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SWAN ILS Committee Final Report & Recommendation

by Aaron Skog

SWAN Member Libraries: The SWAN ILS Committee is pleased to present the final written report and recommendation from the SWAN ILS Committee. This report summarizes the 15 months of research and selection process, including the scoring, cost analysis, and a recommendation on the future ILS for SWAN. >From the ILS Committee webpage: under the "Final Recommendation" section you will see a link to the report. The report itself is is in the Member's Only area of our SWAN website, so please use your L2 login and password when prompted. http://support.swanlibraries.net/content/swan-ils-committee A direct link to the 70 page report in PDF format (login and password required) is below. http://support.swanlibraries.net/system/files/Members%20Only/SWAN_ILS_Commi… On March 6th the SWAN Board invites all library directors in SWAN to our March Quarterly meeting. We will review the final recommendation from the committee and the proposal from SirisDynix. SWAN will seek approval of reserve funds to pay for the proposed solutions for the SWAN consortia. SWAN will send out an agenda and meeting packet for that meeting separately. As an update, the SWAN Board approved moving forward with negotiations with SirsiDynix. These negotiations are presently underway with Melissa Gardner, SWAN Board President, Rob McGee, RMG Consulting, and Aaron Skog, SWAN Executive Director. The SWAN ILS Committee would like to thank everyone in our libraries who were participated in our selection process, all those who attended our six days of software demonstrations, and our ILS Task Force groups that were instrumental to our work. If you have any specific questions about the report, please contact Aaron Skog. Sincerely, The SWAN ILS Committee Aaron Skog, SWAN, Co-Chair, aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info Jeannie Dilger, La Grange, Co-Chair, dilgerj(a)lagrangelibrary.org Kate Boyle, SWAN, kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info Mary Lou Coffman, SWAN, marylou.coffman(a)railslibraries.info Pilar Shaker, Hinsdale, pshaker(a)hinsdalelibrary.info Tony Siciliano, SWAN, tony.siciliano(a)railslibraries.info Ahren Sievers, Elmwood Park, asievers(a)elmwoodparklibrary.org Vickie Totton, Cicero, vtotton(a)cicerolibrary.org Stacy Wittmann, Eisenhower, wittmannS(a)eisenhowerpld.org

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forwarding a recent ISL E-news announcement regarding grant opportunity

by Kate Boyle

Everyone - In case you might have missed the announcement, I thought I would forward this information from the ISL E-news regarding an IL Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity grant for public libraries. A number of SWAN libraries qualify for this grant. "The Illinois State Library (ISL) was recently informed about a grant opportunity from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) for public libraries to receive up to $75,000 in funding to establish a Community Technology Center. To be eligible for funding, a public library must be located in a community where not less than 40 percent of students are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the National School Lunch Statistics; or where not less than 30 percent of students are eligible for a free lunch under the National School Lunch Statistics. ISL has already analyzed the National School Lunch Statistics data provided by DCEO and created a PDF of eligible public libraries<http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/pdfs/lib_dceo_…> that may be found with other information about the grant offering at http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/grants/eliminatedigit…. Please review the PDF to determine your public library's eligibility status. There is a very quick turnaround time for applications as the deadline for submission to DCEO is March 14, 2014, at 5 p.m. The Illinois State Library will not be applying directly on behalf of a group of public libraries; however, the State Library will assist public libraries with any questions regarding the application and grant administration procedures. The State Library has scheduled a conference call for eligible public libraries on February 25, 2014, at 9 a.m. Please call 888-494-4032 to participate in the conference call. The access code is 3886075450. For further information, please contact ISL at 217-558-3752." Kate Boyle SWAN Member Services Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-734-5162 kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:kate.boyle@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net<http://support.swanlibraries.net/>

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*Important*: SWAN Library Thin Client Technology Survey

by Steven Schlewitt

SWAN Member Libraries & Information Technology Staff: Is your library using Thin Client Terminals for your staff workstations? If so, we want your feedback! With the possibility of a new ILS approaching, we'd like to know how you might be using Thin Client Terminals at your libraries so that we can better prepare our potential ILS vendors for support of these devices. More specifically, we'd like to know what sort of Thin Clients you're currently using and how they're configured to support the Millennium staff client installations. Depending on the results of the survey, we may also need to follow-up with your library's IT staff, so please ensure accurate contact information for this purpose. If your library does support Thin Client technologies for staff use in some capacity, please submit a survey below. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LWVS6KT We greatly appreciate your feedback! 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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Fancy Nancy I can Read series

by Kate Boyle

Everyone - Today in delivery RAILS received a 6 book set of the Fancy Nancy I Can Read series. There were no routing labels on the books, no barcodes, or ownership stamps. Appears to be a new acquisition that somehow ended up in a delivery bin. This is the Fancy Nancy series by Jane O'Connor and includes My Family History, Spectacular Spectacles, The 100th Day of School, Every Day is Earth Day, Fancy Nancy and the Mean Girl, and Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes. If these belong to your library please contact Edlyn at 630-734-5161. Thank you. Kate Boyle SWAN Member Services Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-734-5162 kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:kate.boyle@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net<http://support.swanlibraries.net/>

