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SWAN Expo: August 23rd session schedule & descriptions now available

by SWAN Communications

Hi everyone- The schedule for the SWAN Expo on Friday, August 23rd is now finalized. You can view the day's sessions at specific times throughout the day<https://support.swanlibraries.net/meetings-trainings/annual-conference>. Our 2024 annual event is shaping up to be a great one. We have 19 sessions covering a range of topics and presenters with expertise in subjects that we hope all of you will enjoy. Mental health During the planning of this year's Expo, we picked up from some membership polling at a Fireside meeting that concerns around mental health was theme. We approached the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to present this year's keynote. The staff from NAMI will remain at Expo throughout the day to provide one-on-one consulting and advice in a private meeting room. Managing your library's records Have you wondered how your library should be managing its paper and digital archive associated with library operations? You can hear directly from the experts! The Illinois State Archives will present a primer for public libraries and local government on records retention. Creating a crisis plan The past few years have presented a new set of challenges for libraries, and we have invited HR Source to provide an overview of what your library should include in its crisis response plan. Your library & the Illinois Digital Archives Many libraries in SWAN have special collections or artifacts from your community. The Illinois State Library will be on hand to talk about the Illinois Digital Archives and how you can go about digitizing those collections for online access in the statewide platform (which also integrates in SWAN Aspen Discovery). Learn basic copyright for library staff Sara Bensen from the University of Illinois will guide you through the basics of copyright and how it impacts fair use and limitations within the library. Library newcomers & the immigrant experience Since August 31, 2022, the City of Chicago has welcomed over 45,000 new arrivals from the southern border. Chicago Public Library staff will present their perspective on how the newly arrived immigrants required and relied upon public library staff and services to navigate the path to resettlement and self-sufficiency. Learn about RAILS delivery Have you wanted to know more about how libraries in SWAN share materials? RAILS Delivery Director Mark Hatch will show how the Illinois library delivery system works and answer your questions! SWAN staff presentations at Expo * School partnerships: Issuing student cards * Be a WorkFlows detective: Following clues to unravel confusing service scenarios * Aspen for library staff * MobileStaff consultation: Bring your library device or learn about how to enhance your tablet experience * BLUEcloud Analytics basics * BLUEcloud Analytics Q&A for technical services * BLUEcloud Analytics Q&A for public services Library panel presentations * Collection management: Weeding, storage, renovations * Circulation best practices: Moments at the service desk Roundtable discussions * Support and self-care * Staff development, library in-service days, & what libraries do for fun * How to deal with difficult service scenarios The event will be held at Moraine Valley Community College Business & Conference Center (building M) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The cost for the event is $35 per person. Registration is open<https://support.swanlibraries.net/meetings-trainings/annual-conference/regi…>! You can register yourself or individuals on your staff. Lunch is included! Confirm your registration or those of your colleagues by clicking on the "view attendees<https://support.swanlibraries.net/meetings-trainings/annual-conference/regi…>" from the Expo information page. We will be sending out event details to all registered attendees the week of the event. We hope to see you there! 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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July, 2024 Quarterly Billing is available

by SWAN Communications

The Quarterly RB/ILL Billing has been published. Please visit the news post<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-07/94659> 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…>

2 years

Reminder: Symphony 4.1 Upgrade Tonight! (7/17)

by SWAN Communications

SWAN Member Library Staff: Reminder: our Symphony Production server will be upgraded to version 4.1 this evening. During the upgrade 'My Account' features, SIP2/WebServices, and other related services will be unavailable. Our upgrade is scheduled to begin shortly after 11PM and will conclude early morning Thursday July, 18. While we do not anticipate the required use of Offline Mode or downtime during business hours, please wait for the 'All Clear' SWANcom to arrive tomorrow morning before accessing WorkFlows. A new WorkFlows 4.1 client installer has been made available on the SWAN Support Site: https://support.swanlibraries.net/documentation/64760. There is no imperative to install the new WorkFlows client before the Symphony 4.1 server upgrade. Once your staff workstations have been updated, please have your library submit the 4.1 Installation Survey: https://fs8.formsite.com/SWANServices/xrjnthywxm/index (one submission per library, please!) For updates and more information on Symphony 4.1 features and updates, follow our news post: https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-07/94652. Any questions or concerns? Please send a support ticket to help(a)swanlibraries.net and a member of the support team will be in touch. 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…>

