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SWAN 8/12 Committee of the Whole Presentation Now Online

by Aaron Skog

SWAN Member Libraries: I have uploaded the SWAN Committee of the Whole meeting from last week. This presentation provides details on the SWAN migration, including an updated timeline and what dates in the future to anticipate staff training. Below is the direct link to the PowerPoint. You can find all of the past presentations on the SWAN website under the "Meeting Documents" menu. Look for the SWAN Committee of the Whole meeting for August 12, 2014. https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/2014-08-12/SW… 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

11 years, 8 months

eMedia Library: New titles loaded

by Karen Bar

Search subject: eMedia Library 20140814 40 print titles 8 audio titles 48 titles total 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

11 years, 9 months

Re: [SWANcom] La Grange & Thomas Ford Closed for In-service

by Jeannie Dilger

La Grange and Thomas Ford Libraries will also be closed on Friday, August 22nd, for a joint in-service with La Grange Park. [LGPL logo_signature final] Jeannie Dilger Library Director Illinois Library Association President La Grange Public Library 10 West Cossitt Avenue La Grange, Illinois 60525 lagrangelibrary.org tel 708.215.3200 ext. 273 fax 708.352.1620 dilgerj(a)lagrangelibrary.org<mailto:dilgerj@lagrangelibrary.org> From: swancom-bounces(a)list.swanlibraries.net [mailto:swancom-bounces@list.swanlibraries.net] On Behalf Of Roberta Richter Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 6:42 PM To: swancom(a)list.swanlibraries.net Subject: [SWANcom] La Grange Park Closed for In-service Hello all, The La Grange Park Public Library will be closed on Friday, August 22nd for an All Staff In-service. La Grange Park will be reopening on Saturday, August 23rd at 10am. Thank you, Roberta Richter Circulation Services Director La Grange Park Public Library District 555 N. La Grange Park, IL 60526 708-352-0100 x141

11 years, 9 months

La Grange Park Closed for In-service

by Roberta Richter

Hello all, The La Grange Park Public Library will be closed on Friday, August 22nd for an All Staff In-service. La Grange Park will be reopening on Saturday, August 23rd at 10am. Thank you, Roberta Richter Circulation Services Director La Grange Park Public Library District 555 N. La Grange Park, IL 60526 708-352-0100 x141

11 years, 9 months

Non SWAN RB stats--July 2014

by Edlyn LeFevour

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

11 years, 9 months

Media On Demand: New titles loaded

by Karen Bar

Search subject: Media On Demand 20140812 127 print titles 9 audio titles 3 video titles 139 titles total 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

11 years, 9 months

My Media Mall: New titles loaded

by Karen Bar

Search subject: My Media Mall 20140811 93 print titles 25 audio titles 118 total titles 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

11 years, 9 months

Re: [SWANcom] *Action Required: Please update L2 accounts by Friday, August 22nd *

by Rebecca Malinowski

Please note, the deadline is August 22nd, as stated in the original subject line, not the 29th as listed elsewhere. 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 From: Rebecca Malinowski Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 4:44 PM To: 'swancom(a)list.swanlibraries.net' Subject: *Action Required: Please update L2 accounts by Friday, August 22nd * *Action Required: Please update L2 accounts by Friday, August 22nd * As SWAN staff complete the profiling process, we are continuing to plan the training program. In addition to instructor-led training, library staff will have access to SirsiDynix Mentor, an online learning portal. Through SirsiDynix Mentor, staff can take self-paced online training courses on Symphony, Enterprise, and other SirsiDynix products. We will use the L2 directory to create training accounts for library staff members. Mentor will be a valuable training resource, and we want to be sure that all staff who will use Symphony or Enterprise have access. Please update your L2 account by August 22. Individuals may create their own L2 accounts, or L2 accounts may be managed by a library director or their designee. Administrators, please review your library's L2 accounts by August 22 and: * Remove accounts for staff no longer with the library * Create accounts for library staff not listed. If you have questions about L2 account creation and maintenance, please refer to the RAILS documentation, available at https://www.railslibraries.info/l2help/account For directors: https://www.railslibraries.info/sites/default/files/l2addstaffnew.pdf For individuals: https://www.railslibraries.info/sites/default/files/l2createaccountnew.pdf For questions about training or the migration process, please email MigrationHelp(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:MigrationHelp@swanlibraries.net>. 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

