Michigan Evergreen

Within the last week, the Evergreen Community has been abuzz, requesting
more from their conference, and the 2010 Evergreen International Conference
Committee is happy to report we’re able to make it so!
We’re  expanding  hackfest  day,  Wednesday, April 21, to include four
additional roundtable discussions.  The morning will feature an Authority
Roundtable facilitated by Shae Tetterton and a Reports Roundtable hosted by
Anoop  Atre  and Jenny Turner.  The afternoon will feature a Sys Admin
Roundtable guided by Evette Atkin and Megan Dudek and a Holds Roundtable led
by Grace Dunbar.  Together, these roundtables form our redesigned Sys Admin
and End User Hackfest.
And how much will these additional sessions add to your conference bill?
Absolutely nothing!  They are included in the one low registration price.
But wait!  There’s more . . .
We’ve lined up not one, not two, not three, but four developers for our Meet
with the Developers, also part of hackfest day.  Spend an hour chatting with
Mike  Rylander,  Bill Erickson, Bill Ott, and Dan Scott as part of the
Hands-On Coding for Developers Hackfest.  All of them will be together in
the same room at the same time–imagine the synergy!
And this new opportunity is also included in that one low registration
price!  If you haven’t done so already, register for the 2010 Evergreen
International Conference at [1]http://www.evergreen2010.org/  If you’re
already registered, make sure your travel plans now accommodate a full day
of hackfests on Wednesday, April 21.
See you in Grand Rapids!

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Good news!  Our Michigan Evergreen presentation proposal was accepted for the 2010 Library Technology Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, in March 2010.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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!

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