SWAN Member Library Staff:
We have received the address change data from Unique and will be updating patron records starting today. The number of patron records sent for processing was 917,567. Of those, 31,349 were returned with address changes for a change rate of 3.4%.
In preparation, today we have temporarily disabled the Symphony function to update Last Activity Date when a patron's address information is changed. Once processing begins over the next couple of days, manual address …
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Refer to the National Change of Address (NCOA) 2024 Update<https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/2025-01/94791> news article for more information.
SWAN Library Services
915 Harger Road, Suite 260, Oak Brook, IL 60523
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…>
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Hello Library Directors & Administrators-
The presentation of next year's budget and membership fees will take place on Tuesday, February 4th at 10:00 a.m. on Zoom. The budget packet will be posted a week prior to the meeting.
SWAN Committee of the Whole Meeting | SWAN Library Services<https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/94769>
You will need to register in advance for the meeting.
Meeting Registration - Zoom<https://swanlibraries-net.zoom.us/meeting/register/…
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As part of the budget process, SWAN will utilize bond and debt payments within its public library fee formula. If your library has made changes to its bond payment or debt service schedule in the past year, please submit the schedule using the link below.
Library Bond Submission | SWAN Library Services<https://support.swanlibraries.net/form/94546>
If you have any question, please reach out to me directly.
Regards,
Aaron
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
915 Harger Road, Suite 260, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
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Please route as appropriate.
OCLC has a planned maintenance event scheduled this Friday night into mid-day Saturday. It will impact many OCLC services including:
Connexion, CONTENTdm, FirstSearch, WorldCat Discovery, WorldCat.org, WorldShare Indexing, WorldShare Interlibrary Loan, WorldShare Record Manager, WorldShare Reports, and others.
The unavailability will be for approximately six hours during this maintenance window beginning Friday night, 12/20 until mid-day Saturday, 12/21. A complete …
[View More]list of affected services and their status can be monitored on the Dashboard<https://oclc.service-now.com/status?id=dashboard>. Information about the maintenance is available on OCLC's "planned events<https://oclc.service-now.com/status?id=maintenance>" page. If you experience problems with any OCLC service during this period, please retry at a later time.
SWAN Library Services
915 Harger Road, Suite 260, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
Email: help(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net>
Phone: 844-SWANLIB (844-792-6542)
https://support.swanlibraries.net<https://support.swanlibraries.net/>
<https://support.swanlibraries.net/>SWANcom Subscription Settings<https://mailman.swanlibraries.net/mailman3/lists/swancom.list.swanlibraries…>
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Hello library directors & administrators-
I am sending this email in hopes of catching many of you that were heading out to Oak Brook Public Library for the 10 a.m. membership meeting. The library has no power and there is no estimate for it being restored.
I will hold the meeting online via Zoom at 10 a.m. today. You will need to register prior to the meeting.
https://swanlibraries-net.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdu-prTwjGtL6oPUXBfqj…
I apologize for the change in plans! I spoke with …
[View More]Jacob Post at Oak Brook a moment ago.
Regards,
Aaron
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
915 Harger Road, Suite 260, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
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