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
On the Eighth Day of (insert your favorite holiday) ----SWAN elves gave to me [cid:image002.png@01D13811.A7F5D340]
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 #8 ---a new procedure for damaged or declared lost RB/ILL items. Attached is a document outlining a procedure that can be used when a patron reports an RB/ILL item damaged or lost before the bill has been generated. SWAN has created a new user: RB/ILL_LOSS and a new bill reason: RB_ILL to facilitate the process. Enjoy! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call 630-734-5153.
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
Cicero PL is closed for an In-Service day today (12/16/15) and will re-open at 9 AM tomorrow.
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
SWAN Membership:
I am sad to announce Rebecca Malinowski is leaving SWAN. I am happy to say she is moving to another library consortium! She will be joining CCS as their new Member Services Manager. Her last day will be Thursday, January 21.
Suffice to say with everything underway with post-migration projects and two new libraries joining us, we will work to fill the SWAN Special Projects Coordinator position as quickly as possible.
This position is currently posted in the RAILS Jobs website:
https://www.railslibraries.info/jobs/106408
Application deadline is January 15, 2016.
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