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10:23 csharp kmlussier: my impression is that any fields that exist in the record are imported by default (may not understand the question)
10:23 kmlussier csharp: You understood the question correctly. Thanks!
10:24 kmlussier I'm hearing that the 040 and 049 haven't been coming over in a recent version of master, but I haven't had a chance to investigate.
10:24 csharp hmm
10:25 csharp the z39.50 client perl module (in 2.3.6) doesn't appear to touch the data itself - it just imports a record - what happens after that, I haven't delved there yet
10:26 dbs kmlussier: that would be surprising, although the "strip fields on import" option is pretty new. Maybe there's an example "strip 040 and 049" default config :)
10:27 kmlussier dbs: I'll check, but I know they've already set up a "strip fields option," so I'm guessing they would have seen a default option if it were there.
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10:27 dbs bug 1147712
10:27 pinesol_green Launchpad bug 1147712 in Evergreen "Remove MARC tags during record import" (affected: 1, heat: 6) [Wishlist,Fix released] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1147712
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10:30 kmlussier Nope, I just checked the fields in their strip fields profile. 040 and 049 are not there.
10:30 csharp hmm
10:31 kmlussier I can look into it further here. I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't expected behavior for certain fields to be removed. Sounds like it isn't.
10:31 dbs Definitely not
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11:14 eeevil kmlussier: some Z services don't export the same records they show in their "opac-ish" UI. OCLC will deliver a different record to different logins based on "profiles" IIRC. just a thought...
11:19 kmlussier eeevil: ok, we'll check that. Thanks!
11:24 bshum @hate PO JEDI
11:24 pinesol_green bshum: The operation succeeded.  bshum hates PO JEDI.
11:25 csharp @love the Jedi
11:25 pinesol_green csharp: The operation succeeded.  csharp loves the Jedi.
11:27 bshum Apparently doing more weird customizations to our PO JEDI to handle B&T's numerous quirks.
11:28 kmlussier bshum: Should you be blaming PO JEDI for B&T's quirks?
11:28 bshum kmlussier: This is true.
11:28 bshum @hate B&T
11:28 pinesol_green bshum: The operation succeeded.  bshum hates B&T.
11:28 csharp @hates bshum
11:28 pinesol_green bshum hates metarecord holds; acquisitions; questions about acquisitions; z39.50; acq; notices; action triggers; marc_export; hold pull lists; drupal; holds; RDA; edi; parts holds; kpac; SIP; parts; marc; RAID; Launchpad; edi troubleshooting; reports; serials; apostrophes in search; server power failures; zimbra; office printer; weird barcodes; PO JEDI; and B&T
11:29 csharp bshum++
11:29 kmlussier @loves bshum
11:29 pinesol_green bshum loves Evergreen; chocolate chip cookies; git; tpac; yaous; rain; piwik; lunch; and Fridays
11:30 kmlussier bshum needs to start loving more things. ;)
11:31 bshum Hmm
11:41 mllewellyn bshum is reacting to a solution B&T got us from an other Evergreen site to deal with AV orders, to "de-enhance" the PO and remove the branch info so they can deal with it at their end. Apparently the library's SAN isn't usable for enhanced AV orders. The library used to edit their EDI files to change the last digit of their SAN before manually FTPing to B&T.
11:42 mllewellyn Ingram doesn't seem to share this problem. Just saying.
11:43 eeevil wow ... the scale of problems some materials vendors have with our (pretty spec-ish) EDI, compared to others, is ... telling ... WRT their infrastructure ;)
11:43 graced heh, I was going to say the same thing
11:45 mllewellyn It floors me, too. Right now the library has split its workflow so print material is being ordered via EDI, but AV orders are done on the Title Source website. I was hoping to get everything flowing the same way.
11:45 bshum Let's say I'm just not happy with the idea of modifying our template on a per-account basis and dealing with the fallout of having to maintain said template throughout upgrades.  But maybe I'll just make a note to myself and future selfs that B&T is crazy and had us doing weird stuff in the template.
11:45 mllewellyn Since B&T is doing their cataloging, I don't think I'll have much luck persuading them to switch to Ingram.
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11:55 * csharp wonders if B&T realizes that this issue alone is making libraries consider switching providers
11:55 csharp we're not using acq yet, so I don't have direct experience with this
11:56 csharp on another topic, I'm experimenting with vandelay match sets in 2.3.6 and I'm trying to create an authority match set
11:56 mcooper anything EDI = instant headache =)
11:56 bshum mcooper++ # you said it :(
11:56 csharp when I try, the only option for match set type is 'biblio' and I'm looking for where to configure the match set types
11:56 csharp anyone know?
11:57 csharp or are authority match sets not supported in 2.3?
11:57 bshum kmlussier: See, now you've got me brainstorming things to add to my @love list to balance out my list.
11:57 kmlussier csharp: authority match sets didn't work, so the option was removed.
11:57 gmcharlt csharp: IME, the materials vendors all too seem to think that switching ILSs is a free action
11:58 mllewellyn bshum, there's cake tomorrow. Can you love that?  :)
11:58 bshum Gah!  Must fix
11:58 bshum @love cake
11:58 pinesol_green bshum: The operation succeeded.  bshum loves cake.
11:58 gmcharlt mllewellyn++
11:58 kmlussier csharp: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/867691
11:58 pinesol_green Launchpad bug 867691 in Evergreen 2.3 "Authority match sets are not working" (affected: 4, heat: 22) [Undecided,Fix released]
11:58 csharp kmlussier: thanks!
11:59 csharp gmcharlt: interesting
12:00 csharp okay - ugh - that probably means we aren't yet able to resume a long-abandoned authority updates project :-/
12:01 csharp it has literally been on my to-do list for like 5 years
12:05 kmlussier csharp: Dyrcona is using a script to load authority records that I believe does matching. http://git.mvlcstaff.org/?p=j​ason/backstage.git;a=summary
12:07 csharp kmlussier: excellent - I will investigate that
12:07 csharp I'd prefer a CLI tool anyway
12:07 * csharp is working on getting better perl chops so to write up this kind of thing himself
12:08 paxed gah. i'm having a total mental breakdown here. how do i make a directory under /openils/var/web/ available to the browser?
12:08 csharp paxed: configure it in /etc/apache2/eg_vhost.conf?
12:09 dbs paxed: umm, typically it would just become available as soon as it is created
12:09 csharp ah
12:09 paxed yes, that's what i'm doing, and all i'm getting is stupid apache giving me a redirect loop.
12:09 paxed dbs: so what's the url for a dir under it?
12:09 * dbs often throws directories or files into /openils/var/web/ to download from a different host
12:10 dbs paxed: so, /openils/var/web/foobar/foo.html would be http://hostname/foobar/foo.html
12:10 jeff_ paxed: just don't create /openils/var/web/eg :-)
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12:11 dbs maybe you have a non-standard apache config mucking things up - or yeah, conflict with existing claimed names :)
12:11 paxed dbs: right. doesn't work for me.... i wonder wtf is going on here.