2 years

Aspen 24.07 release

by SWAN Communications

Good morning member libraries, The Aspen 24.07 release is live. This is primarily a bug fix release that also includes enhancements to the new accessible browse category display option. Read the details on the SWAN support site: https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-07/94656 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…>

2 years

Postponement of Hold Map Update

by SWAN Communications

SWAN had previously planned on updating the holds permissions today, July 16. However, given the Symphony upgrade is also happening this week we've decided to postpone our hold map update until July 24. Please see our news post<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-04/94615> for more details on this change. 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…>

2 years

**Reminder** Symphony 4.1 Upgrade - July 17-18

by SWAN Communications

SWAN Member Library Staff: Just a reminder that our Symphony Production server upgrade is scheduled for Wednesday, July 17th at 11:30PM. The installation process will take a couple of hours, with our regularly scheduled reports running after the upgrade has been completed. While we do not anticipate any downtime or required use of Offline Mode during library hours, please wait until the 'All Clear' SWANcom is sent before accessing WorkFlows Thursday morning. Staff clients do not need to be upgraded prior to Thursday, July 18th. The 3.7.1 client will continue to work; however, new features will be unavailable until the client is updated. Please see our Support Site for WorkFlows client downloads and setup documentation<https://support.swanlibraries.net/documentation/64760>. For information and updates, see our news post<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-07/94652> and subscribe to SWANcom<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>. 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…>

2 years

Symphony 4.1 Upgrade Rescheduled

by SWAN Communications

SWAN Member Library Staff: The Symphony Production server upgrade has been rescheduled to begin Wednesday July 17th shortly after 11PM and conclude early morning Thursday, July 18th. While we do not anticipate the required use of Offline Mode or downtime during business hours, please wait for the 'All Clear' SWANcom to arrive in the morning before accessing WorkFlows. There is no imperative to install the new WorkFlows client before the Symphony 4.1 server upgrade. The WorkFlows 4.1 installer is available for download on the SWAN support site. If you have already downloaded the installer from our previous attempted upgrade, please download a new copy as the installer has been updated. During the upgrade, My Account features, SIP2/WebServices, and other related systems will be unavailable. If you have any questions or concerns, please open a support ticket and a member of the support team will be in touch. 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…>

2 years

Authority Index and Authority Thesauri Index Rebuilds on Thursday, July 4th

by SWAN Communications

Good afternoon: We will be rebuilding our authority indexes over Independence Day. Please refrain from accessing Workflows after 9 PM Wednesday, July 3 through Thursday, July 4th. We anticipate that this will have little to no impact on service since it is occurring over the holiday. We will send an all clear message when you can resume normal work functions. Absolutely no cataloging may occur during reindexing, including: updating, adding, or deleting of bibliographic and item records. We will update the post on the Support site<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-07/94651>. 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…>

2 years

EBSCO URLs 2024/2025

by SWAN Communications

Good afternoon, The EBSCO RAILS Flagship subscription URLs for 2024/2025 are now available. If your library opted to only purchase individual databases from EBSCO, those links will come directly from EBSCO. Any databases provided by the Illinois State Library are going to be sent directly to libraries. Please see the news article, EBSCO URLs 2024/2025<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-07/94649>, for more information and a downloadable workbook with all available access URLs for the Flagship package. 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…>

2 years

OpenAthens Links Available

by SWAN Communications

Hello all, Are you using the best links for your electronic resources? Check your library to see a list of recommended links using OpenAthens. OpenAthens for remote access allows users to safely access databases. Libraries in Group 10 are now available. To download the current links and to see which group your library is in, please see our News article.<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2024-06/94487> 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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