Regional Trainings are Back!
May 16, 2019 by
AspenCat will be providing eight (free) regional trainings for our libraries this summer!
FOLIO Meet-up Colorado 2019
April 23, 2019 by
Imagine a community working together to develop technologies that meet the unique functional needs of each library today, while positioning libraries to grow and evolve into the future. In this one-day symposium, discuss the FOLIO project, a community collaboration to develop an open source platform that will support traditional library management functionality and is built for innovation. Join fellow librarians from Colorado as we explore the future of library technology.
Register at: FOLIO Meet-up Colorado 2019 Event
Agenda:
10:00 – 10:45
Welcome and FOLIO 101 – Christopher Holly, EBSCO
10: 45 – 11:30
Kevin Kidd, Director, Wentworth Institute of Technology Library, to present on Fenway Libraries Online’s (FLO) decision to choose FOLIO and look at a single v. multi-tenant implementation
11:30 – 12:30
Vendor panel, looking at various options for FOLIO service providers, with:
- Brendan Gallagher, ByWater Solutions
- Christopher Holly, EBSCO
- Mike Gorrell, Index Data
12:30 – 1:15
Lunch will be provided
1:15 – 2:30
Deep dive with U Colorado Boulder – Hear how CU is participating in the community; see what 3 FOLIO Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are working on; and watch live demos with:
- Leslie Reynolds, OLE Board Member
- Laura Wright, Metadata Management SIG
- Nicole Trujillo, Resource Management SIG
- Deborah Hamrick, Accessibility SIG
2:30 – 3:00
A look at project tech issues and challenges (including AWS hosting, inreach integration/API integration) – Mike Gorrell, FOLIO Technical Council member
3:00 – 3:15
Timeline and Q&A with all presenters
Register at: FOLIO Meet-up Colorado 2019 Event
AspenCat has migrated to Community Koha!
March 29, 2019 by
AspenCat has migrated to Community Koha, an open source ILS, hosted by ByWater Solutions.
Change in service to mountain (and other rural) communities
March 19, 2019 by
MARCH 20, 2019 —
Yesterday afternoon CLiC was informed by American Courier that its material transportation services, which reach many mountain communities across the state, will see some changes. This morning, we were informed that several libraries in the NE part of the state ALSO will experience this change in providers.
American Courier has shifted its primary subcontracted carrier (for certain routes) to a new company. Libraries listed below WILL be affected by this change in contracted carriers. New drivers can be expected, along with a period of rocky transition.
Here’s an analogy: think of it like mail service at your house. One day you might have one mail carrier delivering letters and bills — then the individual retires — and the next day you see a different mail carrier. Bottom line: you’ll still get mail.
Communication is key. Please let us know how things are shaping up in terms of material delivery to your library, where you’re seeing problems, and when you’re receiving good service from a driver, too.
In addition, there is significant potential for new routing to be established. CLiC is actively communicating with American Courier to learn more about ALL of these potential changes. Please submit a report about any issue your library encounters, using our forms. Thank you for your vigilance and communication as we monitor this evolving situation.
Libraries affected:
Here is the spot where CLiC previously published a listing of libraries impacted.