12:11 dbs jeff++
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12:12 paxed getting /foo/index.xml/index.xml/index.xml/ .... ffs.
12:13 Dyrcona Any of the other devs know a way that I could search money payment, but exclude a certain inherited table, say I wanted to skip forgive payment, for example?
12:14 Dyrcona I was looking at this (http://www.postgresql.org/docs​/9.2/static/ddl-inherit.html) but I doubt that applies to json queries.
12:18 Dyrcona gmcharlt++ # MARC::Charset 1.35
12:18 Dyrcona Well, maybe I need to rethink my approach.
12:18 gmcharlt Dyrcona: take a look at money.payment_view
12:18 * Dyrcona is using his cell phone as a hotspot.
12:18 Dyrcona gmcharlt: Will do.
12:20 * dbs is reminded to package up the updated MARC::Charset for Fedora
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12:20 Dyrcona Duh. search_money_payment searches that already.
12:21 Dyrcona I just need to modify the predicate to say something like {forgive_payment => undef}, right?
12:22 senator kmlussier++ (mailing list)
12:22 gmcharlt no, a condition on payement_type
12:22 gmcharlt (at least wrt to searching the view, I don't have the search_money_payment code up in front of me ATM)
12:22 bshum kmlussier++ indeed
12:24 senator i would really like to see somebody with good PR sense confront the FUD in the initial email a little more directly. and also stress that evergreen is not a product for which you should be pleading with some disconnected "you" to deliver solutions, as opposed to getting directly, constructively, involved
12:24 senator i don't think i'm the ideal author, but may try it later if it still seems like a good idea
12:27 kmlussier Sure, I didn't address the initial part of the e-mail because I just wanted to quickly point folks to the bug before we saw a flurry of e-mails from folks who want the copy location limiter back.
12:27 Dyrcona gmcharlt: Thanks. I'll play around with some variations and see what I get.
12:27 hopkinsju_ Is there a permission that allows a user to override the max holds setting?
12:28 Dyrcona I'll be back later, maybe.
12:28 hopkinsju_ i.e. patron already has the max number of holds allowed, staff want to place another hold anyway...
12:29 senator kmlussier: no i appreciate your quick response there, definitely.  if it were up to me to repsond, and i wrote the response i had in mind, the question would have lingered too long
12:30 paxed ok, so the files are accessible, it just won't show index.html, but redirecting over index.xml/index.xml/index.xml ... grrh.
12:31 paxed (and explicitly trying for index.html just gives 404 and adds / to the end....)
12:32 * paxed feels like hulk smash, so i'd better stop.
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12:46 kmlussier Heads up. Web team meeting starts in 15 minutes.
12:46 eeevil kmlussier: whoa ... first, yeah, thanks for jumping on that.  second, the bigger issue than misinformation about features just disappearing, IMO, is embodied in the statement "This is also critical for retrieving statistical information." ... /me starts a chant of "the opac is not a reporting tool"
12:47 eeevil (in case anyone was thinking of wading into that thread...)
12:47 bshum hopkinsju++ #just read your catalog's footer:  "Missouri Evergreen is lovingly administered by the good folks at MOBIUS" made me smile.
12:48 hopkinsju_ bshum: :-)
12:48 * kmlussier missed that statement.
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13:01 kmlussier Meeting time
13:01 kmlussier #startmeeting Evergreen Web Team meeting, 2013-08-15
13:01 pinesol_green Meeting started Thu Aug 15 13:01:19 2013 US/Eastern.  The chair is kmlussier. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot.
13:01 pinesol_green Useful Commands: #action #agreed #help #info #idea #link #topic.
13:01 pinesol_green The meeting name has been set to 'evergreen_web_team_meeting__2013_08_15'
13:01 graced yes ma'am
13:01 kmlussier We need to get through this meeting in an hour because the EOB is meeting at 2 p.m.
13:01 kmlussier #info agenda is at http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.p​hp?id=webteam:meetings:agenda:2013-08-15
13:01 gmcharlt kmlussier++ # endurance
13:01 kmlussier #topic Introductions
13:02 moodaepo kmlussier++
13:02 kmlussier Everyone can introduce themselves with the #info command.
13:02 kmlussier #info kmlussier is Kathy Lussier, MassLNC
13:02 gmcharlt #info gmcharlt = Galen Charlton, Equinox
13:02 moodaepo #info moodaepo is Anoop Atre, ESI
13:02 graced #info graced is Grace Dunbar, Equinox Software
13:02 kbutler #info kbutler is Kate Butler, Rodgers Memorial
13:02 RoganH #info RoganH = Rogan Hamby, SCLENDS
13:02 CarrieC #info Carriec is Carrie Curie, PALS
13:02 bshum #info bshum is Ben Shum, Bibliomation
13:03 rfrasur #info rfrasur is Ruth Frasur, Hagerstown Library/Evergreen Indiana
13:03 kmlussier Ok, let's move on and people can keep introducing themselves as they arrive.
13:04 afterl #info afterl is Amy Terlaga (guest)
13:04 kmlussier #topic Action items from last meeting
13:04 kmlussier #info action items were (a) moodaepo to e-mail link to test site to the list for feedback, (b) StephenGWills to work on member directory/map for web site. (c) hbrennan and kmlussier to work on layout/design issues for downloads page. (d) kmlussier will send out another Doodle to schedule a regular meeting time.
13:05 kmlussier moodaepo: Your action item is up first. Anything to report?
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13:05 moodaepo kmlussier: bshum is the man with the test server plan. I haven't emailed it out yet but if he gives the go ahead I will do so today.
13:05 kmlussier ok, bshum will be giving an update further down in the agenda.
13:05 bshum kmlussier: It's an old agenda item, we're probably past test server at this point.
13:06 moodaepo bshum++
13:06 kmlussier StephenGWills isn't here, so let's table his action item until we see him again.
13:07 kmlussier For my action items, I made contact with hbrennan on downloads page, but my vacation got in the way. We'll touch base and report back to the web team list.
13:07 kmlussier And I obviously sent a Doodle poll to set a date for this meeting. :)
13:08 rfrasur kmlussier++
13:08 kmlussier #info action item from last meeting Rogan_ to send e-mail to general list seeking volunteers for content editors / website librarians.
13:08 kmlussier Which he did - http://markmail.org/message/bekrw4m7w2ttnktf
13:08 RoganH It was not a marvel of modern literature but it accomplished the goal.
13:08 RoganH We've had some wonderful interest pop up, some of whom have joined us here today.
13:08 kmlussier And we can talk more about the content editors later in the meeting, but I see some new names here.
13:08 kmlussier Welcome!
13:09 RoganH When we get to the content section maybe introductions and discuss interests there?
13:09 kmlussier RoganH: I also received an e-mail from Gordana saying she is still interested, but wasn't able to attend today.
13:10 RoganH That's good, then.  Schedules won't always permit of course.
13:10 kmlussier #topic Update on Word Press conversion.
13:10 kmlussier bshum?
