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SWAN Quarterly 12/1/22 meeting agenda & packet posted

by SWAN Communications

Hello SWAN library directors & administrators- The agenda and packet for Thursday's SWAN Quarterly meeting is posted. This meeting will be held in person at Oak Brook Public Library at 10 a.m. https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/88737 The approval of the MessageBee service for all SWAN libraries will be completed through a vote to amend the SWAN budget. This vote will take place in person via roll call at the meeting, with 2/3 affirmative votes of those present at the meeting required for passage of the revised budget. The meeting will include a live streaming via Zoom, and access is provided on the meeting webpage above, as well as on the agenda. The Zoom will include chat for questions, but the meeting action items will be conducted by those in person. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

3 years

Restoration of Baker & Taylor Services

by SWAN Communications

Baker & Taylor reported yesterday evening that services have been fully restored. This includes TitleSource360. We have followed up by restoring all SIP2, Z39.50, and EDI access to Baker & Taylor services. All operations related to Baker & Taylor can resume. Patrons are still unable to access Axis360 materials through Aspen and the BLUEcloud Mobile app. We are will send further updates as these services are restored. You may continue to monitor this situation on this Known Issue: https://support.swanlibraries.net/issue/92863 Scott Brandwein Bibliographic Services Manager scott(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:scott@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7455 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

3 years

Baker & Taylor outage -Library & SWAN services impacted

by SWAN Communications

Libraries using Baker & Taylor services are experiencing an outage that appears to be similar to the one in August. We have a news post about this issue, and we will update the Known Issues on SWAN Support. This outage impacts Axis360, TitleSource, EDI ordering, as well as their entire support infrastructure. News post detailing the impacted services: https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2022-11/92888 Known Issues where ongoing updates will be posted for libraries: https://support.swanlibraries.net/issue/92863 We will send out a SWANcom once the Baker & Taylor services have been reinstated. There is no announcement yet from Baker & Taylor about restoration of their services. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

3 years

Possible indexing issues due to abnormal report processing

by SWAN Communications

SWAN Member Library Staff: Please be aware, last night's ADUText report, which handles our daily record maintenance and processing, terminated abnormally. You may encounter record issues throughout the day until the next successful run of the ADUText report. We've reached out to SirsiDynix with hopes to mitigate some of the record issues as soon as possible. If you come across errors with specific records, please email a list to help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> and we'll forward them to SirsiDynix for further investigation and temporary correction. The known issue<https://support.swanlibraries.net/issue/92679> on our support site has been reopened and will be updated as new information becomes available. Thank you for your patience. Ian Nosek Information Technology & Systems Support Manager ian(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:ian@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-5886 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

3 years, 1 month

Aspen 22.11 release is live

by SWAN Communications

Good morning member libraries, The Aspen 22.11 release is live. This release includes export to Excel improvements for lists, search results, and purchase suggestions. Read our news post<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2022-11/92613> for more information. Tara Wood User Experience Manager tara(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:tara@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7706 My pronouns: she/her/hers SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

3 years, 1 month

Kanopy PLUS End-of-Year Sale

by SWAN Communications

Good afternoon member libraries, There is an end-of-year sale for Kanopy PLUS subscriptions. This is for both current and new subscribers. Please see the news post, Kanopy PLUS End-of-Year Sale<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2022-11/92646>, for more information. SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

3 years, 1 month

All Clear: Aspen browse categories

by SWAN Communications

Good afternoon member libraries, The issues with browse categories has been resolved. You may resume updating browse categories in Aspen. SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

3 years, 1 month

Do not update browse categories in Aspen

by SWAN Communications

Good afternoon member libraries, We are having an issue with browse category permissions. Please avoid making any updates to your browse categories at this time, as any changes you make may be lost. We'll send an all clear when the issue is resolved. SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

3 years, 1 month

Book Club Users Group Meeting 11/9/2022

by SWAN Communications

Please join us Wednesday, November 9th for the last meeting<https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/88625> of 2022 to discuss all things Book Club. A list of agenda topics is posted<https://forums.swanlibraries.net/t/book-clubs-users-meetings/644/5?u=swan-h…> on the forums but there's room for more. Drop in to listen or share as we gauge interest and explore the future of this group for 2023. Registrants will receive a link to the recorded meeting for those unable to attend the live event. SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

3 years, 1 month

End of Year Clean-up: Fiscal Year & NCOA Prep

by SWAN Communications

As we approach the end of 2022, we will be working on removal of fiscal year 2020 in Symphony Acquisitions<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2022-10/92177>. We are also preparing our annual National Change of Address run and will be working on clean-up of records identified in previous NCOA runs and inactive since before 1/1/2020. See the news post for a final review of these patrons<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2022-11/92217>. Maintenance is scheduled for November 17, 2022 for both of these activities. SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net> Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542) https://support.swanlibraries.net <https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>

3 years, 1 month

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