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by Aaron Skog

To All SWAN Library Staff: Thank you all for your continued feedback on Enterprise. We are continuing to learn a lot from library visits, hands on Enterprise discussions, and your comments to help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net>. As part of our ongoing data cleanup to improve Enterprise, SWAN will be reconfiguring Item Category 1 and the related format facet in Enterprise. We are also considering adding new facets and changing the labels on the Include and Exclude buttons. Before we make any additional changes to Enterprise, we need your feedback. Please let us know which facets and specifically which format options would be most useful to you and your patrons by completing the survey at https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2015-10-30/enterprise-surveys by Wednesday, November 4th at noon. All library staff are encouraged to submit a response, regardless of position or service area. Updating all 8 million items will be a big project, and we want to make sure we get it right. Thank you in advance for taking the time to share your opinions. Aaron Skog SWAN Executive Director 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5122 Fax: 630.734.5056 aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:aaron.skog@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

10 years, 3 months

*Resolved* WorkFlows Temporarily Offline this morning (11/2)

by Steven Schlewitt

SWAN Member Library Staff: The hanging maintenance report has resolved and WorkFlows is again available for use. Please let us know if you notice any record abnormalities throughout the day that appear to be related. Thank you for your patience, Steven Schlewitt SWAN IT Manager 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: swantech-bounces(a)list.swanlibraries.net [mailto:swantech-bounces@list.swanlibraries.net] On Behalf Of Steven Schlewitt Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 6:39 AM To: swancom(a)list.swanlibraries.net; swantech(a)list.swanlibraries.net Subject: [SwanTech] *Important* WorkFlows Temporarily Offline this morning (11/2) Importance: High 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, Steven Schlewitt SWAN IT Manager 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 _______________________________________________ SwanTech mailing list SwanTech(a)list.swanlibraries.net<mailto:SwanTech@list.swanlibraries.net> http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swantech

10 years, 3 months

*Important* WorkFlows Temporarily Offline this morning (11/2)

by Steven Schlewitt

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, Steven Schlewitt SWAN IT Manager 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

10 years, 3 months

Enterprise Survey Reminder

by Rebecca Malinowski

To All SWAN Library Staff: Thank you to everyone who have already completed Enterprise Surveys 1 and 2. Survey 2 on Search Fields is open until 12 noon today. You can access the survey at https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2015-10-21/enterprise-surveys, or visit support.swanlibraries.net and view the pinned post at the top of the page. As a reminder, everyone is welcome to complete these surveys, regardless of position or service area. Survey 3 on Facets will open at noon today, and will be accessible in the same post. Rebecca Malinowski SWAN Special Projects Coordinator Reaching Across Illinois Library System Burr Ridge Office Phone: 630.734.5157 Fax: 630.734.5056 rebecca.malinowski(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:rebecca.malinowski@railslibraries.info> http://www.railslibraries.info

10 years, 3 months

OCLC Resource Sharing for Illinois Libraries - Nov. 9 program

by Aaron Skog

On behalf of RAILS: Expanding Resource Sharing for Illinois Libraries with OCLC Resources On Monday, November 9, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 pm, OCLC staff will present OCLC Resource Sharing for Illinois Libraries at the RAILS Burr Ridge Service Center and via live streaming. This presentation will update library staff on OCLC's resource sharing products and OCLC staff will answer questions. This is an opportunity to learn more about the resources available to you right now as Illinois library system member to expand resource sharing for your library patrons. This update will include: * An overview of WorldCat Discovery and the Illinois Group Catalog, and review additional benefits of your library-specific Discovery URL for customization * WorldCat and FirstSearch Base Package database migration to WorldCat Discovery Services timeline and the importance of early adoption while services are running in parallel * Integration of WorldShare ILL and WorldCat Discovery to streamline work and support both reference and resource sharing in partnership * WorldShare Record manager and Collection manager as possible ways to help assist you with cataloging and e-resource management. You may register here: http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=21391 Please contact Amanda Musacchio, RAILS Resource Sharing Specialist, at 630-734-5118 or Amanda.musacchio(a)railslibraries.info with any questions. Jane Plass Associate Executive Director Reaching Across Illinois Library System Burr Ridge Office Phone: 630.734.5129 Fax: 630.734.5050 jane.plass(a)railslibraries.info http://www.railslibraries.info