13:10 bshum So, the Wordpress conversion was supposed to happen at the end of July (two weeks ago)
13:11 bshum But I'll admit failure on my part to follow through due to varying circumstances.  (like broken internets and power outages)
13:11 bshum Along the way, I've been finding more things to convert and changeover as I go too.
13:11 RoganH Obviously, those are beyond your control.
13:11 bshum One thing that's still outstanding is dealing with meeting minutes, but I have some ideas on that which I presented to gmcharlt and moodaepo.
13:12 bshum The downloads page is still under construction, but I think we'll have to build something temporary based on existing conventions until kmlussier and hbrennan (and others?) work out some new ideas for that.
13:12 hbrennan I believe StephenGWills had ideas as well
13:13 kmlussier I haven't seen StephenGWills around lately, but he's on the web team list. Maybe if we kick off the discusison there, he'll chime in.
13:14 RoganH StephenGWills has been pretty busy.  I chatted with him last night so he is around and popping into IRC.
13:14 bshum In the meantime, I'd like to set a new transition date to aim for (and hopefully do)
13:14 bshum I'm working around some hectic scheduling of my own.
13:15 kmlussier bshum: What would be a good transition date?
13:16 bshum kmlussier: Realistically I'm going to beg for some leeway here and ask for perhaps next weekend.
13:16 gmcharlt +1 # no need to beg, though
13:16 bshum Like... err, August 25?
13:16 RoganH We're not under the gun, do you want to go into September?
13:16 kmlussier What gmcharlt said. You're volunteering your time - no begging required. :)
13:16 rfrasur bshum: RoganH's suggestion is good.  I'd also +1 for September
13:17 kmlussier September is good. The only thing we're under the gun for is the conference web page, which was waiting on the Wordpress conversion.
13:17 RoganH You have a lot on your plate, why don't you take some buffer room or do you feel like you need a tight deadline for masochistic reasons?
13:17 rfrasur kmlussier: When do you REALLY want the conference web page up?
13:17 kmlussier But if the conversion is a bigger time commitment than expected, we can pursue alternate plans for the conference web site if we have to.
13:18 kmlussier rfrasur: Well, our timeline said August 1. But, with the delay in the contrac signing, we wouldn't have been ready then anyway.
13:19 rfrasur gotcha.  Would September 1 be okay?
13:19 kmlussier But with program solicitations happening beginning of September and registration starting soon after, we'll really need something in September.
13:19 kmlussier Yes, September 1 works.
13:19 rfrasur bshum: does that give you comfortable cushion?
13:19 bshum Alright, I'll set myself a working date for then.
13:19 kmlussier bshum: Are there any things people can help with? I know moodaepo is already helping.
13:21 bshum kmlussier: Yes, moodaepo has been helpful.  I think too many cooks could complicate matters, but I'll probably be running some more transition questions out to folks.  I'll use the team list instead so that folks know what's happening perhaps?
13:21 bshum (and can contribute)
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13:21 kmlussier Sounds good
13:21 bshum Oh, one tidbit of course
13:21 bshum I'm still playing around with finding more themes that'll work with Wordpress.
13:22 bshum The big thing that's been a stumbler has been finding ones that work with no-JS
13:22 bshum Though with Firefox 23 removing the option for no-JS and setting everybody back to using it, I have wondered about that limitation long-term.
13:23 RoganH I personally don't see many users living without JS.
13:23 RoganH Very, very few.
13:23 bshum Maybe given the new timeline, if moodaepo gets around to sending out the link to the test site, we can solicit ideas for improving the existing theme or picking some new ones.
13:23 bshum #link Link to current test site for notes: http://wp.evergreen-ils.org
13:23 gmcharlt I was one of the ones who had a expressed a non-JS concern -- but the main issue was that (IIRC) one of the initial themes that was tested *completely* failed to work without JS
13:24 moodaepo bshum: I can send out the link and maybe the couple of themes we've looked at also but require javascript for full functionality
13:24 gmcharlt as no, no content was rendered
13:24 bshum gmcharlt: Right, that was an unfortunate bad theme.
13:24 kmlussier I think it's fine to use a theme with javascript as long as it doesn't totally fail with no javascript.
13:24 bshum But I know I've ruled out tons of other themes because of tiny glitches with the menu rendering in no-JS browsers.
13:25 bshum If we're okay with some level of quirks, I guess that's my question.
13:25 RoganH I think so long as content is largely accessible but we lose some bells and whistles if JS isn't present I'm ok with that compromise.
13:25 bshum As long as it's not a blank page.  Of course.
13:25 bshum :D
13:25 gmcharlt bshum: I'm fine with some quirks, and I apologize if I inadvertantly pushed you down a garden path
13:25 kmlussier I think quirks are okay.
13:25 RoganH I think most designers expect Javascript and absolutely none will paint us into a corner.
13:26 kmlussier #agree New transition date for WordPress conversion is September 1.
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13:26 kmlussier Anything else on the WordPress switchover?
13:27 kmlussier #topic Content editors / website librarians
13:27 kmlussier RoganH: Do you want to start us off on this topic?
13:27 RoganH I'd like to start off by welcoming our new participants.
13:28 RoganH I put out a call for fresh blood saying that this was a good place for people looking to contribute to make a real impact on the community.
13:28 RoganH One thing I asked each to do was think a little bit about what they would like to do on the website.
13:28 georgerc Hi. Sorry to pop in late. I'm George in La Conner, WA.
13:28 RoganH So, I'd like to give them a moment to introduce themselves.
13:28 RoganH And maybe say something about what their interests are and how they feel their skills will work as a part of the web team.
13:29 RoganH Don't be shy.  :)
13:29 moodaepo georgerc: Welcome and want to take RoganH up on introducing yourself :)
13:29 georgerc (thinking)
13:30 georgerc I'm interested in helping out wherever I can. My main strengths are in adding and updating content.
13:31 RoganH While folks are thinking I wanted to say that one of things we need to do, and will probably need to do on list is start divying up the web site to assign editors.
13:31 bradl just wanted to say we've come a long ways on the website --> http://web.archive.org/web/200411​29173704/http://www.open-ils.org/
13:31 bradl yousa_guys++
13:31 RoganH Yousa is right. :)
13:31 kmlussier bradl++
13:32 rfrasur bradl++
13:32 RoganH And what the interests of the possible editors are will influence how we decide to do those divisions.
13:32 CarrieC Hi, I am new to evergreen (less than a year), so I have experience finding things with no ideas as to where they are (or were)
13:32 moodaepo Thanks georgerc CarrieC or anyone else?
13:33 rfrasur CarrieC++ #an essential skill
13:33 kbutler We just transitioned to Evergreen in May, so we are (at least I am) looking for ways to get involved with the community in general.
13:33 hbrennan hbrennan is Holly Brennan, Homer Public Library, Alaska
13:33 georgerc I'm new to libraries, so I'm not picky. I've done software documentation before, as well as some technical writing, so looking at a list of what needs to be done would be best for me.
13:33 hbrennan I have attended a few mtgs, but our library just went live with Evergreen in March
13:33 RoganH I have a proposal.
