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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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LibCRM, LibAnswers, and LibStaffer Updates!

May 18, 2020 | By Sergio Sastre Pérez
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These releases are on their way to you this week, and will be live in all regions by the end of the day on Friday, May 22. Read about: LibCRM | LibAnswers | LibStaffer LibCRM We’re pleased to bring you a new interface for Reports in LibCRM. Click Reports in the orange Command Bar and click New Report to get started. Keep an eye on the Reports landing page; we’re…

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Librarian Reserve Corps Fighting COVID-19’s Infodemic

May 15, 2020 | By Talia
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At this point, you’ve likely heard that we’re battling an ‘infodemic’ in addition to a pandemic. Misinformation abounds and some of it is costing people their health and, unfortunately, their lives. But what you might not know, is that even the world’s top researchers, scientists, doctors, and specialists are also battling the infodemic. Sifting through the massive amount of data that is being published almost daily, identifying valuable and credible…

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Code Release: New LibGuides & LibInsight features coming your way!

May 8, 2020 | By Juri Kyoya
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These releases are on their way to you next week, and will be live in all regions by the end of the day on Friday, May 15, 2020. May is a busy month for us here at Springy HQ! In addition to the new LibGuides and LibInsight features heading your way next week, the following week we will be bringing you a new Reports interface for LibCRM, as well as…

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LibAnswers’ Reference Analytics Research Study

May 4, 2020 | By Talia
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Now, more than ever, we’re helping people. Helping family, helping neighbors, and even helping strangers. To that end, Springshare is helping Casey Roberson with his research study on how Academic Libraries use LibAnswers’ Reference Analytics “Add a Transaction” form. So if you have 20 minutes to spare and you’re an Academic Librarian using LibAnswers’ Reference Analytics – fill out Casey’s survey. We’ve asked Casey to introduce himself and explain his…

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LibCal and LibAnswers Major New Functionality Release

April 30, 2020 | By Sarah
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Quarantine or not, we’re always busy churning new features and functionality of our platform, based on suggestions and feedback from our customers. This upcoming code release for LibCal and LibAnswers is the best example of our responsiveness to customers’ needs. With librarians pivoting to different service models centered around remote-first teaching and learning, many of you told us that you’d love to be able to conduct research appointments and hold…

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You’ve Switched to Remote Services… And the Numbers Show It

April 28, 2020 | By Talia
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As libraries across the globe quickly pivoted to online services in response to the pandemic, we’ve been seeing some really interesting early numbers that illustrate the size of this sudden change in library services. We wanted to share these with you, along with some information about what we’ve been doing on our end to support you all during this time. Spikes in LibAnswers and LibGuides = Librarians hard at work Since…

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Using LibCal Appointments & Events to Stay Engaged Online

April 23, 2020 | By Ginna Nicolas
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It’s National Library Week! Springshare applauds the hard work librarians everywhere are putting in during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep their libraries operating and serving patrons. It may seem like an impossible task to keep the library — especially those whose doors are closed — engaged with the community, but your ingenuity and resourceful natures have been making it happen! We’ve collected some examples of how libraries are using LibCal…

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Supporting Patrons During the Pandemic Using Springshare Tools

April 17, 2020 | By Talia
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Before we dive into today’s blog post, we want to take a moment to thank all librarians and library workers on National Librarian Day (one day late). Thank you! The world is made better by librarians, and we certainly would not be here without you. 😄 If we could virtually hug each and every one of you, we would! Librarians are problem solvers. Librarians are information seekers. Most importantly, when…

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Transitioning to Online Learning with LibGuides & LibWizard at the Kent School

April 9, 2020 | By Talia
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As librarians are figuring out how to reach their communities in new ways, we’ve loved seeing the flurry of resources and tips shared online, new guides, and all kinds of creative solutions. While we’ve created new training sessions and provided project ideas on the Springshare end, it’s often most helpful and reassuring to hear from someone who’s right there in the trenches with you. Today we’ve brought in special guest…

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Staying Motivated: Springy Projects & Professional Development

April 3, 2020 | By Talia
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In the U.S., we’re about two weeks into social distancing and/or working exclusively from home, and we’ve started to settle into the new daily routine… at least for now. If we’re lucky enough to have flour, we’re stress-baking. We’re watching every TED Talk. We’re enjoying nightly Shakespearean sonnet readings. We’re video chatting with friends near and far. For those who’ve also found themselves figuring out new responsibilities while they’re at…

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