ESC Region XI Regional Library System Collaborative

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ESC Region XI Regional Library System
Collaborative

• Putting the Pieces Together in
• One Place

Cherry Fuller Coordinator of Library and
Instructional Media Services
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Regional Library System Concept

• Mergers and acquisitions in the industry
• Requests from superintendents
• Responses from survey
• Industry trends

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Library System Survey Results
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Regional Library System Collaborative Goals

• Provide a more robust system than an individual
  library automation system
• Provide a cost-effective, more efficient system

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Basic Package
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Silver Package
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Gold Package
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Gold Package
Includes a library automation system
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Custom Options
Basic Package Plus Cataloging Services

• Create/Edit MARC records
• Import MARC records
• Database cleanup
• Database enhancement

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More Custom Options
Basic Package Plus Integration of Databases
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More Custom Options
Basic Package Plus Integrated Databases and Your
Own Library System
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More Custom Options

• Add district banner
• Create a custom district interface
• Add district links and events

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More Custom Options
Basic Package Plus Custom District Local Content
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More Custom Options
View scheduled live events
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Benefits of a Regional Library System

• Cost Effective
• Save money on equipment
• Save money on licenses
• Save money on annual costs
• Save time

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Benefits of a Regional Library System

• Support
• Program management
• Resource management
• Technical support
• Training

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Benefits of a Regional Library System

• Resource sharing
• Inter district
• Intra district
• Selective distribution

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Benefits of a Regional Library System

• Optimized access
• Easier access to available resources
• Easier rollout of newly-added resources
• Maximizes resource dollars

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Timeline

• Planning
• Bids
• Evaluate responses
• Select a vendor
• Implementation
• Test
• Load records
• Training

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Discussion

• Move into groups according to the type of library
  automation system you currently have.

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Discussion

• Discuss
• How your district could use this tool.
• What problems do you foresee?

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Feedback

• Place your dots as appropriate on each poster
• Add your comments to the appropriate poster

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Feedback

• Take the
• survey online
• www.esc11.net/edtech/cherry

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Next Steps

• Respond to survey
• Create planning committee(s)
• Develop specifications for bids
• Send bids to vendors
• Evaluate responses
• Begin implementation phase