13:33 graced Since I am generally involved in development I think I can help with the developer-y areas and make things more lay-person friendly where necessary.  I can also assist with vendor page - in fact, I think I promised kmlussier I would do that.
13:34 kbutler One thing that has been hard for us is the scattered nature of some of the info.  It has been tough finding exactly what we want in many cases.
13:34 hbrennan I can contribute with my newbie view as well
13:34 kmlussier graced: Yes, you did. And I haven't forgotten. :)
13:34 RoganH I will come up with a completely arbitrary and only somewhat random way to divide up the site into editorial categories.
13:34 RoganH I can post that to the list and we can start picking it apart.
13:34 * graced will never escape kmlussier's grasp
13:34 rfrasur I like the "completely arbitrary" designation
13:35 kbutler RoganH: completely arbitrary is a legitimate starting place. :D
13:35 RoganH That would give us a starting place, however flawed it might (and is likely) be.
13:35 kmlussier RoganH: At the last meeting, was there a mention of one Super-Editor who would do the divvying with other content editors who take charge of certain spots?
13:35 kmlussier RoganH: Or are you volunteering to be that super editor.
13:35 RoganH kmlussier: yes, an editor in chief.
13:36 RoganH I will take that role if we need someone to organize but I don't feel an emotional attachment to the role.
13:36 RoganH And I think part of that should be trying to hold an ongoing dialogue with the community about the role and voice of the website.
13:37 RoganH Much like an editor in chief does with the owners of a paper.
13:37 georgerc That's a great idea. Is there a "how are we doing" page?
13:38 RoganH That's something we've talked about in broader strokes.
13:38 RoganH More introductory information, some PR / advocacy kind of element.
13:38 RoganH I'm of the opinion we should do more in that arena.
13:38 hbrennan Just a simple change to this line on the website would be good: For info, send email to webteam@evergreen-ils.org
13:38 hbrennan add "and questions/comments"
13:39 rfrasur good idea, hbrennan
13:39 hbrennan I don't want to use that email unless I feel I have important info to tell the group about
13:40 georgerc The less work they have to do the better, and more likely we'll get feedback.
13:41 kmlussier BTW - at this time, I think I'm the only person who receives e-mail from that address. Should we point people to the web team listserv instead?
13:41 RoganH +1 to sending the email to the listserv
13:41 RoganH So it can be a collaborative response.
13:41 rfrasur +1 also for sending to listserv
13:41 graced +1
13:41 kbutler +1
13:42 kmlussier OK, I'll update that page when we're done.
13:42 rfrasur I'm not sure the amount of burden that it is for you right now kmlussier, but hopefully with more people using it...it WOULD be...but won't be...providing it's going to listserv instead of your inbox
13:42 RoganH Hopefully we are going through a transition to get more people involved in every aspect.
13:43 rfrasur 'xactly
13:43 hbrennan Speaking of listservs, I found it hard to find the place to sign up
13:43 kmlussier Honestly, that was switched over to me a few weeks ago, and I've received nothing.
13:44 hbrennan It would be great to have one very small page with all the opportunities to sign up for lists
13:44 hbrennan without too much info on the groups
13:44 RoganH It's difficult, there is a list of the listservs but I don't think the web one is on it.
13:44 RoganH You can guess it and the url manually resolves.
13:44 kmlussier http://evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php
13:44 hbrennan I don't think I'm even on the Web one...
13:44 kmlussier Web team should be there.
13:44 hbrennan Ahhh.. I expected it to be with Contribute, not Communicate
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13:45 kmlussier We have about 15 minutes left.
13:45 bshum It's there too
13:46 georgerc Web team is there, but how to join? (I only see archives)
13:46 rfrasur I think it's just a matter of sending an email with SUBSCRIBE in the subject...but that should be documented.
13:46 hbrennan Could this page be linked under Contribute as well? Reworded as "Sign up!" or something
13:46 bshum hbrennan: Under contribute --> join committees & working groups (which leads you to a wiki page, that leads you to the webteam wiki page, which has a link to the mailing list)
13:46 kmlussier georgerc: Ah, you're right.
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13:46 bshum But that's something I hope to change in the near distant future.
13:47 dbs Also, the archives page leads to an about this list page which offers the subscribe form.
13:47 kmlussier The link should be changed to go to the main mailing list page as it does with the others.
13:47 bshum One of the goals of switching us to Wordpress was cleaning up and consolidating the menus
13:47 bshum kmlussier: That might be a remnant from when it was a private list controlled by the communications committee.
13:47 dbs Perhaps the web team was attempting to dissuage anyone from joining :)
13:47 * bshum whips a patch to fix that.
13:47 georgerc thanks, bshum. I have to hop off to open up the library. I'll join the list and look forward to the list of editing categories. Cheers!
13:47 bshum (later)
13:47 rfrasur dbs++
13:48 bshum Yeah, what dbs said :(
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13:48 rfrasur a little bit Hansel and Gretel - a little bit Dorothy.
13:48 kmlussier Ok, I'm seeing one action item from this discussion for RoganH to break down the web site into editorial categories and send it out to the mailing list. Anything else we need to act on now?
13:50 CarrieC will we need to check that the subscribe link is on the website?
13:50 kmlussier #action RoganH will break down the web site into editorial categories and send it out to the mailing list.
13:50 CarrieC or has bshum made that happen already  :)
13:50 kmlussier If bshum hasn't made it happen already, I'm sure he will soon. :)
13:51 RoganH Bshum wrote a perl script to write a bash action to do that while we were still typing.
13:51 kmlussier I'm going to move on to the next topic since EOB will be here soon.
13:51 kmlussier #topic Hosting of Conference Web Sites
13:51 rfrasur bshum++ #bash action (whatever that is)
13:51 kmlussier RoganH: That's you again.
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13:51 RoganH Quick: SEREC
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13:51 RoganH south eastern regional evergreen conference
13:52 RoganH What I would like to do is host it on the community site off a subdomain, say souteast2014.open-ils.org
13:52 RoganH Any objection?
13:52 hbrennan Thank you for decoding that, RoganH
13:52 RoganH I would probably use the same template as the main site but maybe different colors and graphics.
13:52 kmlussier Can it be evergreen-ils.org?
13:52 RoganH And then keep with the community all the content archived there like presentations.
13:52 kbutler +1 for hosting. I was sad when I went to find a presentation from the 2012 international conf and the site was gone.
13:53 RoganH kbutler: I did too.  I think dbs did as well.
13:53 RoganH kmlussier: no objection
13:53 rfrasur I'd also like to see it with the evergreen-ils.org, but I really like the idea of the subdomain.
13:53 RoganH I'm just used to typing in open-ils.org as habit so I think of that url.
13:54 RoganH Using evergreen-ils.org is fine.
13:54 kmlussier I have no objections.
13:54 RoganH Do we need a vote?  :)
13:54 gmcharlt no objections to RoganH's proposal
13:55 RoganH No objections so I will assume it's a done deal.
13:55 rfrasur +1 to hosting the regional conference(s) website(s)
13:55 kmlussier I don't think we need a formal vote. It looks like everyone's okay with it.
