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LibGuides, LibAnswers, LibCal and LibStaffer Features Coming Your Way!

March 14, 2025 | By Sarah
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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, March 21, 2025. LibCal You can now include a QR code within your event registration confirmation emails for easy event check-in! On the day of the event, librarians can scan the QR code using a mobile device and check in the patron with one click. Easy event check-ins for the win! To use this new feature, when creating a new event that requires registration, set the “Enable check-ins via QR Codes” to “yes”. For Equipment,…

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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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Become a LibAnswers Groupie

April 24, 2018 | By Ginna Nicolas
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LibAnswers Groups Functionality is taking hold. LibAnswers is the complete multi-channel communication solution. It’s brimming with features. There’s a knowledge base FAQ, SMS/Texting, LibChat, a Systems and Services Management tool, Social Media Management, Query Spy, super robust statistics, the Reference Analytics module, Twitter integration, Widgets, a powerful Ticketing System, Public-facing Groups and more. Show us your good side. In a LibAnswers Platform system, you can create an unlimited number of public-facing…

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Want to Plant Some Smart Seeds? LibStaffer is your Perennial Solution.

April 10, 2018 | By Ginna Nicolas

It’s nice outside. We should do something! Springtime brings with it long-lost sunshine, longer days and — with all the light bouncing off the pastels — we are forced to see the long-standing issues that we filed in the formerly dark corner. What’s there has likely been there for months, maybe even a couple of years? But, the thing about Spring is it fills us with new optimism. We want to…

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We’re Launching a New Solution: LibTote and LibTote Platinum

April 1, 2018 | By Ginna Nicolas

Smart Technology You Can Take With You… To Help Take Other Things We’re holding nothing back with our latest contribution to the Library world and we’re happy to announce our newest tool, LibTote – The Smart Tote for Librarians. It’s chock-a-block full of the features you’ve come to expect from the makers of LibGuides and it comes with our signature free training and free support. Let’s get to the bottom of…

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We’re going to be in the Public Eye — at PLA 2018 in Philly

March 16, 2018 | By Ginna Nicolas
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We can already smell the cheesesteaks! Springshare is getting in on some of that brotherly love, March 20-24, as we head to Philadelphia for PLA 2018. You can expect an awesome lineup of presentations from yours truly and from your very own as we have some super guest speakers in the mix. We’ve got love for the near…and far, so we’ll do more than send a — wish you were here….

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LibStaffer 2.6 Update Coming Soon!

March 14, 2018 | By Sarah
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Continuing with our bevy of updates, the LibStaffer 2.6 update will be rolled out to all regions by end of day Thursday, March 15th. This update brings: LibCal/LibStaffer Integration Split Shift Feature Expanded Working Hours App Performance Improvements Additional Quality of Life Improvements Want to see these new features in action? Join us Thursday, March 22nd at 12:30pm ET for our Brunch & Learn series! LibCal/LibStaffer Integration Don’t you love…

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LibCal 2.14 Release Coming Soon!

March 13, 2018 | By Sarah
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The LibCal 2.14 release is coming to all server regions by end of day Thursday, March 15th, 2018. This release brings possibly the most important/biggest new features in the past 12 months. To wit: System-wide Categories for Event Calendars, including 2-level deep category structure Age/Audience filter when browsing/searching for Events Revamped Calendar & Event Statistics with loads of useful indicators Improved Spaces & Equipment Statistics with updated occupancy ratios, and…

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Brand New Season, Brand New LibGuides Features

March 12, 2018 | By Sarah
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We are excited to bring you some big new LibGuides features by the end of this week, just in time for Spring (or Fall, depending on where you are!), including the ability to put your entire site behind your Single Sign-On system with LibAuth authentication, search-and-replace for E-Reserves Items, and a bevy of other fixes. Read on! Full SSO for Your Guides with LibAuth Coming this week is the ability…

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Springshare’s California Dreamin… and Giveaway’in

February 23, 2018 | By Talia

The Mamas and the Papas aren’t the only ones dreaming about California, we are too! Springshare’s heading to two, count them two, conferences in the sunny state. We’re not only exhibiting, but we’re also hosting several workshops. If you’re attending either of these conferences, be sure to check out Springy Michelle’s presentation/workshop schedule. You’ll learn a ton and have fun…what’s not to love? And, we’re giving away a free registration…

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