11 years, 9 months

*Action Required: Please update L2 accounts by Friday, August 22nd *

by Rebecca Malinowski

*Action Required: Please update L2 accounts by Friday, August 22nd * As SWAN staff complete the profiling process, we are continuing to plan the training program. In addition to instructor-led training, library staff will have access to SirsiDynix Mentor, an online learning portal. Through SirsiDynix Mentor, staff can take self-paced online training courses on Symphony, Enterprise, and other SirsiDynix products. We will use the L2 directory to create training accounts for library staff members. Mentor will be a valuable training resource, and we want to be sure that all staff who will use Symphony or Enterprise have access. Please update your L2 account by August 29th. Individuals may create their own L2 accounts, or L2 accounts may be managed by a library director or their designee. Administrators, please review your library's L2 accounts by August 29th and: * Remove accounts for staff no longer with the library * Create accounts for library staff not listed. If you have questions about L2 account creation and maintenance, please refer to the RAILS documentation, available at https://www.railslibraries.info/l2help/account For directors: https://www.railslibraries.info/sites/default/files/l2addstaffnew.pdf For individuals: https://www.railslibraries.info/sites/default/files/l2createaccountnew.pdf For questions about training or the migration process, please email MigrationHelp(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:MigrationHelp@swanlibraries.net>. 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

11 years, 9 months

Reminder: SWAN RFID Workshop - Thursday, August 14th

by Steven Schlewitt

SWAN Member Libraries and Information Technology Staff: There's still space available at SWAN's RFID workshop this Thursday! We hope you'll join us for the whole event, but you're welcome to stop by for any of the individual sessions listed below. Please note that during the lunch intermission, lunch will not be served, but attendees are welcome to bring a lunch to store in our refrigerators or visit the local restaurants during that time. Workshop Agenda: 10:00am-11:00am Presentation: What is RFID? Steven Schlewitt, SWAN IT Manager 11:10am-12:00pm Demo: Tagging Your Library Steve Kraus, Envisionware 12pm-1:30pm Lunch Intermission 1:30pm-2:00pm Demo: RFID in SWAN Libraries Steven Schlewitt, SWAN IT Manager 2:00pm-3:00pm Panel: RFID SWAN Member Libraries Ahren Sievers, Dale Galiniak, Ian Nosek, Melanie Mertz, Stephanie Carlile If you plan on attending at any point, please be sure to register in L2 at the following link... http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=17993 See you at the workshop! Steven Schlewitt SWAN IT Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5130 Fax: 630.734.5056 steven.schlewitt(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:steven.schlewitt@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net From: Steven Schlewitt Sent: Thursday, July 3, 2014 3:26 PM To: swancom(a)list.swanlibraries.net; swantech(a)list.swanlibraries.net Subject: Register Now: SWAN RFID Workshop - Thursday, August 14th SWAN Member Libraries and Information Technology Staff: Please join us for the SWAN RFID Workshop on Thursday, August 14th in the Main Meeting Room at the Burr Ridge office from 10am-3pm (with an intermission for lunch). Topics to be covered throughout the day include: * What is RFID? o Technologies and Industry Trends * Existing RFID configurations in SWAN Libraries o Data models in-place, types of tags and hardware within SWAN * Vendor Guest Speaker from Envisionware o How to tag or retag your collection * Member Library Experiences with RFID implementations o Member Library Q&A Panel Space will be limited, so please be sure to register early on L2 at the link below... http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=17993 Please let me know if you have questions about the event. We hope to see you there! Steven Schlewitt SWAN IT Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5130 Fax: 630.734.5056 steven.schlewitt(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:steven.schlewitt@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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