The 2022 Evergreen International Online Conference will be June 13 – 16, 2022!
Monday, June 13: Pre-Conference
Tuesday, June 14 – Thursday, June 16: Conference
More information to follow!
Job Opportunity: Bibliographic Services Supervisor with CW MARS
Bibliographic Services Supervisor
CW MARS seeks an innovative cataloger/trainer who will work closely with our member libraries in the areas of cataloging, acquisitions and serials. The successful candidate will embrace technology and enjoy working with cataloging software and providing end-user training and support to library staff at all levels. The ideal candidate will help lead our consortium into the future by implementing our strategic goal to conduct a needs assessment with member libraries, benchmark consortium cataloging practices, and help identify opportunities to collaborate with member library cataloging staff and refine network cataloging services.
This is a supervisory level, full time position located in Worcester, Massachusetts with the option for remote work one to two days per week. Includes a competitive benefit package as well as a relocation benefit.
See FULL JOB DESCRIPTION for details and how to apply.
Posted: 12/07/2021 (open until filled)
About CW MARS:
CW MARS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) library consortium located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Our mission is to empower member libraries to provide excellent services to their communities through resource sharing technology. We host a shared integrated library system (ILS) powered by Evergreen open source software and provide networking and technical support to our member libraries. Our current membership is made up of 155 diverse libraries in Central and Western Massachusetts.
Community Spotlight: Irene Patrick
The Evergreen Outreach Committee is pleased to announce that the Community Spotlight for the 4th quarter of 2021 is Irene Patrick. Irene is the Electronic Resources Librarian at the State Library of North Carolina. In that role she oversees electronic resources for the state and manages the Evergreen ILS for North Carolina’s Government and Heritage Library (GHL).
Irene has extensive experience in library automation and ILS management, beginning with the State Library’s implementation of Dynix in 1989. Her background in acquisitions and serials has informed many of her community interests. Irene is a regular presence at Evergreen Serials Interest Group meetings. While the Serials module sometimes doesn’t get the attention of other modules in Evergreen, Irene maintains her strong interest in Serials and is often advocating for Serials end users.
In 2017, Irene led the migration of GHL from a standalone Voyager system to the NC Cardinal Evergreen Consortium. The GHL is a research library, and NC Cardinal is a consortium of public libraries. This involved a lot of complicated work to get records and policies in place for the migration.
“We’re the proverbial square peg in the round hole,” Irene says. “But the migration was successful, and we have been pleased with the many enhancements that have come to Evergreen in the years since.”
She recommends that new community members join the listservs, and find an interest group to join. “Pick [an interest group] that matches your interests, and attend the meetings to learn about the modules and share problems you face,” she says.
Irene also participates with the Cataloging Interest Group, and often chimes in on listserv questions to help share her knowledge with the larger Evergreen community. Irene contributes to discussions that affect front line staff and their use of Evergreen, both on the listserv as well as in the community bug portal Launchpad.
Irene also recommends participating in the annual Evergreen conference. “I miss the in-person conferences, where you could get to know other members of the community,” she notes. “But the online conferences the past couple of years have still provided opportunities for learning and limited ways to meet people.” At the conferences, Irene likes to participate in community brainstorming sessions to share ideas for Evergreen improvements.
When she’s not working, Irene enjoys reading, gardening, and travelling to new places (though the latter has been curtailed the past couple years). She’s also a lifelong Star Trek fan and enjoys keeping up with the new streaming series.
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Do you know someone in the community who deserves a bit of extra recognition? Please use this form to submit your nominations. We ask for your email in case we have any questions, but all nominations will be kept confidential. Any questions can be directed to the Outreach Committee at evergreen-outreach@list.evergreen-ils.org.