The Michigan Evergreen Project
MLC is excited to be a part of the Evergreen community! The Michigan Library Consortium (MLC) is a non-profit membership organization comprised of nearly 600 Michigan libraries of all types. MLC provides libraries a single point of contact for training, group purchasing and technical support for OCLC Products, electronic resources and more. MLC and the … Continue Reading about The Michigan Evergreen Project →
AcqFest II: The Chronicles of Code
The piece that everyone wants added to Evergreen is an acquisitions system. I (Dan Scott, from Laurentian University) am one of the people trying to make that happen. What follows is a snapshot of the latest acquisitions and serials development sprint weekend. I apologize in advance for any of the activities I missed or details … Continue Reading about AcqFest II: The Chronicles of Code →
For you Facebook users
Did you know that there’s a Facebook group dedicated to your favorite ILS? The Evergreen “Open-ILS” Automated Library system group is an informal virtual social gathering of Evergreen fans, devotees, and users. If you have a Facebook account (or are looking for a reason to set one up), we invite you to join the group. … Continue Reading about For you Facebook users →
Libraries growing together
BC Pines now has two libraries, Prince Rupert Library and Fort Nelson Public Library, running on a production instance of Evergreen, with another on the way early next year. Potentially, it could grow in scope into a consortium comparable in size to Georgia’s PINES program. It is often said that Evergreen is designed for large … Continue Reading about Libraries growing together →
Evergreen Holiday Lunch Party
Equinox hosted a small Evergreen lunch party/gathering yesterday, and it seemed a perfect opportunity to get a picture of many folks who work together all the time, but rarely see each other. Sadly, one of our number had to take the picture–thanks to Lamar Veatch, Georgia State Librarian for performing the picture-taking duty. Happy Holidays … Continue Reading about Evergreen Holiday Lunch Party →
Evergreen Wins Mellon Technology Collaboration Award
The Andrew W. Mellon foundation recently named the Georgia Public Library Service a recipient of the Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration (MATC) for its work on the Evergreen ILS. As part of the award, GPLS was awarded $50,000 to further the development of Evergreen. More details can be found in the press release. On behalf … Continue Reading about Evergreen Wins Mellon Technology Collaboration Award →