13:55 RoganH +1 to everyone that agrees with me, about anything
13:55 RoganH I'm done.
13:55 kmlussier #topic Web Team Meeting dates
13:55 rfrasur :D
13:55 kmlussier Real quick.
13:56 kmlussier My plan was to use the Doodle to set the regular meeting date for the web team.
13:56 hbrennan I like Doodle +1
13:56 kmlussier However, if we continue to hold it on the 3rd Thursday of the month, we will always be bumping up against EOB.
13:56 kmlussier Which means we can never run over. Might be a good thing.
13:56 RoganH That would make it easier for me to remember, actually. :)  And less possible for my evil calendar to make me miss it.
13:56 kmlussier Should I take another stab at setting a regular meeting time so that we aren't so close to the EOB meetings.
13:57 hbrennan As the only Alaskan here, this time works for me
13:57 gmcharlt Alaska++
13:57 RoganH Seriously my calendar is possessed by a Babylonian trickster deity.  So, +1 to keeping it adjacent to the EOB.
13:57 * bshum isn't on the board, so the question is more for folks who are, I think.
13:57 rfrasur kmlussier: Maybe try another Doodle poll and see how the results come back...and go from there?  Maybe tweak it a little for time frame roominess?
13:57 hbrennan I'm flexible on days, but I can't go much earlier than 2pm Eastern
13:57 kmlussier RoganH, gmcharlt, and I are the only ones who need to be at both. I don't mind doing two meetings in a row.
13:57 hbrennan or 1pm
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13:58 kmlussier rfrasur: Yeah, it was already tweaked for time zones. 1-4 p.m. EDT is what I was shooting for.
13:58 * rfrasur likes this time though
13:58 kmlussier Let's stick with this time then and just make sure we don't get chatty.
13:58 kmlussier And with that...
13:58 bshum +1
13:58 kmlussier #endmeeting
13:58 pinesol_green Meeting ended Thu Aug 15 13:58:48 2013 US/Eastern.  Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot . (v 0.1.4)
13:58 pinesol_green Minutes:        http://evergreen-ils.org/meetings/evergr​een/2013/evergreen.2013-08-15-13.01.html
13:58 pinesol_green Minutes (text): http://evergreen-ils.org/meetings/evergr​een/2013/evergreen.2013-08-15-13.01.txt
13:58 pinesol_green Log:            http://evergreen-ils.org/meetings/evergree​n/2013/evergreen.2013-08-15-13.01.log.html
13:58 hbrennan +1
13:58 moodaepo +1
13:58 rfrasur kmlussier++
13:58 bshum And kmlussier++ for being our leade
13:58 bshum *leader
13:59 moodaepo kmlussier++
13:59 gmcharlt kmlussier++
13:59 * kmlussier steps a way for a few minutes before the EOB meeting.
13:59 RoganH kmlussier++
13:59 CarrieC kmlussier++
13:59 graced kmlussier++
13:59 kbutler kmlussier++
13:59 moodaepo @karma kmlussier
13:59 pinesol_green moodaepo: Karma for "kmlussier" has been increased 242 times and decreased 0 times for a total karma of 242.
13:59 pinesol_green [evergreen_website|Ben Shum] Update Web-Team mailing list entry on listserv page - <http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=Ever​green_Website.git;a=commit;h=289129b>
14:00 bshum CarrieC: See above and refresh the listserv page to see the new link.
14:00 gmcharlt I will be starting the EOB meeting momentarily
14:00 hbrennan bshum++ Thanks!
14:00 CarrieC Cool! Thanks!
14:01 graced bshum++
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14:01 gmcharlt #start_meeting Evergreen Oversight Board Meeting, 15 August 2013
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14:02 gmcharlt #startmeeting Evergreen Oversight Board Meeting, 15 August 2013
14:02 pinesol_green Meeting started Thu Aug 15 14:02:33 2013 US/Eastern.  The chair is gmcharlt. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot.
14:02 pinesol_green Useful Commands: #action #agreed #help #info #idea #link #topic.
14:02 pinesol_green The meeting name has been set to 'evergreen_oversight_board​_meeting__15_august_2013'
14:02 gmcharlt #info Agenda is at http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/dok​u.php?id=governance:minutes:2013-8-15
14:02 gmcharlt #topic Introductions
14:03 RoganH #info RoganH = Rogan Hamby, SCLENDS
14:03 gmcharlt EOB members, please use #info to identify yourselves
14:03 abneiman #info abneiman Andrea Buntz Neiman, Kent County Public Library
14:03 gmcharlt #info gmcharlt = Galen Charlton, Equinox
14:03 yboston #info yboston - Yamil Suarez - Berklee College of Music
14:03 montgoc1 #info montgoc1= Chauncey Montgomery, Consortium of Ohio Libraries
14:03 benhyman #info benhyman Ben Hyman, BC Libraries Co-op / Sitka
14:03 kmlussier #info kmlussier is Kathy Lussier, MassLNC
14:03 emckinney #info emckinney = elizabeth mckinney
14:04 elfsts #info Step[hen Elfstrand PALS
14:04 rfrasur #info rfrasur is Ruth Frasur, Hagerstown Library/Evergreen Indiana
14:05 gmcharlt thanks, we have a quorum
14:05 gmcharlt #topic Action items from previous meeting
14:05 abneiman note -- apologies to the board, if I am distracted at first, I am still on desk!! >_<
14:06 gmcharlt all three action items listed at http://evergreen-ils.org/meetings/evergr​een/2013/evergreen.2013-07-18-14.05.html were completed
14:06 gmcharlt the last two are the topics of agenda items
14:06 afterl #info afterl is Amy Terlaga, Bibliomation (guest)
14:06 gmcharlt while the financial summary was sent after the July meeting
14:06 gmcharlt so, moving on
14:06 gmcharlt #topic Financial summary
14:06 gmcharlt #info Current financial summary is at http://list.evergreen-ils.org/pipermail/e​g-oversight-board/2013-August/000530.html
14:06 gmcharlt #info No change to the bottom line since July
14:07 gmcharlt any questions?
14:07 RoganH None.
14:07 yboston none from me
14:07 benhyman Do we know if SFC successfully applied for tax rebates from egcon 2013?
14:08 gmcharlt benhyman: no, I do not know
14:08 gmcharlt #action gmcharlt will ask Conservancy regarding the status of tax rebates from the 2013 conference
14:09 benhyman gmcharlt: thanks - let me know if I can provide any docu
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14:09 gmcharlt #topic Evergreen 2014 Conference Committee Report
14:10 gmcharlt kmlussier: afterl: your floor
14:10 kmlussier We have a signed contract, so it's official! The conference will be held from March 19 to 22 at the Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel.
14:10 afterl Woo hoo!
14:10 RoganH Woot!
14:10 kmlussier We'll be right next door to M.I.T. and Google's Cambridge headquarters.
14:10 RoganH Do we get a tour of Google?
14:11 gmcharlt #info Contract with the conference hotel is signed
14:11 gmcharlt #info The conference will be held from March 19 to 22 2014 at the Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel.
