Re: [Evergreen-general] Broad strokes

2022-10-05 Thread Jennifer Pringle via Evergreen-general
+1 to all the mentions around the Item Status interface I'd highlight the column picker/grid settings options for adding/removing columns, manage column widths, and in really new interfaces in 3.9 manage what actions show in the Actions menu. Jennifer Quoting Kate Coleman via

Re: [Evergreen-general] Broad strokes

2022-10-05 Thread Allison Midgley via Evergreen-general
I would make sure they know to right-click links to open in new tabs so they can have more information available simultaneously. This may sound really basic, but I'm surprised how often I see other painfully convoluted workflows. On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 4:26 PM Deanna Frazee via Evergreen-general

Re: [Evergreen-general] Broad strokes

2022-10-05 Thread Deanna Frazee via Evergreen-general
I would show them how to import a list of barcodes in Item Status. This can be a big time saver when you need to check something on several records. Deanna Frazee Director of Library Services Killeen Public Library City of Killeen, Texas 254-501-8995 (office) 254-501-7704 (fax)

Re: [Evergreen-general] Broad strokes

2022-10-05 Thread Elaine Hardy via Evergreen-general
Evergreen supports multiple workflows with multiple points of entry for accomplishing the same task so you can customize your workflow and adjust it as needed. J. Elaine Hardy, PINES and Collaborative Projects Manager -- Georgia Public Library Service 2872 Woodcock

Re: [Evergreen-general] Broad strokes

2022-10-05 Thread Thomsen, Elizabeth via Evergreen-general
Great question, Kate! I would show them Item Status, and how you can scan a bunch of barcodes or upload a file of barcodes (perhaps from a report) and do just about anything to the whole batch -- delete them, edit them, print labels for them, update the inventory date -- last time I counted,

Re: [Evergreen-general] [External] Broad strokes

2022-10-05 Thread Laura Burk via Evergreen-general
Less is more when searching for patrons- Don't spell out "Street" or even the full first name because the search only recognizes an exact match. (St will not match Street, AVE will not match AVENUE, etc.) "close enough" isn't a thing. I guess that actually goes for catalog searching too. Laura

Re: [Evergreen-general] [External] Broad strokes

2022-10-05 Thread Murphy, Benjamin via Evergreen-general
Keyword search is slow, search by title if you can. Advanced search is your friend Benjamin Murphy NC Cardinal Program Manager State Library of North Carolina benjamin.mur...@ncdcr.gov | https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/services-libraries/nc-cardinal 109 East

[Evergreen-general] Broad strokes

2022-10-05 Thread Kate Coleman via Evergreen-general
If you had 10 minutes with a new staff member and wanted to give them your favorite few tips and tricks for Evergreen, what would they be? The tips could be about any module in Evergreen. TIA! ___ Evergreen-general mailing list