August 30, 2017

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SHARE Director

As you all know, I’ve decided it’s time to (mostly) retire (again), and Friday, September 1 will be my last day of full-time employment at Illinois Heartland Library System.

First, I want to thank all of you for the kind words, cards, and emails you’ve sent my way.  It has truly been a pleasure working with all of you as we’ve built the largest—and dare I say BEST?--library automation consortium in North America! 

Second, I thought you all might like to know where we stand with filling the SHARE Director position.   

Continuation of member services and support is still the primary objective, and Joan Bauer (SHARE Manager for Bibliographic Services) and Traci Edwards (SHARE Manager for Administrative Services) have been appointed Interim SHARE Co-Directors.  I am confident Traci and Joan will lead our SHARE organization through this transition period, until the new director is ready to step in.

Next week, in addition to starting in my new role at IHLS—Grant Specialist—I will be taking care of some of the tasks that Lesley Zavediuk normally handles, as she and her family make the move to North Carolina.  Please see below for more information on that subject.

Finally, feel free to send me any ideas you might have regarding grants I can pursue, as well as ideas for targets for grant funding.  I’ll still be using the cdawdy@illinoisheartland.org email address, though the tagline will read Grant Specialist instead of SHARE Director!

Chris Dawdy

A message from Lesley Zavediuk, SHARE Circulation and Resource Sharing Specialist, and eResources expert

Hello,
Currently, I am out of the office until mid-September. I will be returning on Tuesday, September 19 in a limited capacity. I’ve provided some helpful information below that should assist you while I’m away.

Are you having an issue with the Cloud Library?

  • Visit yourcloudlibrary.com and click on Support. Here, you’ll find a very informative FAQ and a list of common issues.
  • Contact your local library to receive assistance. Your local library can reset your pin number/password, review your library account, and suggest solutions for a myriad of other issues.

Are you having an issue with RBdigital (formerly Zinio)?

 

For any other inquiries, please call our main office line (618-656-3216) and dial 0 to be directed to the appropriate person. If you do not have a pressing need, feel free to email and I’ll respond when I return the week of September 18.

Dates to take note of

9/1/17

1:00

Southern Illinois Public Library Directors meeting

Metropolis Public Library

9/4/17

 

HAPPY LABOR DAY!  IHLS closed

 

9/6/17

1:00

IHLS Member Library Directors’ Chat

https://webjunctionillinois.adobeconnect.com/directors

9/7/17

9:00

Barcoding I—Searching & Matching

IHLS Carbondale

9/7/17

9:30

Barcoding I—Searching & Matching

Decatur Public Library

9/7/17

1:00

Barcoding II—Item Records

IHLS Carbondale

9/7/17

1:30

Barcoding II—Item Records

Decatur Public Library

9/7/17

2:30

SHARE Executive Council meeting

https://zoom.us/j/724769668

9/8/17

9:30

Free Form Free for All

Chatham Area Public Library

9/12/17

9:00

SHARE Catalogers Training Session

https://webjunctionillinois.adobeconnect.com/share

9/13/17

10:00

SHARE Reports (Includes Simply Reports)

Mt. Zion District Library

9/14/17

10:00

SHARE Finance/Policy Committee meeting

https://zoom.us/j/720604847

9/15/17

10:00

SHARE Bibliographic & Cataloging Standards Committee meeting

https://zoom.us/j/278543923

 

Be sure to sign up for any event you’d like to attend on L2!

SHARE After Hours Emergency Phone # 618-534-4319

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