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LibCal: The Most Popular Event, Ticketing, and Kit Management Software for Libraries

November 21, 2024 | By Kelsey

LibCal is an affordable, library-focused tool for event management, space bookings, appointment scheduling, Library of Things & museum passes lending, and more! Libraries are a launchpad for activities-onsite and online events, one-on-one appointments, community reading initiatives, exam study nights, cake pan lending, author visits, and so much more! LibCal offers the tools to manage the what, where, when, and who of just about everything. LibCal is an established and reliable solution used by over 3,600 libraries, and growing, worldwide! 6 Stellar LibCal Features That Will Propel Your Library to New Heights Selecting software for your library can be intimidating, so…

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Days with Beignets! Springshare is jazzed about ALA 2018 in NOLA

June 20, 2018 | By Ginna Nicolas

Forget the mumbo jumbo… we’re all about the mumbo gumbo in New Orleans — June 21-26 where ALA Annual 2018 brings librarians to The Big Easy. Before you get too wrapped up in the excitement, make a note that Springshare will be in Booth 3920. Come by, say hello, and check out our brilliant Flash Presentations given by us and… “bayou.” We’re thrilled about our guest speakers and can’t wait for you…

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These Libraries Are Fully-Equipped < /pun>

June 8, 2018 | By Talia

Pardon the pun, but we just couldn’t keep ourselves in check. We were too busy checking out these awesome uses of LibCal’s Equipment booking module, and we just couldn’t reserve our excitement. Cue the groans. 😛 But in all seriousness, we get lots of folks asking us for examples of libraries using our tools. So, we’d like to highlight a few different types of libraries, from all over the world, using the…

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Living in an HTTPS World

June 7, 2018 | By Anna

We’ve sent out all of our GDPR notices, so now it’s time to get into a different security conversation: HTTPS and browsers! Good security as a baseline is important, and with browsers also working toward that goal, it’s time to really dive into the HTTPS action with all of your sites. Remember last year when we posted about Chrome’s changes to mark any webpages that load over HTTP and contain…

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Springshare’s Opt-In Options

May 25, 2018 | By Ginna Nicolas

Compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) You’ve no doubt been hearing a lot about the GDPR lately. ICYMI, it’s very important. IMHO the GDPR could use an FAQ.  We are going to keep it simple and emphasis just three important points. * Springshare is GDPR ready! We’ve released a new privacy policy. * The changes we have made via our system updates are not just for our…

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LibAnswers 2.20 Coming Soon

May 23, 2018 | By Sarah
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The LibAnswers 2.20 release is on its way, and will be live in all regions by end of the day on Thursday May 24th. We have several great features to share, including GDPR privacy updates and an exciting announcement about upcoming changes to the Chat Operator screen! GDPR & Privacy Related Updates We’ve worked on a number of issues to help get LibAnswers ready for the impending GDPR changes. In…

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LibStaffer 2.7 Release Out Now!

May 17, 2018 | By Sarah
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The LibStaffer 2.7 release is live and brings tons of great features, including a public view of schedules (and a widget, too!), plus Google Calendar sync, a new email digest for open shifts, and a whole lot more. Public Views of Schedules (and Widgets too!) Have you ever wanted to quickly check a schedule / your shifts without having to log into LibStaffer? Now you can with public schedules! These new public…

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Privacy-related Updates and More for Your Mid-May

May 15, 2018 | By Sarah
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Coming this week! This month’s LibGuides & LibApps code release includes a slew of privacy-related updates. We recently announced updates to our privacy policy and tools per the upcoming enforcement of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. If you’re new to the GDPR, the enforcement date is May 25, and we at Springshare took the opportunity to review our privacy policies, procedures, and functionality. Check-out our full GDPR compliance plan…

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LibCal 2.15 Release Coming Soon!

May 15, 2018 | By Sarah
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The LibCal 2.15 release is on its way to you this week, and will be rolled out to all regions by the end of the day Thursday May 17th. We have tons of goodies to share in this release, including a brand new Card View, plus new filter layouts for upcoming events, and several GDPR related updates. Read on to learn about all the great new features coming your way…

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Are you a Social Butterfly?

May 9, 2018 | By Ginna Nicolas
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What are you saying? And how? The minute you get out of bed, you have a new day and with it the opportunity to be social, if you choose to be. Though, perhaps, even your choice to keep to yourself all day and not interact with people is still communicating something. Previous generations tried to hammer home the recommendation that you should think before you speak. Today, there are so…

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GDPR, Your Data, New Privacy Tools… So Much Good Stuff

April 25, 2018 | By Talia

We live and breathe libraries, so we know very well how important privacy issues are to you, our clients. Even before GDPR-related conversations sprung (no pun intended 😉 to the forefront, Springshare has always been very careful with handling our customers’ data. We’ve never used customer data for profit or shared it with any third party. We are pleased that the rest of the world (well, at least the EU…

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