MiLE Project

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MiLE Project

• Michigan Library Exchange
• Louise Bugg
• September 21, 2001

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MiLE Project Overview

• What is the MiLE Project
• How MiLE is organized
• Accomplishments to date

• Next steps
• For more information
• Questions?

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Purpose of the MiLE Project

• To share resources of DALNET, OWLS and Suburban
  Library Cooperative libraries
• To enable online patron requests for materials in
  the participating libraries

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LSTA Funding

• LSTA subgrant for FY2001
• To the OWLS R.O.C.
• 125,000
• Began January 30, 2001
• TLN serves as fiscal agent

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MiLE Project Goals

• To include libraries of all types
• To share holdings and availability information
• To enable patrons to place their own online
  requests

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More MiLE Project Goals

• To test ILL policies and procedures
• To provide rapid delivery
• To test this model for resource sharing in
  Michigan

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Outcomes to Measure

• Will ILL requests increase by 10?
• Will staff time to fill ILL requests decrease?
• Will ILL costs decrease?

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More Outcomes to Measure

• Will patrons get requests faster?
• Will libraries OCLC costs decrease?
• Will users and library staff find this service
• Easy to use?
• Timely?
• Helpful?

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Initial DALNETParticipating Libraries

• Botsford Hospital
• Detroit Institute of Arts
• Detroit Public Library
• Henry Ford Museum
• Macomb C.C.

• Oakland C.C.
• University of Detroit Mercy
• VA Medical Center
• Walsh College
• WCCCD
• Wayne State University

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Initial OWLSParticipating Libraries

• Baldwin Public Library
• Cromaine District
• Eastern Michigan University
• Lawrence Tech. U.
• Oakland University

• Orion Township Public Library
• Plymouth District
• The Library Network (TLN)
• University of Michigan-Dearborn
• see TLNs Website

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SLCParticipating Libraries

• All libraries in SLCs shared catalog
• For a list, see the Suburban Library
  Cooperatives Website at http//www.libcoop.net

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Potential MiLE Libraries

• Six countiesLivingston, Macomb, Oakland, St.
  Clair, Washtenaw, Wayne
• 24 online catalogs
• 158 library buildings

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How MiLE Is Organized

• Steering Committee
• Design Team
• ILL/Circulation Team
• Promotion Team
• Technical Implementation Team
• Training Team

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MiLE Steering Committee

• Eileen Palmer, Kathy Irwin, and
• Bob KellyOWLS
• Tammy TurgeonSLC
• Jerry Bosler and Dave MurphyDALNET
• Team chairs
• Louise Bugg, WSU, chair

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MiLE Team Chairs

• Design Larry Neal
• ILL/Circulation Celia Morse and Duryea Callaway
• Promotion Christine Hage
• Technical Scott Muir
• Training Gary Cocozzoli

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MiLE Milestones

• Choose software June 2001
• Sign contract September 2001
• Phase 1 libraries December 2001
• Phase 2 libraries February 2002
• Phase 3 libraries April 2002
• Evaluation Summer 2002

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MiLE Accomplishments

• Vendor selection
• Draft ILL and circulation policies
• Pre-project statistics
• MiLE name
• MiLE Website
• Cost sharing formula for year 2

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Next Steps

• Install and test software
• Link Phase 1 libraries
• Train library staff
• Determine delivery van stops
• Add Phase 2 3 libraries

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Phase 1 Libraries

• Eastern Mich. U
• Macomb C.C.
• Plymouth District
• TLN
• U of D Mercy
• Wayne State U.
• tentative list

• --Endeavor Voyager
• --epixtech Horizon
• --Dynix
• --DRA Classic
• --epixtech Horizon
• --epixtech Horizon

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Next Libraries

• Phase 2
• SLC Libraries
• Other OWLS libraries
• Other DALNET libraries

• Phase 3
• Lawrence Tech. U.
• Other OWLS libraries
• Other DALNET libraries

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Participating Library Commitment

• Software profiling, testing, training
• Promote service
• Use MiLEs ILL and circulation policies
• Online catalog SIP compliance
• Gather data and help evaluate

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Draft MiLE Policies

• 3 week loan
• 1 week for transit
• 1 renewal
• 2 days to fill

• Will loan circulating books, government docs
• Will NOT loan
• reference, AV formats, fiche, maps, software

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Evaluation Plans

• User surveys
• Staff focus groups
• Compare pre- and post-statistics
• Review van service
• Check against outcomes predicted

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MiLE Development

• Second LSTA proposal for FY2002
• Add computer capacity
• Add libraries
• Add K-12 library
• Implement additional services
• Non-returnables
• Link to OCLCs Direct Request

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Consortia Websites

• PALCIs Virtual Union Catalog
  http//www.lehigh.edu/inpalci
• North Bay Cooperative Library System
  http//www.nbcls.org
• Tampa Bay Library Consortiums Alleycat
  http//alleycat.tblc.org

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For More Information

• MiLE Website http//www.umd.umich.edu/mile
• MLA Fall Conference program
• ATLAS Website http//accessmichigan.org/atlas
• MLC Resource Sharing workshop Oct. 30th, Webers,
  Ann Arbor

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Questions?

• Louise Bugg
• ac3731_at_wayne.edu
• Eileen Palmer
• empalmer_at_tln.lib.mi.us
• Tammy Turgeon
• turgeont_at_libcoop.net