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Library director: Monarch System moving ILS server to cloud; staff training planned
Summary
Library Director Connie Schuett told trustees that Monarch System will move its IT server into the cloud, requiring staff training on a new Polaris ILS log-in workflow; she said this change will not affect patrons.
At the July 8 meeting Library Director Connie Schuett reported that Monarch System is moving their IT server into the cloud and that Juneau Public Library staff will need training on a new log-in workflow for the Polaris integrated library system. Schuett told trustees the change "does not affect patrons," and emphasized that the update is an IT-side change managed by Monarch.
Schuett also highlighted upcoming outreach: the library will be present at a downtown celebration on July 25 and at National Night Out on Aug. 4 at the Public Safety Building. Trustees did not vote on technological policy changes at this meeting but were informed of a related updated ILS agreement that addresses artificially inflating circulation numbers.
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