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 GPLS staff" throughout this manual) on behalf of the PINES Libraries. This role includes high-level GPLS staff" throughout this manual) on behalf of the PINES Libraries. This role includes high-level
 system administration of the PINES Integrated Library System (ILS) software ([[http://gapines.org]]); system administration of the PINES Integrated Library System (ILS) software ([[http://gapines.org]]);
-Helpdesk support ([[http://help.georgialibraries.org]]) for consortium wide policy, software, and other+Helpdesk support ([[http://help.georgialibraries.org]]) for consortium-wide policy, software, and other
 issues; providing training and documentation regarding agreed-upon policies and procedures; and other requests.  issues; providing training and documentation regarding agreed-upon policies and procedures; and other requests. 
  
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 PINES staff members are each assigned a permissions profile or "role" for work within Evergreen. At the local system level, the highest-level permissions profile is LocalAdmin. (Please note that there is a distinction between the "Local System Administrator" position and the "LocalAdmin" permissions profile.) PINES staff members are each assigned a permissions profile or "role" for work within Evergreen. At the local system level, the highest-level permissions profile is LocalAdmin. (Please note that there is a distinction between the "Local System Administrator" position and the "LocalAdmin" permissions profile.)
  
-Each PINES member library system is required to have a designated "PINES Local Administrator" (LocalAdmin) who acts as the technical lead that oversees and is responsible for (along with other staff designated by the system director) receiving and communicating PINES technical and update information to local staff, managing local PINES workstation and printer configuration, creating and running statistical reports, staff account creation and maintenance, submitting GPLS Help Desk tickets, and other assorted local duties.+Each PINES member library system is required to have a designated "PINES Local Administrator" (LocalAdmin) who acts as the technical lead that oversees and is responsible for (along with other staff designated by the system director) receiving and communicating PINES technical and update information to local staff, managing local PINES workstation and printer configuration, creating and running statistical reports, staff account creation and maintenance, submitting GPLS Helpdesk tickets, and other assorted local duties.
  
 This role can only be assigned by PINES/GPLS staff at the request of a PINES Library Director. Evergreen allows more than one LocalAdmin staff per library system, so this role can be assigned to others as needed, though This role can only be assigned by PINES/GPLS staff at the request of a PINES Library Director. Evergreen allows more than one LocalAdmin staff per library system, so this role can be assigned to others as needed, though
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 Due to the nature of the role and the high level of responsibility for staff account security and maintenance each LocalAdmin has, PINES has implemented a certification requirement for local administration permissions (announced October 2021). In order to be granted these permissions, a staff member must first: Due to the nature of the role and the high level of responsibility for staff account security and maintenance each LocalAdmin has, PINES has implemented a certification requirement for local administration permissions (announced October 2021). In order to be granted these permissions, a staff member must first:
  
-  - Be designated to the role by their library system director (via a Help Desk ticket). +  - Be designated to the role by their library system director (via a Helpdesk ticket). 
-  - Complete the PINES Local Admin Certification course and pass the included quizzes.+  - Complete the [[https://my.nicheacademy.com/pines/course/9060|PINES Local Admin Certification course]] and pass the included quizzes.
  
-<note important>In order to retain permissions, current LocalAdmins must obtain their certification prior to April 30, 2022.</note>+<note important>In order to retain permissions, LocalAdmins had to obtain their certification prior to April 30, 2022. Going forward, any staff member requesting LocalAdmin permissions will need to meet the two requirements above.</note>
  
 ===== About Evergreen ===== ===== About Evergreen =====
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 for nearly any purpose. This results in some practical advantages for PINES: for nearly any purpose. This results in some practical advantages for PINES:
  
-  * There are no licensing fees associated with downloading and installing the software+  * There are no licensing fees associated with downloading and installing the software.
   * There is an “Evergreen Community” of developers, documentation writers, and fellow end users who, like PINES, contribute to the feature set of Evergreen to the benefit of all. PINES library staff are encouraged to participate in the larger Evergreen Community as much as possible.   * There is an “Evergreen Community” of developers, documentation writers, and fellow end users who, like PINES, contribute to the feature set of Evergreen to the benefit of all. PINES library staff are encouraged to participate in the larger Evergreen Community as much as possible.
-  * Since Evergreen was originally written to accommodate PINES policies and procedures, there are far fewer workarounds as there would be for an off-the-shelf proprietary ILS +  * Since Evergreen was originally written to accommodate PINES policies and procedures, there are far fewer workarounds as there would be for an off-the-shelf proprietary ILS. 
-  * PINES/GPLS staff maintains an Evergreen development queue of feature requests made by PINES librarians and directors, meaning PINES library staff still have a hand in the design of Evergreen.+  * PINES/GPLS staff maintain an Evergreen development queue of feature requests made by PINES librarians and directors, meaning PINES library staff still have a hand in the design of Evergreen.
   * Proprietorship of the "Evergreen" name and logo is held by The Evergreen Project ([[http://evergreen-ils.org/]]) on behalf of the Evergreen Community. Evergreen is shared under the GNU General Public License (GPL) ([[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html]]), version 2 or later.   * Proprietorship of the "Evergreen" name and logo is held by The Evergreen Project ([[http://evergreen-ils.org/]]) on behalf of the Evergreen Community. Evergreen is shared under the GNU General Public License (GPL) ([[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html]]), version 2 or later.
  
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