In 2011, 4 consortia in central and southern Illinois said, 'Go Big or Go Home,' and became the Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS), out of which the SHARE (Sharing Heartlands Available Resouces Equally) Consortium was born.
SHARE is the largest automated consortium in North America, and we will pull back the curtain on day-to-day operations with over 360 members at 480 locations.
During this presentation, attendees will get an inside look at SHARE's day-to-day operations, including insights into System Administration, Bibliographic Services, and custom in-house IT developments. These innovations enable efficient management of such a large network while preserving each library's individuality and autonomy.
SHARE and IHLS staff will be available to answer questions and provide demonstrations of additional software we utilize.
When a new city-wide website was rolled out, the classic catalog DNS of library.mountainview.gov was requested to be the new library website URL. Learn how Sierra was updated to a new domain name, including updating 3rd-party software configurations, WebOptions, and numerous Sierra html files. Gain an understanding of the work that was completed inhouse and how Innovative contributed to the project. While we prepared and updated the links deemed necessary, there were surprises when the new website went live. Join me and learn how to successfully update your domain name.
Join this session to learn all you need to know to create a Vega Discover kids catalog or a special collections site, including home page configurations.
Do you find yourself running the same reports for staff? Are you tired of running stats every month? Do you cringe every time you find an item with the wrong location code? Has the number of items marked missing gotten out of hand at your library? Many of these tasks can be automated on a regular schedule using Python, SQL and Task Scheduler. Emails with spreadsheets containing record data are sent to designated staff without you ever having to run another list again. Get ideas for scripts and timelines that can clean up errors, streamline your stats and accelerate your weeding.
