SWAN is closed on Friday, July 3rd In observance of the Independence Day Holiday. To reach us for any connectivity issue, please refer to the contact information below.
When to Call 844-792-6542 (844-SWAN-LIB)
As libraries restart services, including a phased return to resource sharing within SWAN, OnShelf Items (Pull Lists) can be overwhelming. Depending on the size of these hold queues, you may return to a relatively normal list of items to pull within a week. Our larger libraries with more holds... Read more
SirsiDynix will be performing planned maintenance of the Enterprise catalog server on Tuesday, June 30th at 3AM, which will require downtime throughout the process. The maintenance is expected to take no longer than an hour, so the impact will be minimal. Unless complications arise, no further... Read more
The last Custom Longoverdue Report ran on March 13. SWAN suspended the process because library staff were unable to perform their shelf checks. Now that many of our libraries have staff back in the building, SWAN will resume the... Read more
SWAN staff are working with EBSCO to have your EBSCO database packages ready to go live July 8th.
This includes:
As a reminder, RAILS Delivery will be resuming. On the RAILS COVID page, under Latest News, two documents provide detailed instructions and an FAQ on delivery.
Based on discussion at our Tuesday Fireside/Poolside Chat on June 9th and the announcement provided by the Illinois State Library via their E-news on June 8th, it is important that we hear from all SWAN Library Directors. ... Read more
Due to recent feedback from member libraries regarding patron confusion over returned material SWAN has implemented the following changes to overdue notices effective immediately:
The next Acquisitions Users Meeting will take place Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. You can find the agenda on the Meetings & Documents page of the SWAN support site. If you have not already done so,... Read more
The voting remains open but the SWAN AP is calling the approval vote: 70 votes in favor of admitting the libraries, 0 against. Congratulations to the incoming new libraries and thank you to everyone who participated!Read more
