January 5th 2010
Michigan Evergreen at 2010 Library Tech Conference
Good news! Our Michigan Evergreen presentation proposal was accepted for the 2010 Library Technology Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, in March 2010.
December 17th 2009
Kirtland Community College Trained on Evergreen!
Earlier this week, the Kirtland Community College (a.k.a.The College in the Woods) library received training on Evergreen version 1.6 by the Michigan Library Consortium’s Michigan Evergreen Project. KCC will go live on Evergreen in early January, 2010.
Founded in 1966, and located in the scenic Roscommon, Michigan, carved into northern Michigan’s pine forests, the KCC library is the first known community college library to go live on the Evergreen Open-Source ILS.
Go Kirtland!
November 18th 2009
Kirtland Community College to migrate to Evergreen
Kirtland Community College Library will migrate to Evergreen in January 2010, making them the first academic library in Michigan to adopt Evergreen. Welcome to the Evergreen family!
Kirtland is working with Equinox Software, Inc., to install and implement Evergreen on the library’s local servers. Michigan Evergreen staff Evette Atkin and Megan Dudek will train the Kirtland library staff on Evergreen OPAC, Circulation, Cataloging, and Admin modules in December 2009.
If your library is interested in migrating to Evergreen, please feel free to contact Michigan Evergreen staff – Ruth Dukelow, Evette Atkin, or Megan Dudek – for information on joining Michigan Evergreen’s shared catalog or for training options for locally-hosted installations.
November 2nd 2009
Update on Evergreen International Conference
Grand Rapids to Host International Evergreen Conference
Grand Rapids, Michigan has been selected as the site of the 2010 Evergreen International Conference. The conference will take place April 21-23, 2010 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. The conference is co-hosted by the Grand Rapids Public Library and Equinox Software.
Evergreen is an open-source Integrated Library System software used to help library patrons find library materials, and help libraries manage, catalog, and circulate those materials. The second annual Evergreen conference will bring together library administrators, front line staff and technology experts to discuss and grow the software. The conference will feature a hackfest, keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and lightning talks. Program proposals for the breakout sessions are being accepted now through December 15, 2009. To submit a proposal or for a complete schedule of events, visit www.evergreen2010.org
The three-day conference registration cost is $135. Early bird registration rates and special room rates are available on the website. For more information visit www.evergreen2010.org or call 1-877-673-6457.
October 28th 2009
Michigan Evergreen Demo Schedule at MLA Nov 4-5
Here’s our schedule for demonstrations of Michigan Evergreen functionality at the Michigan Library Association conference in Lansing. Look for us in Booth 201-203 in the Exhibits hall on November 4 and 5.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
12:30-12:45pm Michigan Evergreen OPAC
1:30-1:45pm Michigan Evergreen Circulation
2:30-2:45pm Michigan Evergreen Cataloging
3:30-3:45pm Michigan Evergreen Admin Module
Thursday, November 5, 2009
10:00-10:15am Michigan Evergreen OPAC
11:00-11:15am Michigan Evergreen Circulation
12:00-12:15pm Michigan Evergreen Cataloging
1:00-1:15pm Michigan Evergreen Admin
2:00-2:15pm Michigan Evergreen Circulation
3:00-3:15pm Michigan Evergreen Cataloging
October 23rd 2009
Nov. 4-5 Evergreen Demos at MLA Conference
Michigan Evergreen staff will be demonstrating the Evergreen open-source ILS software at the Michigan Library Association conference in Lansing on November 4-5 in the MLC booth (#201-203). If you’re attending the MLA conference, please stop by and check it out!
October 21st 2009
Michigan Evergreen Cataloging Policies – Clarification and Correction
Hello all!
It has trickled through the grapevine that there is misinformation floating around which states that Michigan Evergreen requires all items for a given title to be attached to a single bibliographic record, regardless of edition, publisher, etc.
Michigan Evergreen definitely requires a separate bib record for each edition/year/editor/etc. One of the main requirements of our cataloging policies is that the item in hand match the bib record exactly. If it is not an exact match, holdings cannot be attached until a correct bib record is located or created.
If you have any questions or conerns regarding this issue, please take a look at the Michigan Evergreen Cataloging Policies and/or contact Evette Atkin or Megan Dudek.
August 19th 2009
Evergreen 2010 Conference to be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Today, Equinox Software Inc announced that the 2010 International Evergreen Conference will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mark your calendars for April 21-23, 2010, for the Amway Grand!
This will be a great chance to showcase Michigan Evergreen!
August 17th 2009
Megan Dudek joins Michigan Evergreen Team
MLC is pleased to announce that Megan Dudek is the newest member of MLC’s Michigan Evergreen team. Megan will be responsible for providing training and support services to Michigan Evergreen libraries.
Megan comes to MLC from the East Lansing Public Library where she worked for six years in circulation and interlibrary loan, including experience in ILS migration. Megan received her library degree from Wayne State University and her undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities from Michigan State University.
Welcome Megan!
August 3rd 2009
Michigan Evergreen Celebrates One Year Anniversary
Happy Birthday, Michigan Evergreen! On August 4, 2008, our first pilot library, Branch District Library, went live on the shared open-source system. One year later Michigan Evergreen has much to celebrate, with ten forward-thinking libraries currently participating and more to migrate in 2010.The Michigan Evergreen shared catalog is open for additional libraries to join. We are now scheduling migrations for Spring 2010. To schedule a demo of Michigan Evergreen at your library, please contact Ruth Dukelow at MLC. For ongoing information on the Michigan Evergreen project, see the Michigan Libraries Wiki page.