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will be moved to cloud on Sunday night 2/19/12.

Affected customers might not be able to get on their sites in this time frame 10PM to 5 AM ET for related maintenance.

Nothing will change from the user end other the back end IP address of the server.

We have already been in contact with the customers who need to make changes on their end for this.

If you have any questions, please contact Support at support@evancedsolutions.com

Thank you,

Evanced Support Team

Happy Valentine’s Day, you beautiful people!!!

Thanks for being FANTASTIC!

Tomorrow customers will receive a big email with all sorts of new information that we think you’re going to love.  But because it’s Valentine’s Day, I’m going to give you a sneak preview!

1) Don’t forget to sign up for 18 Hours of Evanced – On February 29 we’re running a webinar from 6 AM until Midnight.  It will be Evanced information, library information, you name it.  Our goal is to provide you with fresh content that you’ve never seen before!  Hurry up and register! 

2) I know it’s February but…it’s time to start building your programs in Summer Reader.  Tomorrow we’re going to be releasing Summer Reader Boot Camp – an email newsletter that you’ll receive over a span of 10 weeks that will prep you for summer reading.  The sign up form will be on our website tomorrow!

Have a great day gang!

Christine
Christine Ayar Illichmann
Customer Success/Marketing Coordinator
Evanced Solutions

Join us on February 29 as we host an all day webinar event from 6 AM until Midnight.  (Hey, when we say 18 hours, we mean it!)

We’re covering all sorts of topics, from how to get ready for summer reading to our favorite non-Evanced websites and web tools!  Don’t feel like you need to stay logged in all day – check out the schedule and just log in when the topic interests you.

This event isn’t limited to just Evanced customers…EVERYONE is invited!  It’s a party!
Learn more, download a PDF schedule and sign up on our training calendar!!!

P.S. – Did we mention prizes?!?!  Lots and lots of prizes available during random drawings held all day!

As your library users search for materials in the catalog, NoveList and Events will display recommended materials and library programs that are similar to their search terms.  It’s a great way to market your library collection and events.

If you are a Novelist Select™ customer, contact us today to enable this feature.

Don’t have Novelist Select? Visit Novelist online to learn more about this product.

Peek-A-Book Total Access is a web-based product that allows your library to select children’s book trailers and share them with your library patrons.  Your staff can select from hundreds of titles and then share them through the Peek-A-Book Total Access website or through your library website.  It’s a great way to empower your youngest readers to make their own reading decisions while also improving collection circulation rates.

Check out the Peek-A-Book Total Access Product Page for more information.

We recently discovered that the code for Events and Room Reserve has an error within in it that could allow for malicious access by hackers and/or impact software performance.

We’d like to make it clear that no customer or patron data has been compromised by this issue, however, we are taking measures to fix it immediately.

Due to the nature of this particular code issue and because of our strong commitment to both customer and patron privacy, we are requesting that ALL Evanced customers upgrade their Events and Room Reserve sites as soon as possible.

If your Events and/or Room Reserve sites are host on Evanced Servers and you were already on Version 7 or higher by January 1, 2012 then your site has been updated to the most current version (7.17) and that newest enhancement resolves the code issue.

If your sites are hosted by Evanced but are on a version older than 7 OR if your site is hosted by you on your own server, please contact us to arrange a specific upgrade day/time.

Your version information can be found by clicking on the “About” link located on the maintenance side of the products.

PLEASE NOTE: If an appointment for upgrade is not arranged by February 3^rd, we will be automatically upgrading your site if it is hosted on our servers.

To view a full list of feature changes in Versions 7 and higher, please visit: http://kb.evanced.info/article.php?id=86

Contact us at support@evancedsolutions.com to arrange your upgrade day/time.  Please allow our support staff some time to respond to your inquiry. Your requests will be responded to in the order received. We appreciate your understanding and patience with us.

Thank you for being an Evanced customer -

The Evanced Solutions Team

As BranchAnywhere was being set up, many students and parents came up asking when they could use the new location!  It was exciting to hear that so many community members were waiting for the set up to be complete!

We received this photo today – it was a busy grand opening!

For more information on BranchAnywhere, visit the product page or contact our sales team at sales@evancedsolutions.com .

If you’re attending ALA Mid-Winter conference in Dallas, please stop by booth 904 and say hello.  We’re bringing our almost-famous librarian pins…so stop by and pick one up! Stop by and get a sneak preview of the newest version of Events before anyone else, sign up for our new newsletter “Program Pages” and check out Peek-A-Book Total Access.  Claudia, Sabrina, Rob and Christine will be there to answer your questions and tell you more about new products.

The Facebook functionality must be turned on by the Evanced Support staff.  You can contact them at support@evancedsolutions.com to request Facebook functionality in Events.

Here’s a screen shot from the Auburn Hills Public Library (Michigan):

And here’s a sample from our test Facebook page that demonstrates what it looks like on your patron’s Facebook page:

It’s a great way to build viral marketing for your library events and helps library users remember library events they are interested in!

Let us know if you have any questions.

Christine  Ayar Illichmann
Marketing / Customer Success Coordinator
Evanced Solutions
cayar@evancedsolutions.com
support@evancedsolutions.com

We can help!  We have two great winter themed templates for you that are easy to upload to Summer Reader.  Plus, Upstart has a selection of matching prices available at low prices so that you can offer great incentives.  We even built posters to help with promotion!

What are you waiting for?  Check out the Winter Reading Templates!

Happy New Year!