River Grove. If your library is experiencing a blocked message when accessing the catalog, please open a ticket with SWAN using the link below. https://support.swanlibraries.net/form/94559 The details of this SWANcom are repeated on the news post below. https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-11/94753 I apologize for not getting an explanation out sooner. We learned about the details this morning and I wanted to update everyone about the situation. We are coordinating with ByWater to put a long-term resolution in place to prevent a denial-of-service attack in the future. Regards, Aaron Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his 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 Aspen Catalog Down
by SWAN Communications 14 Nov '24

14 Nov '24

The Aspen catalog is currently down. We have alerted ByWater to the issue and they are investigating. We will update the Known Issue<https://support.swanlibraries.net/issue/94752> on our support site as we have more information. SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

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October RB/ILL Quarterly Billing
by SWAN Communications 22 Oct '24

22 Oct '24

The Quarterly RB/ILL Billing has been published. Please visit the news post<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-10/94744> for full details. SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

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*REMINDER* Self-nominations for Circulation Working Group Due October 21st
by SWAN Communications 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

Self-nominations for the Circulation Working Group (formerly Circulation Advisory) are due October 21st. We encourage you to put your name forward to participate. This news post has links to submit your name for the election along with links to sign up to participate in other SWAN Working Groups: Working groups self-nominations now open<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-09/94682> The Circulation election will take place October 22nd through November 11th. SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

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Resolved: Aspen server upgrade and slowness issues
by SWAN Communications 11 Oct '24

11 Oct '24

Good afternoon member libraries, Thank you again for your patience during this Aspen server upgrade. After working with ByWater Solutions, our hosting provider, throughout the day we are now seeing that the performance issues in our catalog are resolved and Symphony extracts are processing smoothly. You should see accurate item statuses, changes to item and bibliographic data, and have access to all My Account functionality. If you have any issues, please open a ticket. Thank you! SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

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Extreme slowness in the Aspen catalog
by SWAN Communications 11 Oct '24

11 Oct '24

Good morning member libraries, We are seeing extreme slowness and timeouts in the Aspen catalog. We are in touch with ByWater Solutions, our hosting provider, to resolve the issues. SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

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Aspen server upgrade status 10/11/24
by SWAN Communications 11 Oct '24

11 Oct '24

Good morning member libraries, The Aspen server upgrade is complete, but we are seeing issues with Aspen processing Symphony exports. Patrons can log in and place holds, but item statuses and changes to bibliographic records will not appear in the catalog until these issues are resolved. We'll continue to update our news post on the support site as we have more information: https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-10/94715 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

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Reminder: Aspen downtime today, 10/10
by SWAN Communications 10 Oct '24

10 Oct '24

Good morning member libraries, Our Aspen server upgrade is today. The catalog will be partially down for most of the day with about an hour of full downtime. You will see a system message banner in the catalog once the upgrade has begun and My Account features are no longer available. We will update this news post on our support site with any updates: https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-10/94715 And we will post an all clear swancom message following the upgrade. Thank you for your patience today! SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

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Working group self-nominations are open
by SWAN Communications 08 Oct '24

08 Oct '24

Join a SWAN working group! Self-nominations are now open. Circulation Working Group (formerly Circulation Advisory) nominations are due October 21st, and the Circulation Working Group elections will run October 22-November 11. Sign up for Discovery & User Experience and E-Resource working groups by November 11th. No sign ups are needed for the Cataloging Working Group Read more and find 2025 meeting dates on the SWAN support site: https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-09/94682 Tara Wood User Experience Manager tara(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:tara@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7706 My pronouns: she/her/hers 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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Aspen downtime Thursday 10/10
by SWAN Communications 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

Good afternoon member libraries, As a reminder, our Aspen server upgrade is Thursday October 10th and it is expected to take the full day. The catalog will be partially down for most of the day with about an hour of full downtime. You can read more on the SWAN support site: https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-10/94715 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

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