The Keystone State has long provided wide resource sharing through AccessPA, a system provided by a vendor to facilitate a union catalog. However, within the state Evergreen consortium they decided to streamline the workflow with NCIP. Join us to learn how the SPARK team and Equinox worked together to deploy a solution using NCIP with Evergreen and make life resource sharing a lot less button-click-y.
Circulating Seeds
When St. Thomas Library migrated to Evergreen they brought with them a collection of seeds that were seasonally refreshed and circulated. Their legacy system hadn’t had a way of easily matching their workflow for these non-traditional kind of checkouts but with Evergreen we implemented new action triggers reactors to easily handle their needs. Join us to learn about this great community service and how Evergreen was customized to meet the need.
Consortial Communications
With over 150 member libraries in the Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS) consortium, striking the right balance between too much and not enough communication can be difficult. How do consortial leaders ensure that their message gets to their intended audience? When it comes to larger projects such as upgrades and launching third-party vendors, how far ahead should you plan to start preparing your users? What (free & low-cost) tools exist to ensure your communications are aesthetically pleasing and represent your consortial branding? PaILS staff Katie Greenleaf Martin and Katherine Dannehl will share tips for consistent and substantive communication to your consortium’s membership.