evergreen indiana: where is it now and where is it going? shauna borger indiana state library
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Evergreen Indiana: Where is it now and where is it going?
Shauna Borger
Indiana State Library
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Intro to Evergreen Indiana
• Project launched in December 2007– Goal is Resource Sharing
• Hardware, software, patron and MARC records
• Executive Committee elected August 2008– Consortium parameters set
• Lending periods and limits
• Fines and fees
• One library card
• First library went live: August 2008
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Evergreen Indiana at 100
• 102 libraries (100 public libraries) across the state of Indiana.
• 13 non-automated libraries
• Current service population: 981,000
• 3 million bibliographic records
• 6.3 million items
• Hundreds of thousands of items transit each year
• Opportunity to use Unique Management, Inc. and OverDrive
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Patron-driven holds!
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Goals (& convenient results)• Save by sharing
– Currently, no membership fee.
• Provide more resources to library patrons– Physical materials, eContent, etc.
• Professional development opportunities for library staff– LEU-eligible classes
– Leadership opportunities
• Automating non-automated libraries
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The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and
relearn.-Alvin Toffler
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Diverse range of literacy levels
• Library staff in the consortium have:– Different life experiences
– Different abilities
– Different knowledge
– Come from different areas
• Patrons of the consortium have:– Different life experiences
– Different abilities
– Different knowledge
– Come from different areas
One commonality! 60% of EI libraries serving a population of 10,000-40,000 patrons
One commonality! 60% of EI libraries serving a population of 10,000-40,000 patrons
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Digital literacy• Staff receive training on using Evergreen
– Basic circulation, basic cataloging (copy cataloging), holds and searching (New!), admin/reports
– Powerpoints, demos, trainer scripts, attendee exercises and cheat sheets
– Training server
– Webinars offered bi-annually
• Staff train patrons on using software features
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Info Literacy
• Find, retrieve, analyze and use information
• Staff are given the tools to answer questions– Training documents, policies and procedures
– Listserv and webinars
• Translating rules into patron language
• Patrons learn to search strategies to find what they want– Get access to 6 million items!
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Leadership!!!
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Leadership skills
Staff can join a consortium committee to develop their leadership skills and effect policy.
Provides an opportunity for staff to get together on a regular basis and swap stories.
Bi-annual webinars/roundtablesStaff can take the lead on these and develop
teaching skills.Listservs and mentoring
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Challenges
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Challenges• Managing end-user expectations
– Changing from propriety ILS to Evergreen– Upgrades
• Updating training materials with each upgrade– Powerpoints, trainer scripts, attendee exercises,
webinars, recordings, self-paced tutorials
• Requests for development– Running the *standard* version of Evergreen vs.
local customizations
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Opportunities
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Opportunities
• Expanding resource sharing opportunities– Evergreen for school and correctional facilities
– Fullfillment for academia
• Shared collection development strategy
• Collaboration with members of international community on documentation, training, etc.
• Expanding payment program, acquisitions and serials