14:11 afterl The social activities committee spent the day on Tuesday scouting out fun locations for after activities
14:11 kmlussier RoganH: If you want a tour of Google, add it as a suggestiong on our pre-conference survey.
14:11 rfrasur RoganH++ #tour of Google
14:11 * rfrasur already submitted survey :-(
14:12 RoganH I did too and don't think we should double dip.  :(
14:12 kmlussier We have sent out a pre-conference survey to get feedback on session topics, schedules, and local activities.
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14:13 abneiman kmlussier: have you had good response on the pre-conference survey so far?
14:13 kmlussier yboston, afterl are on local activities committee, so can probably bring back the suggestion to the larger committee. :)
14:13 gmcharlt #info pre-conference survey is at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7LXW35V.
14:13 kmlussier abneiman: I don't know. graced actually set up the survey for us.
14:13 kmlussier graced++
14:13 kmlussier I was planning to check in with her later in the week to see how the response was.
14:13 graced 27 responses so far
14:13 afterl The sponsorship categories have been approved by the SFC; we will be approaching potential sponsors later this month.
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14:14 kmlussier The program committee has also be talking about the solicitation process. We're considering a more open process this year where the proposals are shared with the community who can then +1 the proposals that they like.
14:14 kmlussier As one criteria to be used in selection.
14:15 abneiman thanks graced++
14:15 graced np
14:15 kmlussier I think that's everything, unless afterl can think of anything that we may not have mentioned already.
14:16 afterl I don't think so.
14:16 gmcharlt any questions for kmlussier and afterl?
14:17 gmcharlt ok, moving on
14:17 gmcharlt #topic Discussion of support provider listing policy proposal
14:17 gmcharlt #info proposed support provider listing policy is at http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?​id=faqs:evergreen_companies:listing_policy
14:18 RoganH This is pretty much a clone of the Koha policy if I remember it correctly.  +1 to adopting this.
14:18 gmcharlt I'll interpret that as a motion to adopt it
14:18 gmcharlt is there a second?
14:18 montgoc1 I'll second.
14:18 abneiman Second.  Very simple, clear, and easy to understand.
14:18 gmcharlt discussion before I call a vote?
14:19 benhyman second
14:19 benhyman doh. abneiman must be off the desk - fast!
14:20 abneiman haha I did finally get relieved from Ref at 215p :)
14:20 gmcharlt OK, no discussion, so ...
14:20 gmcharlt #startvote Should the proposed support provider listing policy be adopted? Yes, No, Abstain
14:20 pinesol_green Begin voting on: Should the proposed support provider listing policy be adopted? Valid vote options are Yes, No, Abstain.
14:20 pinesol_green Vote using '#vote OPTION'. Only your last vote counts.
14:20 RoganH #vote Yes
14:20 emckinney #vote YES
14:20 montgoc1 #vote Yes
14:20 abneiman #vote yes
14:20 benhyman #vote Yes
14:20 yboston #vote Yes
14:20 kmlussier #vote Yes
14:20 elfsts +1
14:20 elfsts will we be discussing ideas about a paid advertising or "sponsorship" listing to raise miney
14:21 elfsts money I mean mot miney
14:21 elfsts #vote YES
14:21 gmcharlt #vote Yes
14:22 gmcharlt #endvote
14:22 pinesol_green Voted on "Should the proposed support provider listing policy be adopted?" Results are
14:22 pinesol_green Yes (9): kmlussier, yboston, RoganH, montgoc1, gmcharlt, emckinney, benhyman, elfsts, abneiman
14:23 gmcharlt #agreed The support provider listing policy at http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?​id=faqs:evergreen_companies:listing_policy is adopted
14:23 gmcharlt elfsts: to answer your question, if time permits before the meeting ends, we can discuss here
14:23 gmcharlt I have a question about implementing the policy -- do we wish to start with a blank slate?
14:24 RoganH I think so.
14:24 kmlussier gmcharlt: I've been thinking about that. I think so.
14:24 elfsts yes only fair way
14:24 kmlussier Maybe send out an e-mail with this new policy and give providers a deadline for sending an e-mail to the list.
14:24 yboston it would let us practice the addition process
14:25 gmcharlt kmlussier: no need for a deadline, per se, I think -- just set a date on which the list will be blanked and replaced by whoever has submitted listings
14:25 abneiman Agreed with blank slate.  Do we contact current providers individually or put it out to the list and let them respond?
14:26 kmlussier I'm inclined to just put it out on the list.
14:26 yboston kmlussier++
14:26 RoganH kmlussier: +1
14:26 gmcharlt kmlussier: +1
14:26 RoganH Any objections?
14:27 montgoc1 No. Sounds good.
14:27 abneiman none here
14:27 gmcharlt OK, who will take care of setting a date and sending the email?
14:29 * kmlussier raises her hand.
14:29 abneiman I can, as long as I'm not stepping on Kathy's toes.
14:29 abneiman LOL.
14:29 kmlussier Oh, no, Feel free. Really
14:30 kmlussier My toes will never be stepped on. :)
14:30 RoganH Kathy has very small toes.
14:30 RoganH You'll miss them easily.
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14:30 gmcharlt #agreed abneiman will set a date for clearing the provider list and issue a call for listing requests to the Evergreen mailing list
14:31 abneiman No problem.... :)  deadline, end of August?  or end of September?  I'm inclined to the former, but I know that it's summer vacation time for a lot of people.
14:31 gmcharlt #topic Grants and fundraising
14:31 gmcharlt abneiman: end of August gives a couple weeks, which suffices IMO
14:31 StephenGWills #info Steve Wills, Balsam Consortium is late
14:32 RoganH Well, Kathy and I have spent some time looking at grants that Evergreen as a community would qualify for.
14:32 RoganH I think there are some great opprotunities out there.
14:33 RoganH Including those that address patrons with adaptive and rural access needs.
14:33 RoganH However, those of any size will need some matching funds.  Some can be volunteered by in kind time but we will definitely need to build funds before we can apply for most of them.
14:34 kmlussier We've started tracking the grant opportunities in a Google spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet​/ccc?key=0Ar4gDMUDwDXqdFNOcllSNklDZ​HFxdnFuRk9BMndKUXc&amp;usp=sharing
14:34 RoganH The fund raising will probably be a long term project we will need well underway before we can apply for grants of any significant size but they are out there from private and governmental sources.
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14:34 gmcharlt #info List of potential grant opportunities for Evergreen is at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet​/ccc?key=0Ar4gDMUDwDXqdFNOcllSNklDZ​HFxdnFuRk9BMndKUXc&amp;usp=sharing
14:34 RoganH For example: building on top of the Loblolly work done in GA would make us eligible for significant funds for special needs communities and information access while also benefiting a wide group of patrons.
14:35 RoganH Grants focused to rural users would benefit anyone who has to do outreach or has similar holds filling issues.  And those oriented towards low income populations we often would qualify as open source software and bringing new features in their reach.