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Network Changes Memo #8: SWAN Server FQDN Migration

by Steven Schlewitt

SWAN Member Libraries & Information Technology Staff: Please see the linked memo "Network Changes Memo #8: SWAN Server FQDN Migration", and route to your appropriate library and IT staff. This memo reviews the details of our upcoming server FQDN migration on Tuesday, February 25th, and how we've prepared for this process. http://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2014-02-17/network-migration-project-… If you have any questions/comments about the upcoming migration, or should you encounter any issues following the migration on the 25th, please submit a ticket to the SWANTech Queue of the SWAN ticket system or contact the SWAN Help Desk directly at 630-734-5153. Thank you again for your cooperation and patience throughout the SWAN Network Migration Project. Regards, 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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Early closing of RAILS building

by Kate Boyle

+++ Please route to appropriate staff +++ Everyone- RAILS announced that they were closing the office at 3:00 PM today due to the weather. Rest assured that assistance is available if you should have any questions or concerns. For immediate assistance, you can call SWAN Member Services at 630-734-5153. This call is forwarded to our answering service that can contact Versatile and the SWAN staff to address your concerns. Safe home everyone. 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

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Announcement: SWAN Bibliographic Services Manager

by Aaron Skog

SWAN Member Libraries: We are pleased to announce an addition to the SWAN team. Karen Bar will be starting with us on Monday, March 3rd as the new Bibliographic Services Manager. Karen brings a wealth of experience to SWAN in this role with 15 years as a librarian, three of them as a SWAN member at Oak Park Public Library. Tony Siciliano has graciously offered to stay on for a few weeks to help train Karen and show her the ropes, before he officially leaves SWAN at the end of March. We hope that you will join us in welcoming Karen to the SWAN staff! We are confident that she will prove a valuable addition to SWAN and our members. 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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*Recording Posted* Network Changes Memo #7: Network Migration Open Forum Event

by Steven Schlewitt

SWAN Member Libraries & IT Staff: For anyone that was unable to attend yesterday's online Network Migration Open Forum event, the link has been posted online in the SWANTech section of the SWAN Homepage (http://support.swanlibraries.net/content/swan-tech). Alternatively, you can jump straight to the video here - https://www.fuzemeeting.com/replay_meeting/86f920c1/5920455 (meeting begins at 11-minute mark) I'd also like to thank everyone that was able to join in on our discussion yesterday. It seemed like attendance was fairly strong, so I think we'll aim to host more online conferences like this in the future. Thanks again! 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: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 4:30 PM To: swancom(a)list.swanlibraries.net Cc: swantech(a)list.swanlibraries.net Subject: *Reminder* Network Changes Memo #7: Network Migration Open Forum Event SWAN Member Libraries & IT Staff: Just a quick reminder - tomorrow at 10am, SWAN IT Staff will be hosting the Network Migration Open Forum Event online via Fuze Meeting. We'll be using this forum as an opportunity to establish key dates, communicate our new IP addresses, and answer any outstanding questions you might have regarding the migration. For more information, please see the link to the Network Migration Memo #7 below. We hope you'll join us in the online discussion! 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: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 4:13 PM To: swancom(a)list.swanlibraries.net<mailto:swancom@list.swanlibraries.net> Cc: swantech(a)list.swanlibraries.net<mailto:swantech@list.swanlibraries.net> Subject: Network Changes Memo #7: Network Migration Open Forum Event SWAN Member Libraries & Information Technology Staff: Please see the linked memo "Network Changes Memo #7: Network Migration Open Forum", and route to your appropriate library and IT staff. This memo provides details about our upcoming presentation and discussion event pertaining to the SWAN Network Migration. The event will be held online only, but will be a great opportunity for libraries to voice their questions and concerns about the final stages of the project. We hope that you and your IT staff will be able to join us, but if not, we're hoping to have the recorded discussion posted online shortly after. http://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2014-02-05/network-migration-project-… If you have any questions/comments about the event, or if you encounter problems with our Fuze Meeting service on the day of the event, please submit a ticket to the SWANTech Queue of the SWAN ticket system or contact the SWAN Help Desk directly at 630-734-5153. Thank you again for your cooperation and patience throughout the SWAN Network Migration Project. Regards, 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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Holds management---- new quirks

by Kate Boyle

+++ Please route to appropriate personnel +++ SWAN Member Services has discovered that Release 2011 triggered some new behavior with respect to holds. These changes were not mentioned by Innovative in the Release Notes, but have now been confirmed by Innovative. Please take note of the following changes that affect holds management: * Staff will now need to override the hold block when attempting to place a title level hold for a patron who currently has an item checked out on this same bib record. Staff will see an "Authorization Required" dialog box. Please click "OVERRIDE" to supersede this hold block and successfully place the hold. Initials "super", "circsr" and "circjr" are authorized to override this block. [cid:image003.jpg@01CF2896.A75FC2B0] * A selection of holds can no longer be modified as a group from Search/Holds mode after a user has sorted the hold queue by pickup point. Previously, users were able to sort by pickup point, select all holds with that same pickup point, and modify all holds by filling out one dialog box. With the newest release, this is no longer possible. From now on, please modify holds one at a time from the hold queue in Search/Holds mode. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you should have any questions please contact either Renee Clanton (630-734-5169) or Samantha Dietel (630-734-5163). Samantha Dietel SWAN Member Services Consultant 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5163 Fax: 630.734.5056 samantha.dietel(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:samantha.dietel@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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My Media Mall: New records loaded

by Tony Siciliano

Search subject: My Media Mall 20140212 198 print titles 88 audio titles 286 total titles Tony Siciliano SWAN Bibliographic Services Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5143 Fax: 630.734.5056 tony.siciliano(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:tony.siciliano@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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