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>