Michigan Evergreen

Happy Birthday, Michigan Evergreen! On August 4, 2008, our first pilot library, Branch District Library, went live on the shared open-source system. One year later Michigan Evergreen has much to celebrate, with ten forward-thinking libraries currently participating and more to migrate in 2010.The Michigan Evergreen shared catalog is open for additional libraries to join. We are now scheduling migrations for Spring 2010. To schedule a demo of Michigan Evergreen at your library, please contact Ruth Dukelow at MLC. For ongoing information on the Michigan Evergreen project, see the Michigan Libraries Wiki page.

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Equinox Software, Inc., will be hosting several Evergreen demos at ALA in Chicago.  Click here for schedule.  They are also hosting an Evergreen social event on Sunday, July 12. Click here for details.

MLC Executive Director Randy Dykhuis will do a presentation on Michigan Evergreen at ALA on Sunday, July 12, at 3:30pm at the Open Source program.

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Michigan Evergreen Training and Support Librarian

The Michigan Library Consortium (MLC) is looking for a tech-savvy, problem-solving, adventurous librarian to join our Michigan Evergreen team. Michigan Evergreen is an open-source shared ILS project, with ten libraries in the shared system and more to be added in 2009-2010. This position is responsible for training and support of participating libraries on all ILS functionality (OPAC, circ, cataloging, etc.). For consideration, please submit a completed application form and your resume with salary requirements to MLC, Human Resources, 1407 Rensen Street, Suite 1, Lansing, MI  48910-3657. Position is open until filled, with applications received before July 17 given first consideration. Excellent benefits. For links to the complete position description/qualifications and to MLC’s application form, go to: http://mlcnet.org/cms/sitem.cfm/news__announcements/mejob_posting/

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Our tenth library, Oscoda County Library, went live on Michigan Evergreen on Wednesday, June 3.

Welcome Oscoda County Library staff!

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The Laingsburg Public Library successfully went live on Michigan Evergreen today.  In this photo, Sandy watches while Susie checks in the first book on the system.  Welcome Laingsburg!

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MLC staff trained Oscoda County Library staff this week on May 12-13.  Oscoda’s “go live” date is scheduled for June 3.

Laingsburg Public Library will go live on Michigan Evergreen this week on May 14.

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Thanks to the design staff at Grand Rapids Public Library, we now have a handy Michigan Evergreen flyer to distribute to potential participating libraries.  Thanks Amanda and Kristen!

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The Laingsburg Public Library will go live on Evergreen on Thursday, May 14, 2009!

The laingsburg Public Library is sliding in as our ninth library to join the Michigan Library Project.  Originally planning on going live later this year, due to scheduling constraints, the staff at LPL graciously agreed to this much earlier “go live” date.

Welcome, Laingsburg!

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Congratulation to Ovid-Elsie Area Schools for being one of the first school libraries to go live on the Evergreen Open Source Integrated Library System!

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools is the first system to go live on Evergreen through the Michigan Evergreen Project and Equinox Software, Inc. Our smoothest yet, Ovid-Elsie’s migration came off with only the most minute of hitches.

Welcome, Ovid-Elsie Area Schools!

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After our productive pilot meeting on the 4th of March, it was decided to post all enhancement requests received by MLC on the MLC Evergreen wiki.  You can find this list here.  Please feel free to add all enhancement requests here after sending them to develop-me@mlcnet.org.

On this page you will also find a “Wish List” for development that has not been formally requested by MLC via develop-me@mlcnet.org.

If you are interested in proceeding with any of the listed development requests please contact Evette Atkin.

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