Having migrated to Evergreen recently, at the beginning of this year, I have found myself going to the documentation to try to figure out how something works in Evergreen and having to check several different places at times, because it was not obvious where I would find what I was looking for. I think this organization of the documentation would be very helpful for me, as well as for other staff. It certainly better reflects how we think about the documentation, based on experience with previous systems.
In short, it would definitely be valuable for me, and this arrangement would make sense for our library. Irene Patrick Library & Information Management Systems Librarian N.C. Government & Heritage Library State Library of North Carolina N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources (919) 807-7413 irene.patr...@ncdcr.gov 109 E. Jones Street | 4640 Mail Service Center | Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4600 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. _____________________________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Jane Sandberg [mailto:sand...@linnbenton.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 2:43 PM To: Evergreen Discussion Group <open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>; Documentation discussion for Evergreen software <open-ils-documentat...@list.georgialibraries.org> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Reorganized documentation: proof of concept Dear Evergreeners, Jillianne Presley and I have put together a proof of concept for a new direction for Evergreen's documentation, and DIG would really appreciate your input. Rather than the current documentation, which tries to be many things to many people, the reorganized documentation is separated into separate manuals, each with its own audience (e.g. catalogers, front-line circ folks, sysadmins). The hope is that this organization will help get the right content to the right people, and help DIG keep tabs on documentation gaps. You can find the new manuals in the bottom half of this page: http://docs-testing.evergreen-ils.org/ Keep in mind that -- in this proof-of-concept iteration -- there are some pieces of documentation that are in the wrong manual. However, we hope that it is close enough that you'd be able to tell us: a) if you think that reorganized documentation would be a valuable thing for this community to have. b) if the current breakdowns of manuals would make sense for your library. c) other feedback on this project. Again, that link is http://docs-testing.evergreen-ils.org/ Thanks very much for your help, -Jane -- Jane Sandberg Electronic Resources Librarian Linn-Benton Community College sand...@linnbenton.edu / 541-917-4655 Pronouns: she/her/hers or they/them/theirs