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No action is required by our libraries. SWAN Libraries are all set for OverDrive changes in October. OverDrive customers were notified that on October 10, 2022, they will be updating their network configuration. Libraries were encouraged to share this information with your consortium. Many of you did and thank you! This gave us the heads-up and ability to add these changes immediate to our network...

We are receiving reports that the OCLC Renewal Agreement cover letters are indicating libraries will be invoiced directly from PrairieCat. You should disregard the sentence "[your library] will receive an invoice from PrairieCat that includes the FY2023 ILLINET/OCLC Group Services Membership Fee.” OCLC membership is included as part of your annual SWAN membership. Please sign and return the FY23...

The Aspen 22.05 release is now live. This development cycle focused on improving migration processes for libraries moving to Aspen and small bug fixes, in addition to performance improvements to the Aspen LiDA app which is still in beta. There are no new features in this release that require any action from your library, but you may consider opting into events integration, which was introduced in...

Please use this form to select the four optional databases for your library. The selection form is available until May 27, 2022. Refer to the SWAN EBSCO databases page on the SWAN support site to find pricing and additional information. If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the SWAN ticketing system.

The Aspen catalog is now live and the Enterprise catalog has been retired. If you still have any links or OPAC computers pointing to the Enterprise catalog, update those now. If you see a 404 page, update the link -- most links could be redirected, but some couldn't be redirected as smoothly as others, and updating the link will resolve any errors. SirsiDynix has temporarily retirected the...

The SWAN Board election will have three seats opening for representation, starting July 1st. The names submitted for the upcoming board election are as follows: Anna Wassenaar Executive Director Blue Island Public Library Colleen Waltman Library Director Homewood Public Library District Dorothy Koll Director Acorn Public Library District Jesse Blazek Director Palos Heights Public Library Lisa...

Join SWAN and EBSCO on Wednesday, May 4th, from 1-2 PM to learn about the new EBSCO Discovery Service interface. SWAN will move to the new interface on May 9th. Register on L2

SWAN has begun the monthly process of removing expired ONLINE patron records. All records expired for at least 90 days with a last activity date prior to the expiration date have been removed, since these records have been inactive. Moving forward we will continue the removal process on the 15th of every month. We have not yet removed records with a last activity date after the expiration date to...

SWAN will redirect the https://catalog.swanlibraries.net URLs to your library's Aspen catalog home page on Tuesday, April 26th. You should see the redirects working by 2 p.m. If your OPAC or website points to a URL at https://catalog.swanlibraries.net, your patrons will now see your Aspen catalog home page when they visit that URL. If you are using "classic catalog" link to Enterprise from your...

The April 2022 (January- March) Quarterly Billing is complete, and the invoices and checks will be mailed shortly. Documentation is available to help guide member library staff through the Billing Summary sheet as well as the detail statement reports folder accessible in BlueCloud Analytics Shared Reports. Library Directors have been provided with BCA login credentials. If you are a Director and...

---------------Update at 7:00 a.m.--------------- The server is open and accessible to library staff. We'll continue to see delayed reports throughout the morning, but Offline mode is no longer necessary. Please resume work online. ---------------Original Posting at 6:30 a.m.--------------- Following the database rebuild on 4/17, we're experiencing a long-running overnight maintenance cycle on the...

The Aspen 22.04 release is now live. Highlights include: Hoopla settings to exclude Hoopla records with copies from other eContent Vendors LibCal integration Updates to the "bad words list" that can exclude staff comments in lists Bug fix for drag-and-drop list ordering issues In addition, this release includes several administrative enhancements to help SWAN staff better manage Aspen, including...

There will be three seats open July 1, 2022 and the process to elect representatives begins with individuals self-nominating. Library directors and administrators should use the self-nomination form on the link below to submit your name and written statement of interest. The self-nomination form can be found on the Board Election page. The timetable for the election is provided on that webpage as...

We received notice late last night, March 31st, that OCLC has begun processing our data files for the OCLC Holdings Reset. This project is outlined in this news post from March 14th: Upcoming OCLC WorldCat Holdings Reset. We are unsure how long it will take to process our data files, but it should be complete by Monday morning. In the meantime, you may see discrepancies between your SWAN and OCLC...

SWAN will soon begin the process of having our members' OCLC holdings reset. Earlier this year, OCLC offered members an opportunity to reset their WorldCat holdings free of charge. Because SWAN uses a local software solution to manage this process on behalf of our membership, we asked that members refrain from accepting this offer because it could upset our regular updates. After meeting with...

PressReader has shared with their community of library subscribers that their recent network outage caused by a malware attack. PressReader's Updates for users recounts the situation. PressReader said "At his stage, we do not see any evidence that customer data has been compromised..." Was my patron's data breached? No - SWAN patrons authenticate through OpenAthens to PressReader. OpenAthens only...

The 22.03 release of Aspen Discovery is now live. This release includes the following improvements to searching: Searches are now case-insensitive, meaning you'll get the same results if you capitalize or don't capitalize your keywords Better handling of possessive searches that include apostrophes (e.g. devil's food cake) Better handling of stop words The focus for the next few releases will be...

---------------Update at 7:00 a.m. on 4/18--------------- Despite some report delays, the rebuild has concluded successfully. Please resume work online, but be aware that we will experience report delays throughout this morning. Please let us know if you encounter any record issues. ---------------Original Posting--------------- SWAN is planning a Symphony database rebuild on Sunday, April 17th...

SirsiDynix will be performing scheduled maintenance to their global data center network infrastructure on March 9 starting at 10 PM CST. Maintenance is expected to last approximately one hour. During this time the following services will be impacted: BLUEcloud Analytics BLUEcloud Central BLUEcloud Mobile Enterprise/Portfolio During this outage fines payment via Enterprise will also be affected...

In case you missed the announcement in our February monthly newsletter, we wanted to share ByWater's February 2022 Librarian of the Month. Yes, it is our own Tara Wood, Manager of User Experience! As shared by the ByWater team - Tara has done an amazing job doing Usability Studies, Accessibility Reviews, and coordinating SWAN Member libraries as they implement Aspen Discovery. The Usability...