Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close
Thank you, Rogan! Terran McCanna PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30345 404-235-7138 tmcca...@georgialibraries.org - Original Message - From: Rogan Hamby rogan.ha...@yclibrary.net To: Evergreen Discussion Group open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 4:07:00 PM Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close I'll enter it as a wishlist but reference the existing wishlist item. On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Walz, Jennifer jlw...@asbury.edu wrote: All - Thanks for the insights on this. I figured this was the case.I have no programing skills and don't know people who do for Evergreen. How do I submit the bug / feature / wish list thing? Maybe some kind person would do that for me on behalf of others who would like the same features? Thanks! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS Mysteries Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu -Original Message- From: Open-ils-general [mailto: open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Ben Shum Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 7:20 PM To: Evergreen Discussion Group Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close Hi Jennifer, I've often wondered about this myself since some of our libraries also have periodic shifts to summer hours, or even renovation hours of service as they go through lifecycles. So yes, it seems like your idea might prove to be a helpful one to even public libraries, not just academic libraries. I can't commit to anything new at this time, but maybe you or others might find this to be a worthy contender for feature development in future Evergreen releases. Certainly sounds like a good wishlist idea anyways. -- Ben On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Walz, Jennifer jlw...@asbury.edu wrote: All – We are an academic library and the library hours change from “during the semester” to “summer” to “holiday” hours. Is there any way to have several Org unit calendars where we can switch easily between these things? Our general open / close times are during the semester and that does cover most of the year, but the other set times it would be nice to have a block calendar change for the whole org unit. Any ideas? Thoughts? Thanks! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS changes Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu -- Benjamin Shum Evergreen Systems Manager Bibliomation, Inc. 24 Wooster Ave. Waterbury, CT 06708 203-577-4070, ext. 113 -- Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library System “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close
Quoting Walz, Jennifer jlw...@asbury.edu: All - We are an academic library and the library hours change from during the semester to summer to holiday hours. Is there any way to have several Org unit calendars where we can switch easily between these things? Our general open / close times are during the semester and that does cover most of the year, but the other set times it would be nice to have a block calendar change for the whole org unit. Any ideas? Thoughts? Presently, no. This isn't just an academic library question, either. Pretty much all of our public libraries have different summer and winter hours. I suggest opening a bug on Launchpad. Thanks! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS changes Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu -- Jason Stephenson Assistant Director for Technology Services Merrimack Valley Library Consortium 4 High ST, Suite 175 North Andover, MA 01845 Phone: 978-557-5891 Email: jstephen...@mvlc.org
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close
Agree! There is a wishlist bug report in launchpad on the split open hours topic: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1396764 I don't know if the ability to create seasonal/semester type open hour blocks should be a separate report or combined, but updating the existing wishlist report would help give this issue some attention. Lindsay Stratton Library Automation Services Manager Pioneer Library System 2557 State Rte 21 Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-394-8260 x104 From: McCanna, Terran tmcca...@georgialibraries.org To: Evergreen Discussion Group open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 11:50:54 PM Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close We have a number of libraries that have unusual operating hour patterns that the current system doesn't accommodate. Some have seasonal differences, some are open every other Saturday, some are on a skeleton crew so are open some days in two shifts (4 hours in the morning, for hours in the evening, but closed for a couple of hours in the middle type of thing). On a related topic, if the operating hours were not part of the org unit settings, but were in a different area that we could allow the libraries to update (perhaps in the library settings editor, or in a different area entirely), it would be a lot easier to keep up to date. Now that the library pages with the hours and contact info are available, it would be really nice to at least have a notes field where we could add notes specific to a particular library's hours. It would also be nice for it to display upcoming scheduled closures from the Closed Dates Editor. Terran McCanna PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30345 404-235-7138 tmcca...@georgialibraries.org
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close
All - Thanks for the insights on this. I figured this was the case.I have no programing skills and don't know people who do for Evergreen. How do I submit the bug / feature / wish list thing? Maybe some kind person would do that for me on behalf of others who would like the same features? Thanks! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS Mysteries Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu -Original Message- From: Open-ils-general [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Ben Shum Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 7:20 PM To: Evergreen Discussion Group Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close Hi Jennifer, I've often wondered about this myself since some of our libraries also have periodic shifts to summer hours, or even renovation hours of service as they go through lifecycles. So yes, it seems like your idea might prove to be a helpful one to even public libraries, not just academic libraries. I can't commit to anything new at this time, but maybe you or others might find this to be a worthy contender for feature development in future Evergreen releases. Certainly sounds like a good wishlist idea anyways. -- Ben On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Walz, Jennifer jlw...@asbury.edu wrote: All – We are an academic library and the library hours change from “during the semester” to “summer” to “holiday” hours. Is there any way to have several Org unit calendars where we can switch easily between these things? Our general open / close times are during the semester and that does cover most of the year, but the other set times it would be nice to have a block calendar change for the whole org unit. Any ideas? Thoughts? Thanks! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS changes Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu -- Benjamin Shum Evergreen Systems Manager Bibliomation, Inc. 24 Wooster Ave. Waterbury, CT 06708 203-577-4070, ext. 113
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close