14:36 RoganH I won't repeat what is in the spreadsheet but we think there are long term real possiblities.
14:37 gmcharlt RoganH: one omission that jumps out at me -- IMLS -- is that because it just hasn't been gotten around to yet or is there reason to believe that they wouldn't be an option?
14:37 RoganH Any questions?  This is really a research and very, very preliminary phase.
14:38 RoganH We have looked at the IMLS grants.  Most have very specific requirements.  I do think there are opportunities there but they will be dependent on tax filing status that we will need to talk to Tony about.
14:38 kmlussier gmcharlt: We weren't sure that Evergreen could apply for IMLS under the SFC. Seemed like something that would need to be done by individual libraries, consortia or state systems.
14:38 emckinney I also wondered about IMLS
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14:38 RoganH Or we would have to become a library 501c3.  Which maybe we can.
14:38 gmcharlt kmlussier: thanks for clarifying
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14:40 RoganH I think there are some opportunities for working with IMLS, especially their talking book programs that could be win / wins for everyone.
14:40 RoganH I think there are some opportunities for working with IMLS, especially their talking book programs that could be win / wins for everyone.
14:40 RoganH Sorry, I got kicked for a second.  We're having some network issues.
14:40 gmcharlt no problem
14:40 gmcharlt kmlussier++
14:40 gmcharlt RoganH++
14:40 gmcharlt not hearing any more questions, I'll move on
14:40 gmcharlt #topic Backfilling Evergreen's documentation
14:40 gmcharlt yboston: the floor is yours
14:41 yboston gracias
14:41 yboston Galen approached me to about DIG practices for dealing with Documentation has never been created for certain Evergreen features,
14:41 yboston In the couple of years I have been involved, DIG has focused in general on adding documentation for brand new features, and moving older existing documentation to the latest EG manual version. On occasion some volunteers have decided on their own to create documentation for a particular undocumented feature, but this does not happen often.
14:41 yboston I have always wondered if we could as community raise funds to sponsor an EG community member or documentation professional to help with documentation gaps like this or to mass convert old documentation to our newer AsciiDoc format.
14:41 yboston Galen and I discussed that we assume would take a lot of training to get a non-EG user / community member to be able to below its documentation. This has been the case when I have worked with MLS interns that needed a lot of training, but there could be exceptions to this with some knowledgeable professionals.
14:41 yboston While discussing this issue with Galen I suggested that some off-the-cuff ways that we can try to help fund documentation work is to somehow subsidize the costs for a community member to be able to attend existing developer events so that they can collaborate with developers face to face (or online) to be able to better compete documentation. this could be by helping pay for a hotel night so they can attend the hackfest day of the conference, or
14:41 yboston pay for transportation to attend the multi-day developer hack-a-way. Of course there would need to be a written agreement that a certain amount of documentation needs to be completed if the subsidy is provided to attend these events.
14:42 yboston For the record, some of my ideas are inspired by hearing of other open source projects that have paid for a developer to take a sabbatical to work on a specific community project/need.
14:43 RoganH Where do you envision funds coming from?  And how far out would you like to see us able to act on this?
14:44 yboston I have only had the idea that requires funds, I have not begun to think about how to acquire them :(
14:44 RoganH If this were a kickstarter I'd toss funds in.  I like the idea of having someone in this role.
14:44 gmcharlt on the large end of the doc-writing task, it would be a potential specific project to write a grant for
14:45 gmcharlt the kickstarter(ish) idea is interesting too
14:45 RoganH Absolutely.  If we had someone whose work could contribute some of their time that would help with in kind a lot too.
14:45 RoganH I've wondered if kickstarter could get momentum for small scale fundraising (even small scale development).
14:46 gmcharlt on the smaller end (e.g., subsidization of a hotel or some sort of conference scholarship), that might just be at the level where the project coffers could cover it
14:46 kmlussier Have you considered paying current or former community members to do the documentation on their own time? Rather than subsidizing travel expenses?
14:46 yboston kmlussier: that has crossed my mind
14:47 yboston I also suggested on the list to have documentation bounties
14:47 kmlussier I think it's a good idea, but I'm wondering how much this person would get out of the hackfest when developers are focused on their hacking.
14:47 kmlussier Though it might be worthwhile to give it a try to see how it goes.
14:48 emckinney Do we have any potential candidates for doing this?
14:48 yboston kmlussier: I am concerned about that too, but when I try to create documentation I sometimes just need to ask only a handful of questions to make progress
14:49 * kmlussier nods.
14:50 yboston I have thought of contacting at least two of my former interns, and I wondered what Karen Collier was up to (former DIG meeting facilitator)
14:51 gmcharlt yboston: would you undertake an action item to come up with a couple concrete proposals for the EOB to consider?
14:51 yboston I have a lot of vacation days and would be interested in being involved, but since I am a board member I will remain an unpaid volunteer
14:51 yboston gmcharlt: yes
14:51 abneiman It may be worth asking Karen -- last I talked with her she was pretty busy though.
14:52 kmlussier yboston++
14:52 RoganH yboston++
14:52 yboston abneiman: send her my regards anyway
14:52 abneiman yboston: will do!  she loved her Evergreen tshirt :)
14:53 gmcharlt yboston: I know there are some other not-currently-active community members, namely sfortin, who might be intersted as well
14:53 yboston gmcharlt: yes, she could be a great candidate
14:54 gmcharlt #action yboston will produce a concrete proposal for the EOB to consider regarding ways to get backfill documentation written
14:55 gmcharlt so, moving on quickly before we expend the hour
14:55 gmcharlt #topic Swag sales options
14:55 gmcharlt #info ideas from swap brainstorming: http://list.evergreen-ils.org/pipermail/e​g-oversight-board/2013-August/000513.html
14:55 RoganH I have a very limited time in 5 minutes so quickly:
14:55 RoganH The Conservancy chimed in a on few.
14:55 RoganH The silent auction they felt would only be useful if we were talking big ticket items.
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14:56 RoganH The bake sale they had concerns about being a regular event but we envisioned it as a one day during the interest group meetings at the conference, if that doesn't pose a problem with the facilities.
14:56 gmcharlt (where "regular" means that it would be problematic to turn the bake sale into a weekly thing or the like)
14:56 kmlussier RoganH: I think it might pose a problem with the facilities.
14:56 RoganH The amazon link we envisioned as being used to promote Evergreen related content - POD copies of Evergreen in Action, books from a speaker at the conference, Postgres books, etc.....
14:57 afterl I want to get in on this.  i'm not just t-shirts, you know.
14:57 kmlussier afterl++
14:57 gmcharlt afterl++
14:57 RoganH kmlussier: I understand.
14:57 RoganH afterl++
14:57 gmcharlt Conservancy already has an Amazon affiliates account, so we could move on the AMZN links quickly
14:57 RoganH To me the low hanging fruit is the Amazon links and the CafePress store front.
14:58 gmcharlt their main caveat -- the merchandise linked to has to be reasonably closed to the topics of Evergreen and F/LOSS
14:58 RoganH CafePress will take more time to design the graphics and that stuff but it doesn't take money up front.
