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Evergreen Indiana Celebrates Fifth Birthday
The Indiana State Library, in coordination with the Hussey-Mayfield, originally investigated the development of an open-source ILS program in early 2007. At the time, it was unknown whether 1, 10, or 100 Indiana libraries would participate in the initiative. The nearly seamless conversion of hundreds of Georgia Pines member libraries to Evergreen indicated the software was capable of meeting Indiana’s needs. Since this time, Indiana has become a leader in the global Evergreen community. Today, Evergreen Indiana is the largest public library catalog in Indiana. The Evergreen Indiana catalog holds over 2.9 million bibliographic records and provides access to nearly 6.8 million items. The 102 current member libraries serve 981,929 Indiana residents in 55 of the state's 92 counties. Click here for current and historical Evergreen Indiana statistics. The Evergreen Indiana Consortium routinely considers membership applications from Indiana public libraries. Learn more about the benefits of joining the Evergreen Indiana Consortium by reviewing the "JOIN NOW" webpage or contacting Anna Goben, Evergreen Indiana Project Coordinator, at 317-234-6624 or agoben@library.in.gov. “I would like to congratulate the Evergreen Indiana Consortium on these two remarkable milestones," said Roberta Brooker, Indiana State Librarian. “We could have never predicted the success of this collaborative effort to date and it is a great example of Indiana libraries pooling scarce resources to better serve their respective communities.” State Library Expands Genealogy Collection Resources
FamilySearch is the world's largest repository of free genealogical records and manages the famous Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has amassed billions of birth, marriage, death, census, land, and court records of genealogical significance from over 130 countries. FamilySearch is extending access to its collections by circulating microfilms of the historic records through select public library affiliates. “Our goal is to provide Hoosiers with a considerable collection of Genealogy resources at the State Library,” said Roberta L. Brooker, State Librarian of Indiana. “We regularly seek new resources and services that enhance what is already one of the largest genealogy collections in the Midwest.” There is a nominal fee to order a microfilm. Patrons may view the film upon arrival via one of several microfilm readers at the Indiana State Library. State Library staff can help patrons see what films are available, place film orders, and answer research questions. Patrons can also search the Family History Library Catalog online at FamilySearch.org to see what records FamilySearch has available to order through the library. E-book Kits Available for Patron Demonstrations, Staff Trainings
The Indiana State Library has 10 eReader kits available for check out. Each kit contains each of the seven eReaders that are commercially available. These kits are great for staff training days as well as individual workshops on e-books. Any Indiana public or school library may obtain these kits by contacting the PDO at (317) 234-5650 or pdo@library.in.gov. |
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