Probably not cheap and built more for IT, but... I led the implementation of a Service Now instance for my last job at a law firm library. I think it was very successful.
https://www.servicenow.com/solutions/customer-experience/enterprise-cx.html
If you're interested, I could tell you more offline about it.
Jessica Trenary (she/her)
MARINet, Systems Librarian
Cell: 415-867-5562
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From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm)
Sent: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 8:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Email ticket system
WordPress has several plugins that will do this. Some require purchases. Here's an article discussing how one might approach doing it for free:
https://wpmudev.com/blog/free-ticketing-system-wordpress/
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Lisa Haitz (she/her/hers)
Software Developer
Application Development Unit
University of Cincinnati Libraries
513-556-1431
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On 5/4/22, 11:28 AM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Elizabeth Leonard" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:
We've been using LibAnswers and it hasn't been working. Every email sent to the system becomes a new ticket (even if it is from the same people on the same topic with the same subject line, etc.) From what Springshare has said, it isn't Springshare's fault. They have said that the way our email server manages headers is cutting off vital information that LibAnswers uses to decide if the ticket is new or not. Our IT department disagrees. Springshare's solution has been to tell us to only respond to the ticket within the LibAnswers interface. Not realistic.
The system seems to work fine when it is a single reference librarian chatting with a single end user. But for some reason, the multiple stakeholders aspect of our tech issues just doesn't work.
We had ZenDesk prior but the cost was prohibitive and they kept changing the cost structure, and charging more for less services.
Regardless, we are now looking for a new ticketing system.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Leonard
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From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Matthew Adair
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Greetings everyone -
We're looking at implementing an email ticket system for our Library (well, technically we're an archive, despite the name.) We would be interested in hearing what systems other institutions are using and their experiences with them. Right now, our strongest candidate is LibAnswers from SpringShare. So far, most of the other systems we've looked at are geared towards IT or Business/CRM.
As we've been investigating, a couple of important pieces of context that have cropped are:
- We are an independent unit at the University of Michigan. A lot of
special collections / archives tend to be part of a larger library at their
respective institutions, but we are not.
- As an archive, we are non-circulating
Thanks!
- Matt
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