Evergreen Indiana: Where is it now and where is it going?

1. Evergreen Indiana: Where is it now and where is it going? Shauna Borger Indiana State Library

2. Intro to Evergreen Indiana • Project launched in December 2007 • Goal is Resource Sharing • Hardware, software, patron and MARC records • Executive Committee elected August 2008 • Consortium parameters set • Lending periods and limits • Fines and fees • One library card • First library went live: August 2008

3. 102 libraries (100 public libraries) across the state of Indiana. • 13 non-automated libraries • Current service population: 981,000 • 3 million bibliographic records • 6.3 million items • Hundreds of thousands of items transit each year • Opportunity to use Unique Management, Inc. and OverDrive Evergreen Indiana at 100

5. Patron-driven holds!

6. Goals (& convenient results) • Save by sharing • Currently, no membership fee. • Provide more resources to library patrons • Physical materials, eContent, etc. • Professional development opportunities for library staff • LEU-eligible classes • Leadership opportunities • Automating non-automated libraries

7. The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. -Alvin Toffler

8. Diverse range of literacy levels • Library staff in the consortium have: • Different life experiences • Different abilities • Different knowledge • Come from different areas • Patrons of the consortium have: • Different life experiences • Different abilities • Different knowledge • Come from different areas One commonality! 60% of EI libraries serving a population of 10,000-40,000 patrons

9. Digital literacy • Staff receive training on using Evergreen • Basic circulation, basic cataloging (copy cataloging), holds and searching (New!), admin/reports • Powerpoints, demos, trainer scripts, attendee exercises and cheat sheets • Training server • Webinars offered bi-annually • Staff train patrons on using software features

10. Info Literacy • Find, retrieve, analyze and use information • Staff are given the tools to answer questions • Training documents, policies and procedures • Listserv and webinars • Translating rules into patron language • Patrons learn to search strategies to find what they want • Get access to 6 million items!

11. Leadership!!!

12. Leadership skills • Staff can join a consortium committee to develop their leadership skills and effect policy. • Provides an opportunity for staff to get together on a regular basis and swap stories. • Bi-annual webinars/roundtables • Staff can take the lead on these and develop teaching skills. • Listservs and mentoring

13. Challenges

14. Challenges • Managing end-user expectations • Changing from propriety ILS to Evergreen • Upgrades • Updating training materials with each upgrade • Powerpoints, trainer scripts, attendee exercises, webinars, recordings, self-paced tutorials • Requests for development • Running the *standard* version of Evergreen vs. local customizations

15. Opportunities

16. Opportunities • Expanding resource sharing opportunities • Evergreen for school and correctional facilities • Fullfillment for academia • Shared collection development strategy • Collaboration with members of international community on documentation, training, etc. • Expanding payment program, acquisitions and serials

17. Questions? • Shauna Borger, sborger@library.in.gov Indiana State Library @state_library