By "publish" I would like to be able to do one or more of the following:

1. publish a public version to a public web site so we can see who (which person with which specific skills) will staff the desk

2. print out on paper


The shift swapping would be great so that our schedule coordinator doesn't have to spend his/her time juggling students' midterms schedules. We've got more complex work for our staff!

Helen


-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sharon Foster
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 2:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] [Web4lib] Library Staff Scheduler

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.)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
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> >> Deb Bergeron
> >> System Administrator User Support
> >> CLIC
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> >> Saint Paul, MN 55104
> >>
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> >> C:651-487-7609
> >> F:651.644.6258
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >> ---------
> >> 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]
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
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> 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
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