Evergreen Indiana
Evergreen Indiana
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This new software is your portal into a NEW Indiana public library consortium that will give you access to materials at participating libraries throughout the state. As additional libraries join the Evergreen Indiana consortium, they will share the same online catalog, circulation policies and materials. Modeled after a similar system used by the Georgia State Library, Evergreen Indiana is expected to increase efficiency and cut costs for all participants. The Indiana State Library, which is helping to coordinate the transition, has estimated an annual consortium savings of between $10 and $15 million once all 238 public libraries in the state participate. That will translate into a significant savings for property tax payers. A study is also being conducted by the State Library and the academic institution libraries in Indiana, including Indiana University and Purdue University, to see if their libraries can benefit from this consortium catalog approach. When the Library Board agreed to join Evergreen Indiana, it also agreed to abide by the policies established by the consortium’s Governing Board, which is comprised of representatives from each participating library. Hence, our library customers will notice changes in the way we offer services and in our policies. Over the next few months, you will notice that other public library catalogs will begin to magically appear as part of your Evergreen Indiana catalog. What will this mean for you, as a library cardholder? It means you will be able to place holds on select items in the consortium catalog, which will be delivered to your local library via a statewide delivery service. These items may be returned in the same manner. You will also be able to check items out directly from other Evergreen Indiana libraries, if you wish to visit them--nearby libraries which are among the first Evergreen Indiana participants are public libraries in Liberty and North Vernon. You'll have useful and fun tools to use--with Evergreen Indiana you can create a list of books you've read or want to read. If you wish, you can share the list with friends via the library's catalog. |
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