[Web4lib] Library Staff Scheduler

[Deb Bergeron]

Sharon,

I think I  need to clarify.  We are an academic consortium 
<http://clic.edu> of 14 completely different libraries who share a 
common ILS <http://clicnet.clic.edu>, consequently we have no 
'branches;' each library is independent.  Some of the libraries have 
their own branches or locations, however, and could use your scheduler 
application in their own library. So your  question about staff being 
assigned to another branch does not apply in our case.  What does apply 
is knowing the library hours and academic calendar. 

Our  office manages the ILS and all of its components. One of those 
components is the courier.  The courier picks up and delivers items to 
all of the consortial libraries as well as our state-wide ILL system 
(MINITEX).  The courier schedule changes throughout the year and 
sometimes daily (i.e. storm, accident, traffic, etc.).  It would be 
great to have an online application indicating:

    * Courier's schedule
    * Is he on time?
    * Issues
    * If a library requests an additional pick-up

Our goal is 24 hour turn-around and often-times it's less than that.

For both applications, it would be fabulous to have an online tool that 
provides all the information I've described.

I hope this clarifies the lay of our land for you.

Thanks,

Deb



Sharon Foster wrote:
> Indeed! I hadn't even thought of multiple libraries in a system, since
> I haven't yet worked in a system with branch libraries.
>
> Is it ever the case that staff may be temporarily assigned to another
> branch, not their "home" branch?
>
> Are couriers thought of as assigned to a particular library, or are
> they part of the larger system?
>
> Thanks for your input!
>
> On 9/5/07, Deb Bergeron <bergeron at macalester.edu> wrote:
>   
>>  Sharon,
>>
>>  Kudos to you for taking this on!
>>
>>   In looking at your wiki and your requirements list, we could use this in a
>> completely different way.  We're an academic consortium with 14 libraries.
>> I can see this type of application working for us in two ways:
>>
>>  1. Manage our  courier schedule.
>>  2. Manage library hours.  With so many libraries, hours vary greatly.
>>
>>  Is this the type of 'unique requirements' you're looking for from other
>> libraries?
>>
>>  Thanks,
>>
>>  Deb
>>
>>
>>  Sharon Foster wrote:
>>  I've set up a wiki to collect software requirements for a Library
>> Staff Scheduler. Initially it's intended for use by public libraries,
>> because that's what I'm most familiar with, but I'd also like to
>> incorporate any unique requirements from other kinds of libraries.
>>
>> I know there is at least one implementation of this type of
>> application at
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/empscheduler/, and I
>> fully expect to use that project as the starting point for the
>> implementation of this one, but the demo page is missing or broken,
>> the project itself hasn't been updated since 12/2004, and it doesn't
>> particularly address the special requirements of library staffing.
>>
>> The wiki is at http://libstaff.pbwiki.com/ and the password is librarygeek.
>>
>> (aside: I started it with WetPaint, but there are so many ads on each
>> page that I thought it was too distracting. Free PBWiki may not have
>> the variety of themes that WetPaint has, but it also doesn't have all
>> those annoying ads.)
>>
>>
>>
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>> Deb Bergeron
>> System Administrator User Support
>> CLIC
>> 1619 Dayton Ave. Suite 204A
>> Saint Paul, MN 55104
>>
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>> www.clic.edu
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>   

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Deb Bergeron
System Administrator User Support
CLIC
1619 Dayton Ave. Suite 204A
Saint Paul, MN  55104

T: 651.644.3878
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F:651.644.6258
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