Thank you to QuiPu for sponsoring the #evgils24 Conference Hackfest.

Stop by or visit https://quipugroup.com/ to learn more about eCARD, eRENEW, and PITS (Patron Incident Tracking System).

Three cats (black, grey tabby, and orange tabby) lounging on the floor. The black and orange tabby are looking at the viewer with serious expressions.

Introducing some patch reviewers^W judgers for the Evergreen Conference Hackfest today.

#evgils24

I feel like I should have a lot to say about the #evgils24 conference because it's been so good. Maybe I just have a lot of processing to do. In the meantime, here's a picture of Poppy Davis.

White cat sitting upright in the midst of trees with view up into the canopy.

Thank you to everyone who participated in making this year's online conference #evgils24 a success. The 2023 Annual Report was released during the Dev Update/State of the Project address. Check it out at evergreen-ils.org/wp-content/u....

dev:testing_code [Evergreen DokuWiki]

From mmorgan: Not knowing git should not prevent you from signing off on bugs. You can sign off by adding a comment to the bug. Instructions for signing off are here - wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=... #EvergreenILS #evgils24

I'm sitting in the "bit of git" session and love how mmorgan's explains version control by referring to how the Microsoft Undo button works. #evgils24

Thank you to QuiPu for sponsoring the #evgils24 Conference Hackfest.

Stop by or visit https://quipugroup.com/ to learn more about eCARD, eRENEW, and PITS (Patron Incident Tracking System).

Still thinking about Jane Sandberg's #evgils24 lightning talk in which she tells a story to get us totally rethinking our release process. Sometimes, you just have to start from the ground up.

My first instance of a forgotten hashtag on BlueSky. Expect more to come in the future. #evgils24

Logo for the 2024 Evergreen International Conference running from April 22-24, 2024.

The Ruth and Andrea Show was great as always! Here's some highlights gathered by Equinox: bit.ly/3xTS3WP
#evgils24 #evgils #OpenSource @evergreenils.bsky.social

Now I get to learn how other consortia manage their support desks. #evgils24

Thanks to PaILS for sponsoring the #evgils24 invited speaker, Terry Reese, creator of MarcEdit.

PaILS is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing an integrated library system (ILS) for Pennsylvania libraries and library systems. Find out more at https://sparkpa.org/

Finished my notes for my 11 a.m. session with 15 minutes to spare! Huzzah! #evgils24

Since others are posting their #evgils24 desk buddies here are mine

It's been fun posting to BlueSky for the #evgils24 , but I'm going to need to find more people to keep using this platform. Anyone have any tips for finding #GLAM or #FOSS ( #FLOSS #OSS) folks on here?

Today was definitely a "full up" kind of day for #evgils24. My mind has been sufficiently engaged and then overengaged by both @richlitt.bsky.social and Lewellyn Marshall about mostly completely different things - open source sustainability and optimizing the movement of library materials.

Photo of a gapines cat that was handed out at the 2011 Evergreen conference sitting beside a Linux penguin. The cat is very worn down; the penguin is in pristine condition.

My #evgils24 conference buddies.

Each library in the Missouri Evergreen consortium should have one advanced certified cataloger. #evgils24

Missouri moved to the ODOO OSS Learning Management system. #evgils24

Missouri offers two levels of certification for cataloging. Basic just affects your items; advanced certification is for people who touch MARC records, import, overlay, and create records. #evgils24

I'm now hearing about standards and expectations in cataloging. #evgils24

Important point made in conference chat: not only does #Aspen not handle #evgils metarcord holds, but it cannot display existing metarecord holds that a patron might already have. #evgils24

Ooh! Now we're getting a #VuFind / #Aspen comparison. VuFind is more like a toolbox. Aspen is more of a final product. #evgils24

@roganhamby.bsky.social highlights placards in #Aspen. Marketing for the library in the catalog. #evgils24

#Aspen supports parts holds well now due to EG development. Awesomesauce! parts++ #evgils24

Some #evgils features that would still need to be developed for Aspen. Popularity boosting search results, search term highlighting, behind-the-desk holds (?). Code is available for digital bookplates. #evgils24

Benefits of Aspen: Easy local customizations, search speed, electronic record management relying on APIs. #evgils24

Why use @Aspen. "Patrons like it," says @roganhamby.bsky.social. Sold! #evgils24

I forgot that I was planning to live "tweet" this conference until I saw @roganhamby.bsky.social 's bluesky handle on his slide. #evgils24

I'm excited to see my fellow NOBLE colleagues introducing the Listmaker to the #evgils community. Our libraries love the ListMaker, and I'm hoping others will see how awesome it is too! #evgils24