SWAN Member Libraries:
We have received notification that the Maywood Public Library District has temporarily closed due to lack of funding and will reopen when funding is secured. SWAN will be sending a memo providing guidelines for handling materials en route to Maywood and any Maywood patrons visiting your library.
SWAN completed steps this morning in configuring Millennium to prevent Maywood's collection from circulating and has made it non-holdable. We have suspended Maywood patron holds for 180 days. However, there will be some instances where a hold might be trapped for Maywood, but our memo will provide you some guidance.
We have had discussions with RAILS Executive Director Dee Brennan regarding Maywood and will be updating you as more details emerge. We just want to let everyone know that some measures have been taken.
Regards,
Aaron
Aaron Skog
SWAN Executive Director
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5122
Fax: 630.734.5056
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Recently, a number of materials that appeared on SWAN to be checked out to Orland Park have been found on shelf at SWAN libraries. We attribute this to the fact that there was a week in late August where SWAN experienced a number of locked records and broken holds involving materials checkout out to Orland Park. These overdue (replacement) items were due during the week of the locked record problem and perhaps did not clear properly during checkin.
However, we would like to remind everyone that materials being circulated to non-SWAN libraries (especially Orland Park [ORS] and Elmhurst [EHS] ) need to be checked in upon return to our SWAN libraries.
Thank you for your cooperation and have a great (and warmer) weekend.
Kate Boyle
SWAN Member Services Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5162
Fax: 630.734.5056
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SWAN Members,
As ILS Committee Co-Chairs, Jeannie Dilger and I have received a number of inquiries recently about the selection process. In particular, there are some concerns about the vendors that were not brought in for demos. Jeannie has created a memo for you to share with all of you some more details about the process to help address these concerns.
Regards,
Aaron
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
Everyone -
Every year around this time we request that libraries notify SWAN of their planned "Days Closed" dates for the coming year. There is a web form on the SWAN website designed for this purpose. You need to be logged into the SWAN website to view the form in the dropdown list. http://swan.railslibraries.info/node/add/days-closed If you haven't completed this form already, please do so soon. And please continue to use this form during the year to update the SWAN "Days Closed" table for your In-service days or any other closings not anticipated at this time. Thank you for your cooperation.
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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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Yes it is time again for Ecommerce reimbursement and the SWAN Quarterly RB/ILL billing. Please see the attached document to assist you with reconciling your Ecommerce reimbursement check. As we have done previously, RAILS Accounting will be emailing to your aliased library email accounts a spreadsheet of Ecommerce activity for your library.
After the disbursement of the Ecommerce checks, RAILS Accounting will begin working on the Statements of debits and credits prepared by Edlyn LeFevour of SWAN Member Services. Once those are all processed your library will be receiving either a bill (more debits than credits) or a check (more credits than debits).
If you should any questions regarding either process, just call us 630-734-5153 or send an email to help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net>
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
SWAN Change in Bibliographic Services
Tony Siciliano, our SWAN Bibliographic Services Manager, has decided to begin transitioning out of his position during the next months. SWAN will begin its search to fill this position. Beginning Nov. 25, 2013, he will work 3 days a week until a new Bibliographic Services Manager is selected. We expect that Tony will also have some time to work with the new person so that the responsibilities and tasks of the position continue uninterrupted.
You should continue to work with Tony as you usually do until the transition is complete. He will continue to respond to your questions and issues as usual. The daily procedures that you follow of creating pre-cats, sending in photocopies, etc. go on as usual. We are confident there will be no service delays during this period.
I will keep you informed as we reach the next milestone in this transition process. Tony has lead our cataloging team since 1999. We have enormous shoes to fill. I appreciate greatly his offer to stay involved in SWAN until a new manager is selected and to assist with training our new Bibliographic Services Manager. He will continue his involvement in the ILS search process as well.
Tony, as many of you know, avoids the limelight. He was awarded the Illinois Library Association Technical Services Award in 2010 which he graciously accepted, but made sure in his speech to the crowd at Navy Pier that it was his staff that deserved all the credit. So over the next months it is our turn to thank him. He is on a well-deserved vacation this week, but will be back on Monday.
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
