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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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LibAnswers Code Update: Full Text Indexing, and More!

September 6, 2011 | By Sarah
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The last LibAnswers update was just 4 weeks ago, but our LibAnswers development team has been feeling hyper this August, so we’ve just rolled out some excellent new features! Full-text Search has arrived – WOO HOO! You can now search the full text of question and answer contents, both in the public search screens, and in the KnowledgeBase Explorer. This may add more question hits per search so… We’ve redesigned…

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Springshare Lounge: Groups Galore!

August 29, 2011 | By Talia

Hi everyone, Today is an exciting day! We are announcing a new feature as part of our Lounge Extreme Makeover – Groups! What are Groups? Groups are micro-communities where you can easily share ideas, get questions answered and discuss strategies with like-minded peers. We’ve created 10 Groups, so far – feel free to join as many Groups as you’d like  where you’ll become part of a community interested in the…

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Springshare Lounge Redesign!

August 15, 2011 | By Talia

Good news –  we are totally revamping the Springshare Lounge! The goal is to make it more of a user community where you all are interacting with each other. Plus, its time that the orange and green banners got an overhaul. So here is what’s on the horizon. The first stage of the redesign will take place the week of August 15th – the lounge will look much prettier! Take…

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LibAnswers Updates

August 12, 2011 | By Sarah
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LibAnswers got a major upgrade last week. You’ve probably noticed the major toolbar organization changes, and may have seen our guide on the LibAnswers Update, but we have tons of additional features and upgrades to tell you about! Here’s the highlights reel: The New pop-up Widget is an awesome way to integrate your Ask a Librarian service in any website! Check out our Widget help guide for examples and more…

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New LibGuides and CampusGuides Updates

August 1, 2011 | By Sarah
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Hey Hey Hey – we released an update for LibGuides & CampusGuides this weekend! Check out the new features & improvements: New Slider option to control column widths Sick of resurrecting your math skills every time you want to create custom column widths? Us too! In any guide, head to Add/Edit Pages –> Resize Columns to see the new slider. Add a customized message on your site’s support form Every…

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LibAnalytics: Numerical Analysis, Kapow!

July 19, 2011 | By Sarah
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We’ve added a new tool to the LibAnalytics data arsenal – Numerical Analysis! It’s perfect for answering these types of questions: On average, how many people use your study rooms after 3pm on Thursdays? In July, how many people were in the building before 10am? What are the total and average number of attendees in your instruction sessions? Numerical Analysis offers answers to all of these mysteries – it will…

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LibAnalytics: Customization Galore!

July 11, 2011 | By Anna
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Last week we introduced you to our awesomesauce Cross Tab reports. This week we’re all about bringing you the cherry on top: customization…and more customization! 1. Custom Ordering of Fields You’re psyched you have so many options and can really record any data you want – we hear ya, it’s pretty darn sweet. But you also want to put them on the page in any order you want? Done. For…

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LibAnalytics: Cross Tab Reports are here!

July 5, 2011 | By Sarah
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If you thought LibAnalytics was tasty, then our new awesome-sauce feature will blow your data tastebuds away! Cross Tab Reporting is like the umami of comparative statistics.  It enables you to see a full comparison between any 2 multi-choice fields, making it easy to identify interdependencies between the data you track. For instance, let’s say you’re tracking Reference transactions in your library. You might have chosen to track things like “Question Method”…

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LibGuides & CampusGuides Updates

June 21, 2011 | By Sarah
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Let’s hear it for code updates! We can’t wait to share the latest features & updates with you, so without further ado… Simpify. Eliminate. Integrate. (Part 1). Check out the latest edition of Springy News for a great visual walkthrough the new SEI changes! Here’s the highlights reel: Guide Index Screen – Say hello to the new central management hub for your ‘guides. 🙂 We brought the heat, and revamped…

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Announcing Mobile Site Builder and LibAnalytics

June 3, 2011 | By Slaven
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After we gave a sneak peek to our clients via last week’s newsletter, today I am pleased to announce that the Mobile Site Builder and LibAnalytics systems are now available for anybody to check out. These two new tools expand our Springshare web platform in two important directions – mobile web and statistical analysis. Both of these are hot topics for libraries, and since our goal is to bring the latest and greatest web technologies to our clients…

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