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A presentation at Evergreen International Conference 2009 by Evette Atkin of Michigan Library Consortium.
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Ready! Randy’s Brain
Why?
What?• Server
• Server Admin
• Staff
• Policies
• Pricing
How?• Grand Rapids Public
Library (GRPL)• Equinox Software,
Inc.
Their Bill Our Bill
What?• Server
• Server Admin
• Staff
• Policies
• Pricing
How?
Me???
How?• Documentation?
• Policies?
• Profiling forms?
• Training?
• Help??
•Please???
Fire!
Who?• Pilot Group
– 7 public librariesNiles District
Library
•Interlochen Public Library
•Fife Lake Public Library
•Peninsula Community Library
Who?• Round 2
– 2 public libraries– 1 K-12 library!
How??• Blog• Wiki• Listserv• OPAC, Circ, Cat and Admin Training• Helpdesk System• Forums
Aim?
Issues Great and Small
• Governance
• Mentality
• Compliance
• Timelines
Now what?
Governance
• Who makes the decisions?–MLC?
–Director’s group?
–Foundation?
Mentality
• This is a PILOT PROJECT
• No vendor lives here!
• This is a collaborative, so please !collaborate
• “We HATE our ILS…”
Compliance
• Rules? We need to follow rules?
Timelines
• ESI is becoming too popular!
