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End of Year Prep and Springshare Holiday Schedule

November 25, 2024 | By Corinne

We know that many of you are busy wrapping up the semester and planning for upcoming holiday closures. You’re figuring out how best to communicate schedule changes to your patrons, accommodate staff time off, and update your hours and availability for 2025. Don’t fret – Springshare has you covered! ‘Tis the Season for Changing Schedules With the holidays rapidly approaching, you’re likely making plans for when your library is closed or has reduced hours of operation. For a step-by-step plan to get your LibAnswers, LibCal, and LibStaffer ready to go for your staff and patrons, check out this Springboard Tutorial. We…

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Code Release: New LibWizard & LibStaffer Updates Coming This Week!

April 11, 2022 | By Sarah
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Spring is in the air, and we’re ready to greet the new season with a fresh crop of product releases! We’re spreading our product releases out a bit more this time around: LibWizard and LibStaffer’s releases will go out to all regions by the end of the day on Friday April 15, 2022, while LibAnswers, LibCal and LibInsight’s releases will go out to all regions by the end of the…

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Introducing: Readle!

April 1, 2022 | By Kirsten

Springshare is pleased to announce the launch of our very first readers’ advisory tool, Readle! Readle gamifies the RA process and invites you to play favorites… and recommend them to your patrons. Plus, you can tackle that all-too-familiar challenge “brain on” with our new game. You know what we’re talking about. We don’t know the title or the author but the cover is blue!  Let the Guessing Game Begin! “I…

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Recent Webinars You Might’ve Missed!

March 24, 2022 | By Kirsten
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Spring has finally arrived, and we’ve been busy here at Springy HQ! Whether you’re in the midst of midterms for the Spring semester or diligently planning summer projects, we suspect your plates have been just as full. We’ve gathered some recent webinars that might have slipped through the cracks to make your life easier. Exceeding Patron Expectations in this New ‘Normal’ Post COVID-19, what do your patrons expect? We’re not…

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We’re Heading to PLA in Portland, Oregon!

March 18, 2022 | By Talia
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The last conference we attended in-person, before the pandemic hit, was PLA in Nashville in March 2020. It seems fitting that our first face-to-face in-person conference a full two years later is PLA in Portland, Oregon on March 23-25. We’re excited to be back and we’re bringing our Springy finest just for you! For your safety, and for ours, we ask that you wear a mask when visiting our booth….

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March is Full… of Online Presentations! Join Us!

March 11, 2022 | By Talia
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We blinked, and somehow we are already three months into the new year. It’s not feeling so ‘New Year’ anymore! If you’re like us, zoom zoom zooming (both in the literal and webinar sense of things) through the day, and need a few moments to slow down – join us for a webinar in the coming weeks. We’ve got a lot of good stuff coming up! Library Journal Webcast –…

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New from Springshare! SpringySessions

March 2, 2022 | By Talia
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A lot of us Springys are librarians and collectively we have many decades of experience in marketing, outreach, programming, customer service, and more! Normally, our training sessions and webinars tend to focus on how to use Springy tools. From basic out-of-the-box sessions to innovative outside-the-box training webinars. But, all that’s changing with our newly launched SpringySessions! These webinars are a bit different, we’re going to share our experiences and expertise, in…

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Code Release: LibCal, LibAnswers, LibInsight, LibStaffer, LibConnect, & LibWizard Features Coming Your Way!

February 25, 2022 | By Rebecca Reed
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We have another exciting round of updates to share! These are on their way to you next week, and most will be live in all regions by the end of the day on Friday, March 4, 2022. LibCal We’ve improved the user creation process, so you can now assign regular level user permissions when creating an account, and control more user assignments during the creation process. We’ve also added an…

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Surface Level Quick Tips & Tricks

February 17, 2022 | By Talia
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It’s the middle of February. You’ve made it through the exhausting (and joyous!) holiday season. We’re almost at the end of the winter season (for those of us in the northern hemisphere), and Spring is almost within reach. But, understandably, you might be feeling a bit rundown, weary, dare we say unproductive? If you’re nodding your head, then this blog post is for you! We’re going to cover some very…

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Simple Design Tips for Any Springshare System

February 10, 2022 | By Kirsten
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Whether you’re creating a LibGuide or setting up your organization’s LibAnswers FAQ groups, keeping basic organization and design principles in mind can help you get your intended message across clearly and concisely! We have gathered some simple, yet impactful tips to use throughout your Springshare products. Design With Your Audience In Mind The look, feel, and functionality of your LibGuides, LibCal site, LibAnswers homepage, etc. will vary drastically depending on…

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LibAnswers: Sunsetting the Classic LibChat Dashboard

February 3, 2022 | By Rebecca Reed
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In June 2018, we introduced the new chat dashboard in LibAnswers. The new dashboard provides folks with an updated user interface, as well as a slew of new and robust features! As always, we’ve also incorporated your feedback and ideas since its initial release. With the new dashboard out in the wild for the last few years, we’ve decided it’s time to officially say goodbye to the classic dashboard. Some…

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