LINC Directors Group

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LINC Directors Group

• May 21, 2008
• Lincoln Trail Libraries System

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Agenda

• Financial Update
• FY2009 Shared Costs
• A review of FY2007-8
• WorldCat Local

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FY2009 Shared Costs

• Included shared costs for MyMediaMall and
  LibraryThing
• Horizon Maintenance for all products rose 3-5
• Added 9 new online libraries to the shared cost
  spreadsheet
• Data used for calculation comes from FY2007
  Annual Profile Summary (building data)

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FY2009 Shared Costs

• OCLC costs for FY2009 will continue to be billed
  separately to libraries
• Review data on the draft and submit any changes
  before May 30 to pboze_at_lincolntrail.info

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LINC Policy Council

• Local Holds allowed for libraries - for borrower
  requesting items owned by the library.
  Currently, 11 libraries using for 5,100 items
  (.2 of catalog)
• Approved recommended changes to existing
  Circulation Policies
• Circulation Subcommittee continues its work -
  examining ways to make circulation rules more
  consistent
• Discussed e-commerce solutions - this discussion
  continues

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LINC Activities

• 9 libraries came online during the last year
  Bement School, Giertz Education Center , Mattoon
  HS, Mattoon Middle, Bismarck-Henning JH, Kansas
  Public, Newman Public, Philo Public, Paris Public
• LTLS held Future of the Integrated Library
  System Symposium in fall - over 240 attended

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LINC Activities

• Installed 2 additional T-1 lines (total of 3) at
  LTLS
• 1 new library signed contract to join LINC 7
  libraries submitted LSTA grant requests to join
• Worked with Champaign Public on new conveyor
  sorting/self-check integration with Horizon
• Posted online Horizon forms and 6 month
  statistical ILL, RL, and Circ summaries on web
  site

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LINC Activities

• Added LibraryThing to LINCPac
• Implemented WorldCat Local interfaces for 7 LINC
  libraries (pilot project)
• Eliminated Cataloging Center backlog
• Ran maintenance programs - purged patrons, merged
  duplicate records, eliminated 500 unused
  collection codes

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LINC Activities

• Upgraded and replaced network firewall software
  and hardware
• Offered downloadable video through MyMediaMall
• Eliminated 53,000 Social Security numbers from
  LINC borrower records
• Offered over 30 LINC training classes

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Questions?