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TPS in service
by Edlyn LeFevour 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

Mary Ann Pyrzynski from Tinley Park Public Library has informed SWAN that the library is closed today for in-service training. The library will reopen tomorrow on the usual schedule. Edlyn LeFevour SWAN Support Analyst 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5161 Fax: 630.734.5056 edlyn.lefevour(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:edlyn.lefevour@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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BRS in-service
by Edlyn LeFevour 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

Joe Bondi from Broadview Public Library District has informed SWAN that the library is closed today for in-service training. The library will reopen tomorrow on the usual schedule. Edlyn LeFevour SWAN Support Analyst 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5161 Fax: 630.734.5056 edlyn.lefevour(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:edlyn.lefevour@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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Final Batch Item Deletions March 31st: updated information
by Karen Bar 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

The final Batch Item Deletions report will be run in Millennium on March 31, 2015. Please do not set any items to IC2SUPP "d" after end of business on March 30, 2015. Any such information will not be captured in our final data pull. If you absolutely must delete any items on *March 31st or *April 1st, you will need to delete them individually. *Please note that these are revised dates from the original swan.com due to the technical services suspension period being moved up. As a reminder, Technical Services functions will be suspended will be suspended starting Wednesday April 1 at 9:00PM. Please contact me if you have any questions. Karen Bar SWAN Bibliographic Services Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5138 Fax: 630.734.5056 karen.bar(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:karen.bar@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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Update: Messages to Patrons in Current Catalog Now Live
by Brande Overbey 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

Hello SWAN Member Libraries, Today, we've updated our current catalog with a few messages to patrons. There are now messages in the main search screen and the account screen regarding our migration; feel free to check them out! The main screen message reads as follows: ** EXCITING NEWS!! The SWAN catalog will be upgraded to a new system on April 14th! Please take a look at our brand new patron site here<http://new.swanlibraries.net/> ** Please log into your account to see important notes about logging in to the new system. The catalog web address (https://catalog.swanlibraries.net) will remain the same. However if you've bookmarked pages within the catalog those will probably need to be updated. And the message in the account screen is: Important Note: We will be migrating to a new system in April and will be unable to bring your wish lists over. Please review your wish lists and export any you wish to save. Thank you, Brande Overbey SWAN Office Manager Reaching Across Illinois Library System Burr Ridge Office Phone: 630.734.5164 Fax: 630.734.5056 brande.overbey(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:brande.overbey@railslibraries.info> http://www.railslibraries.info

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Mentor Offline: Friday 8 - 10 PM
by Rebecca Malinowski 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

Please note, SirsiDynix Mentor will be offline for upgrades on Friday, March 13 from 8:00 - 10:00 PM. https://support.sirsidynix.com/node/54492 Rebecca Malinowski SWAN Special Projects Coordinator 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5157 Fax: 630.734.5056 rebecca.malinowski(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:rebecca.malinowski@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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Non SWAN RB stats--February
by Edlyn LeFevour 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

Edlyn LeFevour SWAN Support Analyst 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5161 Fax: 630.734.5056 edlyn.lefevour(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:edlyn.lefevour@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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3/5 Quarterly Presentation Updated and Recording Online
by Aaron Skog 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

SWAN Libraries: The recording from last week's meeting is online: https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2015-03-06/swan-quarterly-35-stream-… The Thursday 3/5 PowerPoint presentation available for download was updated to reflect the new dates for the suspension of technical services. If you downloaded the presentation prior to this morning, you might want to get this updated version. https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/2015-03-05/SW… If that URL does not work, look under the SWAN Quarterly Meeting "Other File" section for Mar 5, 2015. https://support.swanlibraries.net/gov/meetings 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

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Catching Fire - Seeking Best Practices for Newsletter #3!
by Brande Overbey 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

Hello member libraries, We're hard at work on newsletter #3, and again seeking best practices, ideas, and photos to feature your library in our "Catching Fire" section! Are you doing anything out of the box to help your patrons prepare for migration? Email me your ideas and/or photos by week's end and we will include you in the upcoming newsletter! Thank you, Brande Overbey SWAN Office Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5164 Fax: 630.734.5056 brande.overbey(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:brande.overbey@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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SWAN Ecommerce Update
by Aaron Skog 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