I'll enter it as a wishlist but reference the existing wishlist item. On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Walz, Jennifer jlw...@asbury.edu wrote: All - Thanks for the insights on this. I figured this was the case.I have no programing skills and don't know people who do for Evergreen. How do I submit the bug / feature / wish list thing? Maybe some kind person would do that for me on behalf of others who would like the same features? Thanks! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS Mysteries Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu -Original Message- From: Open-ils-general [mailto: open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Ben Shum Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 7:20 PM To: Evergreen Discussion Group Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close Hi Jennifer, I've often wondered about this myself since some of our libraries also have periodic shifts to summer hours, or even renovation hours of service as they go through lifecycles. So yes, it seems like your idea might prove to be a helpful one to even public libraries, not just academic libraries. I can't commit to anything new at this time, but maybe you or others might find this to be a worthy contender for feature development in future Evergreen releases. Certainly sounds like a good wishlist idea anyways. -- Ben On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Walz, Jennifer jlw...@asbury.edu wrote: All – We are an academic library and the library hours change from “during the semester” to “summer” to “holiday” hours. Is there any way to have several Org unit calendars where we can switch easily between these things? Our general open / close times are during the semester and that does cover most of the year, but the other set times it would be nice to have a block calendar change for the whole org unit. Any ideas? Thoughts? Thanks! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS changes Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu -- Benjamin Shum Evergreen Systems Manager Bibliomation, Inc. 24 Wooster Ave. Waterbury, CT 06708 203-577-4070, ext. 113 -- Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library System “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close
We have a number of libraries that have unusual operating hour patterns that the current system doesn't accommodate. Some have seasonal differences, some are open every other Saturday, some are on a skeleton crew so are open some days in two shifts (4 hours in the morning, for hours in the evening, but closed for a couple of hours in the middle type of thing). On a related topic, if the operating hours were not part of the org unit settings, but were in a different area that we could allow the libraries to update (perhaps in the library settings editor, or in a different area entirely), it would be a lot easier to keep up to date. Now that the library pages with the hours and contact info are available, it would be really nice to at least have a notes field where we could add notes specific to a particular library's hours. It would also be nice for it to display upcoming scheduled closures from the Closed Dates Editor. Terran McCanna PINES Program Manager Georgia Public Library Service 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 Atlanta, GA 30345 404-235-7138 tmcca...@georgialibraries.org - Original Message - From: Ben Shum bs...@biblio.org To: Evergreen Discussion Group open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 7:19:57 PM Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close Hi Jennifer, I've often wondered about this myself since some of our libraries also have periodic shifts to summer hours, or even renovation hours of service as they go through lifecycles. So yes, it seems like your idea might prove to be a helpful one to even public libraries, not just academic libraries. I can't commit to anything new at this time, but maybe you or others might find this to be a worthy contender for feature development in future Evergreen releases. Certainly sounds like a good wishlist idea anyways. -- Ben On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Walz, Jennifer jlw...@asbury.edu wrote: All – We are an academic library and the library hours change from “during the semester” to “summer” to “holiday” hours. Is there any way to have several Org unit calendars where we can switch easily between these things? Our general open / close times are during the semester and that does cover most of the year, but the other set times it would be nice to have a block calendar change for the whole org unit. Any ideas? Thoughts? Thanks! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS changes Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu -- Benjamin Shum Evergreen Systems Manager Bibliomation, Inc. 24 Wooster Ave. Waterbury, CT 06708 203-577-4070, ext. 113
[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close
All - We are an academic library and the library hours change from during the semester to summer to holiday hours. Is there any way to have several Org unit calendars where we can switch easily between these things? Our general open / close times are during the semester and that does cover most of the year, but the other set times it would be nice to have a block calendar change for the whole org unit. Any ideas? Thoughts? Thanks! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS changes Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close
Hi Jennifer, I've often wondered about this myself since some of our libraries also have periodic shifts to summer hours, or even renovation hours of service as they go through lifecycles. So yes, it seems like your idea might prove to be a helpful one to even public libraries, not just academic libraries. I can't commit to anything new at this time, but maybe you or others might find this to be a worthy contender for feature development in future Evergreen releases. Certainly sounds like a good wishlist idea anyways. -- Ben On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Walz, Jennifer jlw...@asbury.edu wrote: All – We are an academic library and the library hours change from “during the semester” to “summer” to “holiday” hours. Is there any way to have several Org unit calendars where we can switch easily between these things? Our general open / close times are during the semester and that does cover most of the year, but the other set times it would be nice to have a block calendar change for the whole org unit. Any ideas? Thoughts? Thanks! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS changes Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu -- Benjamin Shum Evergreen Systems Manager Bibliomation, Inc. 24 Wooster Ave. Waterbury, CT 06708 203-577-4070, ext. 113
Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Hours of library open / close
We have several public systems with variant summer hours so I agree it would have broader appeal than just academic libraries. On Monday, July 13, 2015, Ben Shum bs...@biblio.org wrote: Hi Jennifer, I've often wondered about this myself since some of our libraries also have periodic shifts to summer hours, or even renovation hours of service as they go through lifecycles. So yes, it seems like your idea might prove to be a helpful one to even public libraries, not just academic libraries. I can't commit to anything new at this time, but maybe you or others might find this to be a worthy contender for feature development in future Evergreen releases. Certainly sounds like a good wishlist idea anyways. -- Ben On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Walz, Jennifer jlw...@asbury.edu javascript:; wrote: All – We are an academic library and the library hours change from “during the semester” to “summer” to “holiday” hours. Is there any way to have several Org unit calendars where we can switch easily between these things? Our general open / close times are during the semester and that does cover most of the year, but the other set times it would be nice to have a block calendar change for the whole org unit. Any ideas? Thoughts? Thanks! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of ILS changes Kinlaw Library - Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu javascript:; -- Benjamin Shum Evergreen Systems Manager Bibliomation, Inc. 24 Wooster Ave. Waterbury, CT 06708 203-577-4070, ext. 113 -- Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library System “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis
