Have you joined our Community yet? If not, you’re missing out on the opportunity to network online with your Aeon, ArchivesSpace, and Web Visibility colleagues as well as with Atlas staff. We invite you to join the conversation today.

Here are some specific topics colleagues are asking about:

• Sue Luftschein of USC Libraries Special Collections wants to know more about Aeon & Primo https://support.atlas-sys.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115001867114-Aeon-and-Primo

• Genie at Atlas Systems needs to know how you find things in your collection https://support.atlas-sys.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115004841493-How-do-you-find-things-

• Will Hansen at The Newberry is looking for information on Aeon & Security Systems. https://support.atlas-sys.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115005303713-Integrating-Aeon-w-security-system

Sometimes the best way to explain a service is through examples. We asked Heather Black, Aeon Concierge program coordinator, to tell us a story about how Concierge can help an institution accommodate the different needs of their work processes.

“One of the biggest benefits of Aeon is its ability to be customized to meet the needs of your environment. As Concierge program coordinator, I get to see this reality first-hand through the wide variety of tasks that come in from our customers. Many projects come to us as questions about Aeon functionality. We are then able to apply the product expertise of our team to your workflow question.

Recently, an Aeon Concierge customer asked if we could create an alternate paging slip customized with the information needed for photoduplication processing that was not needed by the paging staff. Is it even possible to have a different template when both groups click the same button to print the paging slip? We were glad say, ‘It is possible!’ By creating a print filter, the Aeon client can be prompted to print an alternate paging slip based on the information contained in the request. In this case, the library uses the Format field to record the type of format for reproduction. If that field is blank, the typical paging slip will print. If that field has information, the photoduplication slip will print. Now the paging staff and the digitization group have the targeted information that they need to complete their work without having to go outside the system to create an alternate document.

This is just one example of the type of work that we do for our Aeon Concierge customers. If you are interested in learning more about the Concierge program, contact us at support@atlas-sys.com.”

Many of our Aeon users also use ArchivesSpace, so we wanted you to be aware of two integration projects that we currently have underway. The first is an addon that you can install for the Aeon staff client. It will allow you to search for an item in ArchivesSpace and then import a set of information back to Aeon for processing. The second--currently in testing—is an ArchivesSpace plugin that allows a researcher to find an item and send through an Aeon request form for fulfillment. We expect these integration modules to be available within the next few months.

We know you have multiple systems and software needs to manage your special collections and archives. That’s why we continue to integrate Aeon with other software. Our two newest partners are

Acuity-VCT Security Services and CI Solutions.

Acuity-VCT provides scalable network-based surveillance systems for libraries, museums and cultural properties, and other markets. Learn more at http://www.acuity-vct.com/.

CI Solutions provides customizable ID card printing, tracking, and verification software for a variety of markets, including colleges and government agencies. Learn more at https://www.cardintegrators.com/ .

Questions about how these new services integrate with Aeon? Contact us at support@atlas-sys.com.

Newest live site: The Hoover Institution Library & Archives went live with Aeon on October 12, launching Aeon in both of their reading rooms simultaneously. The Library & Archives staff worked hard to implement Aeon and patrons were excited to use the new system. Congratulations to the Hoover project managers for their hard work getting Aeon up and running.

Next up: University of California, Davis will go live with Aeon on December 6.

New licensees beginning implementation
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Iowa
University of Virginia

Please join us in welcoming these new sites to the Aeon community.

We welcome the following new customers to Atlas Systems Hosting Services for ArchivesSpace!

• University of Tulsa
• University of Southern California
• Filson Historical Society
• Palmer School of Library and Information Science. 

We've added a new section on Location records to the video training library.  If you'd like to learn more about ArchivesSpace hosting options or our ArchivesSpace Video Training Library please contact us at support@atlas-sys.com.

ALA Midwinter Meeting

We’ll be in Denver February 9-13, 2018 for the ALA Midwinter Meeting and hope to see many of you there as well. We plan to follow the same format we did in Atlanta in January, meeting and greeting outside the Exhibit Hall rather than having limited time to really talk with customers and prospects while standing in a booth. We’re working on our plans now and will keep you posted.

To be sure you don’t miss out on meetings and events, please follow Atlas now on Facebook and Twitter. See you in Denver!

ARLIS

We’re excited to be attending the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Conference in New York City February 25 through March 1, 2018. This is Atlas Systems first time at this conference. Please let us know if you plan to be there—we’d love to see some friendly faces while taking advantage of the opportunity to spread the word about Aeon.

REMINDER: Save the Date for Makerspace 2018

Atlas Systems hosted our first Makerspace event at our headquarters in Virginia Beach on March 13, 2017. Months in the planning, Makerspace included blended learning opportunities during which registrants worked with instructors in advance of the event and then completed a project to take away at the end of the onsite day. More details will follow but for now, save the date for the next Makerspace!

WHAT: Atlas Systems Makerspace 2018
WHEN: April 25-26, 2018
WHERE: Atlas Systems HQ, Virginia Beach, VA