In addition to the age hold protection, we have a few libraries that use the high demand circulation modifiers to keep new things local. Using the modifier allows them a little more control when a movie, show, or reboot comes out based on a title and interest spikes again.
Otherwise, a lot of our smaller libraries report how happy their patrons are when they are able to easily request items from other libraries without having to go through the formal ILL process. [cid:image002.png@01D9EB16.2EDA0BF0]Elizabeth Davis (she/her), Support & Project Management Specialist Pennsylvania Integrated Library System (PaILS) | SPARK (717) 256-1627 | elizabeth.da...@sparkpa.org<mailto:katherine.dann...@sparkpa.org> support.sparkpa.org<https://support.sparkpa.org/> | supp...@sparkpa.org<mailto:supp...@sparkpa.org> From: Evergreen-general <evergreen-general-boun...@list.evergreen-ils.org> On Behalf Of Frasur, Ruth via Evergreen-general Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 3:54 PM To: Evergreen Discussion Group <evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org> Cc: Frasur, Ruth <rfra...@library.in.gov> Subject: Re: [Evergreen-general] Staff training We have found exactly the same thing that Terran describes. Oftentimes, we’ve had larger, more well-funded libraries indicate that they’re afraid the smaller libraries will “clear their shelves” of new materials. In reality, we’ve found that the smaller libraries contribute a ton because they have retained items that are often weeded at the larger libraries, filling out series and providing access to items that are out of publication. Age protection is the thing that seems to alleviate the fear. We have found that three month age protection generally works best except for those few outliers (think Harry Potter, Twilight, Spare…). Ruth Frasur Davis (she/they) Coordinator Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium Evergreen Community Development Initiative Indiana State Library 140 N. Senate Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-3691 From: Evergreen-general <evergreen-general-boun...@list.evergreen-ils.org<mailto:evergreen-general-boun...@list.evergreen-ils.org>> On Behalf Of Terran McCanna via Evergreen-general Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 3:13 PM To: Evergreen Discussion Group <evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org<mailto:evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org>> Cc: Terran McCanna <tmcca...@georgialibraries.org<mailto:tmcca...@georgialibraries.org>> Subject: Re: [Evergreen-general] Staff training **** This is an EXTERNAL email. Exercise caution. DO NOT open attachments or click links from unknown senders or unexpected email. **** ________________________________ My suggestion is to put the emphasis on how much it will improve the patron experience by being able to offer them so many more titles than they currently have access to. We have done resource sharing in Georgia since the beginning of PINES and one of the things that we have found is that oftentimes the less well-funded libraries that can't afford all of the new books end up being really valuable for holds because they may have some of the older titles that other branches have weeded. Also, if you are using age protection, then staff can be sure that their local patrons are still getting the brand new items first. 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On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 2:43 PM Millissa Macomber via Evergreen-general <evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org<mailto:evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org>> wrote: For anyone who does staff training - Our system is in the process of beginning to share resources between libraries. I have one library with a large number of staff members who are reluctant and unhappy about the changes. Any suggestion on how to alleviate the fears surrounding sharing resources? I have a staff training planned for November so I would love some ideas. Millissa Macomber, ILS Manager Central Skagit Library District 110 W. 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