Library Directors/Administrators: Below is a list of the libraries we have received completed ProPay applications for the online payment system. Some of you might hear from Justin Swain at SirsiDynix to resolve any incomplete information on the application, so in order to ensure your library's readiness at the April 14 go-live of Enterprise, please respond promptly to any requests. 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 1. Acorn Public Library District 2. Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District 3. Bedford Park Public Library District 4. Beecher Community Library District 5. Bellwood Public Library 6. Berkeley Public Library 7. Berwyn Public Library 8. Blue Island Public Library 9. Bridgeview Public Library 10. Broadview Public Library District 11. Brookfield Public Library 12. Calumet City Public Library 13. Chicago Heights Public Library 14. Chicago Ridge Public Library 15. Cicero Public Library 16. Clarendon Hills Public Library 17. Crestwood Public Library District 18. Crete Public Library District 19. Dolton Public Library District 20. Downers Grove Public Library 21. Eisenhower Public Library District 22. Elmwood Park Public Library 23. Evergreen Park Public Library 24. Flossmoor Public Library 25. Forest Park Public Library 26. Frankfort Public Library District 27. Glenwood-Lynwood Library District 28. Grande Prairie Library District 29. Hillside Public Library 30. Hinsdale Public Library 31. Hodgkins Public Library District 32. Homewood Public Library District 33. Indian Prairie Public Library District 34. Justice Public Library District 35. La Grange Park Public Library District 36. La Grange Public Library 37. Lyons Public Library 38. Markham Public Library 39. Matteson Public Library 40. Maywood Public Library District 41. Melrose Park Public Library 42. Midlothian Public Library 43. Nancy L. McConathy Library District 44. North Riverside Public Library District 45. Northlake Public Library District 46. Oak Lawn Public Library 47. Oak Park Public Library 48. Palos Heights Public Library 49. Palos Park Public Library 50. Park Forest Public Library 51. Prairie State College 52. Prairie Trails Public Library District 53. Richton Park Public Library District 54. River Forest Public Library 55. River Grove Public Library District 56. Riverdale Public Library 57. Riverside Public Library 58. Schiller Park Public Library 59. South Holland Public Library 60. South Suburban Community College 61. Steger-South Chicago Heights Library District 62. Stickney-Forest View Library District 63. Summit Public Library District 64. Thomas Ford Memorial Library 65. Thornton Public Library 66. Tinley Park Public Library 67. University Park Public Library District 68. Westchester Public Library 69. Westmont Public Library 70. William Leonard Public Library District 71. Woodridge Public Library 72. Worth Public Library District

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Migration Memo #10: Suspension of Technical Services Activity
by Aaron Skog 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

SWAN Libraries: **REVISED START DATE** **PLEASE REVIEW ATTACHED MEMO** All SWAN library cataloging activity for technical services staff will be suspended starting *Wednesday April 1 at 9:00PM* through Monday April 13. Cataloging will resume with the go-live on the new Symphony system Tuesday April 14. The start of this suspension period has been moved up from Friday April 4, effectively by two whole days. We regret that this inactivity must start earlier, but after finalizing the 46 steps required to complete the data migration, it became evident that additional downtime was needed at the start of the process. The ILS data migration will be completed in two phases. The first one involves all of the 1.5 million bibliographic records, 8 million item records, all associated authority records, serial records, and acquisitions data being extracted from our current Millennium ILS and then loaded into the new Symphony ILS. We have added some additional data mapping within this process to improve some of the original data mapping SWAN staff designed in October. This has added additional processing time within our migration. The second phase of the data migration will extract the patron, checkout, bills, holds, circulation history, patron photos, and digital signatures. This is planned to begin Friday April 10 in the evening, and will end all circulation activity on the Millennium ILS until the Symphony go-live on April 14. Details on this period will be sent in a forthcoming memo. Questions about Migration Memo #10 should be sent to migrationhelp(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:migrationhelp@swanlibraries.net> This memo is archived on the SWAN support site with the other Migration Memos: https://support.swanlibraries.net/content/migration-memos Again, we apologize for this date change. Even as early as Thursday last week at the Quarterly we announced a different start date for this event. New information and additional tasks resulted in adjusting our plans. 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

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