14:58 RoganH And we don't have to man it.
14:58 montgoc1 We could set up a generic Amazon link and encourage anyone in the community to use the link when purchasing from Amazon.
14:58 RoganH gmcharlt: do you see the examples I gave as problematic under the Conservancy feedback?
14:58 montgoc1 We use a similar link at our library and get a couple hundred a quarter.
14:59 kmlussier I love the idea of pinesole quotes on the merchandise.
14:59 gmcharlt montgoc1: maybe -- we'd have to double-check that one with Conservancy
14:59 RoganH I'd like to do the open link if we can but we'll wait on feedback from the Conservancy on that.
14:59 gmcharlt kmlussier: one note -- I think it should be with the explicit permission of the person being quoted
14:59 kmlussier gmcharlt: Yes, absolutely.
14:59 RoganH Agreed.
15:00 gmcharlt #action gmcharlt will check with Conservancy about whether putting up an open Amazon affiliate link is OK
15:00 RoganH There is still implementation to work out and designs will have to be approved.  We would probably have the community vote on them as well.
15:01 gmcharlt so, any objections to proceeding with the Amazon and CafePress ideas?
15:01 RoganH As an action item I would like to survey the community about which items they would like to see / be likely to buy on the cafepress store.
15:01 yboston none from me
15:02 RoganH That would let us know where to put more effort.
15:02 rfrasur RoganH++ #getting this going
15:02 gmcharlt #action Rogan will survey community about desiderdata for CafePress merchandise
15:03 RoganH I will also gather a list of pinesol_green quotes and ask the originators if they mind them being used.
15:04 gmcharlt any last minute thoughts (note that I encourage the other EOB members to paticipate in the active thread that elfsts started today)
15:04 RoganH I'm in favor of elfsts suggestion, just as a broad comment.
15:04 RoganH I'll chime in on it later.
15:05 yboston me too
15:05 gmcharlt thanks
15:05 abneiman I'm in favor of the EOB encouraging, as elfsts put it, "strategic development"
15:05 gmcharlt #info Next EOB meeting is on Thursday, 19 September 2013
15:05 gmcharlt #endmeeting
15:05 pinesol_green Meeting ended Thu Aug 15 15:05:35 2013 US/Eastern.  Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot . (v 0.1.4)
15:05 pinesol_green Minutes:        http://evergreen-ils.org/meetings/evergr​een/2013/evergreen.2013-08-15-14.02.html
15:05 pinesol_green Minutes (text): http://evergreen-ils.org/meetings/evergr​een/2013/evergreen.2013-08-15-14.02.txt
15:05 pinesol_green Log:            http://evergreen-ils.org/meetings/evergree​n/2013/evergreen.2013-08-15-14.02.log.html
15:06 kmlussier gmcharlt++
15:06 yboston gmcharlt++
15:07 RoganH gmcharlt++
15:08 bshum RoganH: Definitely ask jeff for this one:
15:08 bshum @quote get 13
15:08 bshum Oh, it's unhappy with me.
15:08 RoganH @quote get 13
15:08 pinesol_green RoganH: Quote #13: "<jeff> You get an ILS! And YOU get an ILS! EVERYBODY GETS AN ILS!" (added by bshum at 12:10 PM, July 19, 2011)
15:08 RoganH :)
15:08 gmcharlt jeff++
15:08 RoganH jeff++
15:09 jeff_ huh. i don't even remember that one.
15:09 yboston jeff++
15:09 rfrasur jeff++
15:09 jeff_ zoia and #code4lib inspired, i'm sure. i don't remember the exact context.
15:10 dbs @oprah quote
15:10 pinesol_green dbs: I see nothing, I know nothing!
15:10 dbs heh
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15:38 csharp @quote random
15:38 pinesol_green csharp: Quote #40: "The best book on programming for the layman is Alice in Wonderland ; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman." (added by Dyrcona at 12:14 PM, January 02, 2013)
15:42 bshum B&T--
15:42 bshum The saga continues
15:45 hbrennan Point me in the right direction, please. I need to edit the wording in our pre-overdue/courtesy notices but can't find the file. I'm not sure whether I should be looking in the staff client or the config files... (we're on 2.3.4) - the only doc I can find says look in openils/var/data/templates/predue, but I have no templates folder in data, and our custom templates folder elsewhere has no predue.
15:45 bradl bshum: hey, meant to tell you (concerning awful companies to work with) -- Charter, after a week and a day, silently showed up and fixed the cable (evidently was a physical issue right down the street)
15:45 gmcharlt hbrennan: action/trigger templates in the staff client
15:46 hbrennan Thanks, gmcharlt! I was hoping you'd be here, since you set up our notices....
15:46 bshum bradl: I'm fighting issues still.  It's sporadic and decides to randomly cut out every couple hours. But stays stable whenever the techs show up to check it.
15:46 bshum I'm looking for some alternatives.
15:46 bshum But that's the trouble with living in the woods :(
15:46 bradl bshum: man, you have my empathy on that
15:46 gmcharlt hbrennan: better coordinates -- Admin | Local Admin | Notifications / Action Triggers
15:47 hbrennan ah thanks
15:47 hbrennan I have that open, but couldn't find pre-overdue, courtesy, etc
15:47 hbrennan too many names for the same thing
15:49 mllewellyn @hate B&T
15:49 pinesol_green mllewellyn: The operation succeeded.  mllewellyn hates B&T.
15:51 mllewellyn After denying that they were truncating the lineitem ID numbers in the EDI invoices, when given actual proof (again), they come back with "oh, yeah, we have a 10 digit limit. Anything over will truncate." So EDI invoices fail to match up to PO lineitems.
15:52 bshum B&T--
15:52 kmlussier @karma B&T
15:52 pinesol_green kmlussier: Karma for "B&T" has been increased 0 times and decreased 3 times for a total karma of -3.
15:53 mllewellyn And they knew this, but didn't warn us.
15:58 RoganH Gotta love vendors.
15:59 RoganH bshum: I had my internet go out and the cable technician proceeded to tell me how it was my equipment.  I then had to explain to him how bridging worked and explain why his explanation was wrong.
16:00 RoganH bshum: He didn't talk to me again for the remainder of his time in my house except to say goodbye.
16:00 bshum RoganH++
16:01 RoganH bshum: in the end he took all their junk and just left me a raw signal translator and it's worked fine with my equipment ever since.
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20:07 hbrennan Since it's the end of the day for most, and chat looks quiet..
20:07 hbrennan Do we get points for finding easter eggs?
20:07 hbrennan :)
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20:25 gmcharlt hbrennan: always!
20:26 hbrennan :) I found the answer to life, the universe, and everything
20:26 gmcharlt haha - where was it hiding?
20:26 hbrennan in the Trigger Validators of course
20:28 gmcharlt heh, indeed it is
20:28 gmcharlt eeevil++
20:44 pinesol_green [evergreen|Steven Chan] Fix LP985075, cannot save Patron Acquisition Request form - <http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=​Evergreen.git;a=commit;h=fab4049>
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