Benefits of being a PUG Member
Annual Dues of $100 Provides the Following Benefits:
PUG Discount Purchase Program for
Polaris Library Systems’ Products and Services
Terms for the Annual Program
• Applies to PUG’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2012
• Discount must be requested when placing the order.
• Discounts do not apply to previously negotiated prices or orders.
• Discounts may not be used in conjunction with other discount promotions.
Product or Service
• Discount to PUG Member Institutions
Polaris software products
• 10% off list price
• 1st year free only
• Discount does not apply to maintenance
• Discount does not apply to Polaris staff client licenses
• Discount does not apply to fees for new software products (one-year moratorium)
Training webinar login (connection) fee
• 20% off login fee for group training webinars -- This includes fee-based webinars that are prescheduled by Polaris for any customer to attend. It does not include any custom webinars requested by a customer.
Free shipping (on one order)
• One free shipment (up to $200 on one order) per PUG membership.
Special offer for PUG annual conference
• Details to be determined -- This will be announced via email prior to the 2012 PUG conference and applies to conference attendees only.
The above program applies to purchases by individual PUG members through Polaris Library Systems. Group purchases can also be coordinated by PUG members, if purchases are done at the same time, as follows:
• If PUG members identify specific products that they would like to purchase at the same time, Polaris Library Systems will work with its suppliers to provide price breaks based on the quantity ordered by the group. Such products would include, but are not limited to, monitors, scanners, printers, keyboards, desktop PCs, tablet PCs, thin clients, or laptops.
• Group purchases of Polaris software products may also be negotiated, subject to the terms noted above.
• PUG members with group purchase suggestions should contact the PUG Steering Committee, listed at www.polarisusersgroup.org.
For more information or to place an order, call 800.272.3414 to confer with John Lytle (ext. 4538) or Vince Messina (ext. 4528).
Enhancements Process
Enhancement Requests Election Results 2011
VOTING
Polaris commits to giving priority to the number of top categories shown below and they try to implement as many requests listed in each category as feasible as they formulate their development plans. The Polaris User Group members review and vote for their top categories. This information is submitted by the voting representative of the PUG member on the ballot form.
The ballots are received and compiled by the Enhancement Chair – multiple volunteers are recruited to review and check for accuracy and the final document is sent to Polaris for upload to Polaris Users Group site. At this time an announcement is sent to the PUG members on how to access it and the process starts all over again.
Acquisitions *3
Cataloging *4
Patron Services *4
PAC Enhancements *3
Serials *1
System Administration/Reports *4
2011 TIME LINE
Through the year– PUG Members submit enhancement requests to Polaris' iTrac on the Extranet
February Through May and at PUG– Subsystem champions recruited
July – Members submit enhancements
August – Compiled list sent to Polaris Library Systems for initial comment
August – Returned list compiled into committee spreadsheets and sent to champions
September – Committee conference calls
October – Committee OPEN meetings at PUG
October – Committee finalizes requests
November – Enhancements and ballots posted and voting begins (first Monday)
December – Voting ends (first Monday) – ballots counted
January – Results forwarded to Polaris Library Systems and posted on website
PUG Conference
Discounted Registration at the Annual Conference in October (next conference is scheduled for 10/3-5/2012 in Syracuse, NY)