10 years, 3 months

Circulation staff --- new feature--- SMS Message

by Kate Boyle

+++Please route to appropriate personnel +++ Today at the Circulation Managers workshop SWAN announced a new Workflows feature ---SMS Message. With SMS Message staff can send a message to an individual patron that has opted-in to SMS Messaging and the SMS Manual Message in particular. This feature should prove to be handy when a patron has left something at the Circ desk or if you have a short message to send to them. You might want to test this feature out at your library by having a staff member opt-in and then sent them a quick test message. Enjoy. Any questions, please contact Member Services by opening a ticket at help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> or calling us at 630-734-5153. 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

10 years, 3 months

Circulation ----New Helper available in Modify User Wizard

by Kate Boyle

+++Please route to appropriate personnel +++ Circulation Managers we are pleased to announce another helper that we can turn on by request for your library. The User Manager ID helper allows a library to quickly and efficiently update User IDs in Modify User. Please see the attached document to see if this helper would be of assistance at your library. Circulation Managers, please open a ticket to request that we add this helper in the Modify User Wizard. We will be demonstrating this Helper along with a number of other Properties that we can enable for your library at the upcoming SWAN Circulation Manager workshops. http://www.librarylearning.info/tags/?SWAN+Circ+Managers Hope to see you there. If you should have any questions, don't hesitate to call for clarification 630-734-5153. 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

10 years, 3 months

Second Enterprise Survey Now Open

by Rebecca Malinowski

To All SWAN Library Staff: Thank you for your participation in the first brief Enterprise survey. We collected over 300 responses! The second survey in the series covers search fields, and is now open at support.swanlibraries.net. This survey will be open until Wednesday, October 28th. The first survey is now closed, and results are available at support.swanlibraries.net. Rebecca Malinowski SWAN Special Projects Coordinator Reaching Across Illinois Library System Burr Ridge Office Phone: 630.734.5157 Fax: 630.734.5056 rebecca.malinowski(a)railslibraries.info http://www.railslibraries.info

10 years, 3 months

Hold Pickup Notices

by Kate Boyle

+++ Please route to appropriate personnel +++ Everyone - I hopes of curtailing the number of patrons reporting they have not received their emailed hold pickup notices, SWAN has made two changes to the email pickup notice process today. Starting tomorrow, we will be running email hold pickup notices 5 times a day, instead of twice. This is to hopefully eliminate huge mailings that might be resulting in the emails being dumped as spam by the patron's email service. Hold pickup notices will now be run at 9 AM, Noon, 3 PM, 6 PM, and 9 PM. I have updated the message in the hold pickup notice. The Subject line now reads "Library Hold Notice" and the message now reads -"The item you requested is available for pickup at the Library. Please visit the library within the next 7 days to pick up your item. Thank you." Starting tomorrow we will begin running a second email notice. This notice is sent as a reminder to notify patrons when their hold has been on the hold shelf for four days. This will run every day at 5 PM. Hopefully, those commuters that read their email on the train will get a timely reminder to stop by the library on their way home. The Subject line now reads "Library Holds Notice" and the message reads -"The item you requested is available for pickup at the Library for three more days. If you are unable to pick up the item by then, your hold will be automatically cancelled at that time. Thank you." I hope with this tweaking to the process, we will have more happy patrons. If you should have any questions, send in a ticket (help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net>) or give me a call (630-734-5162). Happy weekend. 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

10 years, 3 months

SWAN Circ Advisory Election Results

by Kate Boyle

The election is now closed, and I am pleased to announce the six recently elected members of the SWAN Circulation Advisory Committee. They are: Cindy Maiello Gluecklich, MPS Sandra Leyva, AMS Julie Lombardo, WRS Debbie Sheehan, INS Peggy Tomzik, ESS Crystal Vela, BYS Congratulations to all who participated in the process. We had 13 fantastic people offer their time to serve. And 49 of the SWAN libraries submitted a ballot. The next SWAN Circ Advisory meeting is Nov. 18th, 9:30 AM in the RAILS meeting room. Hope to see any and all of the interested parties there. Have a great weekend. 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

10 years, 3 months

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