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By "publish," do you mean print to hard-copy, or something more? A swap board is an excellent feature. It beats leaving a note on the staff bulletin board: "Can anyone swap with me for the week of November 7th?" On 9/5/07, Helen Chu <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Been looking for a staff scheduling program too. I need additional functionality: > > - students should be able to trade shifts with each other > - we can easily publish the schedule of who's working > > Anyone had any success with this? > > BTW, Deb, do you know Barron Koralesky? Good friend of mine. > > Thanks, > Helen > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Helen Chu > Director, Library Information Technology > California Polytechnic University > San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 > [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Deb Bergeron > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 9:19 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] [Web4lib] Library Staff Scheduler > > Sharon, > > Thank you. While our application may be different, I am interested in what you develop. Are looking at starting development immediately? > > Please let me know your progress or if I can help in any way. > > Deb > > Sharon Foster wrote: > > Gotcha! My library is in a consortium as well, and there is a courier > > service, although since we are such a small state, it is actually a > > state-wide service, not just for our consortium. > > > > My initial reaction is that the application I have in mind *could* be > > used to set up a courier schedule, but instead of one desk and several > > people staffing it over the course of a day, you have one person > > moving to different "desks" (libraries) over the course of a day. I > > think that's a different enough pattern, along with the "is it on > > time?" requirement, to warrant its own application. > > > > The question I was asking was directed to public and academic library > > systems with more than one location or branch. Do you ever move people > > around among the branches? If so, then I want the scheduler to > > incorporate that. > > > > > > On 9/5/07, Deb Bergeron <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> Sharon, > >> > >> I think I need to clarify. We are an academic consortium of 14 > >> completely different libraries who share a common ILS, consequently > >> we have no 'branches;' each library is independent. Some of the > >> libraries have their own branches or locations, however, and could > >> use your scheduler application in their own library. So your > >> question about staff being assigned to another branch does not apply > >> in our case. What does apply is knowing the library hours and academic calendar. > >> > >> Our office manages the ILS and all of its components. One of those > >> components is the courier. The courier picks up and delivers items > >> to all of the consortial libraries as well as our state-wide ILL system (MINITEX). > >> The courier schedule changes throughout the year and sometimes daily (i.e. > >> storm, accident, traffic, etc.). It would be great to have an online > >> application indicating: > >> > >> > >> Courier's schedule > >> Is he on time? > >> Issues > >> If a library requests an additional pick-up Our goal is 24 hour > >> turn-around and often-times it's less than that. > >> > >> For both applications, it would be fabulous to have an online tool > >> that provides all the information I've described. > >> > >> I hope this clarifies the lay of our land for you. > >> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Deb > >> > >> > >> > >> Sharon Foster wrote: > >> Indeed! I hadn't even thought of multiple libraries in a system, > >> since I haven't yet worked in a system with branch libraries. > >> > >> Is it ever the case that staff may be temporarily assigned to another > >> branch, not their "home" branch? > >> > >> Are couriers thought of as assigned to a particular library, or are > >> they part of the larger system? > >> > >> Thanks for your input! > >> > >> On 9/5/07, Deb Bergeron <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Sharon, > >> > >> Kudos to you for taking this on! > >> > >> In looking at your wiki and your requirements list, we could use > >> this in a completely different way. We're an academic consortium with 14 libraries. > >> I can see this type of application working for us in two ways: > >> > >> 1. Manage our courier schedule. > >> 2. Manage library hours. With so many libraries, hours vary greatly. > >> > >> Is this the type of 'unique requirements' you're looking for from > >> other libraries? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Deb > >> > >> > >> Sharon Foster wrote: > >> I've set up a wiki to collect software requirements for a Library > >> Staff Scheduler. Initially it's intended for use by public libraries, > >> because that's what I'm most familiar with, but I'd also like to > >> incorporate any unique requirements from other kinds of libraries. > >> > >> I know there is at least one implementation of this type of > >> application at http://sourceforge.net/projects/empscheduler/, and I > >> fully expect to use that project as the starting point for the > >> implementation of this one, but the demo page is missing or broken, > >> the project itself hasn't been updated since 12/2004, and it doesn't > >> particularly address the special requirements of library staffing. > >> > >> The wiki is at http://libstaff.pbwiki.com/ and the password is librarygeek. > >> > >> (aside: I started it with WetPaint, but there are so many ads on each > >> page that I thought it was too distracting. Free PBWiki may not have > >> the variety of themes that WetPaint has, but it also doesn't have all > >> those annoying ads.) > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> --------- > >> Remember: Choose nutritious edible weeds for snacks! > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> --------- > >> Deb Bergeron > >> System Administrator User Support > >> CLIC > >> 1619 Dayton Ave. Suite 204A > >> Saint Paul, MN 55104 > >> > >> T: 651.644.3878 > >> C:651-487-7609 > >> F:651.644.6258 > >> [log in to unmask] > >> www.clic.edu > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> --------- > >> Remember: Choose nutritious edible weeds for snacks! > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> --------- > >> Deb Bergeron > >> System Administrator User Support > >> CLIC > >> 1619 Dayton Ave. Suite 204A > >> Saint Paul, MN 55104 > >> > >> T: 651.644.3878 > >> C:651-487-7609 > >> F:651.644.6258 > >> [log in to unmask] > >> www.clic.edu > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Remember: Choose nutritious edible weeds for snacks! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Deb Bergeron > System Administrator User Support > CLIC > 1619 Dayton Ave. Suite 204A > Saint Paul, MN 55104 > > T: 651.644.3878 > C:651-487-7609 > F:651.644.6258 > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.clic.edu <http://www.clic.edu> > -- Sharon M. Foster, B.S., J.D., 0.58 * (MLS) F/OSS Evangelist Cheshire Public Library 104 Main Street Cheshire, CT 06410 http://www.cheshirelibrary.org My library school portfolio: http://home.southernct.edu/~fosters4/ My final project for ILS655, Digital Libraries: http://www.vsa-software.com/ils655 Any opinions expressed here are entirely my own.