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Mortenson Center Associates Library Cooperation & LTLS Orientation

Mortenson Center Associates Library Cooperation & LTLS Orientation. Lincoln Trail Libraries System Jan Ison and Joe Sciacca September 25, 2007. Library Cooperation Overview. How Illinois libraries cooperate for improved service Overview of the Illinois library network

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Mortenson Center Associates Library Cooperation & LTLS Orientation

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  1. Mortenson Center AssociatesLibrary Cooperation & LTLS Orientation Lincoln Trail Libraries System Jan Ison and Joe Sciacca September 25, 2007

  2. Library Cooperation Overview • How Illinois libraries cooperate for improved service • Overview of the Illinois library network • Benefits of cooperation for library users • Responsibilities of being a part of the network

  3. ILLINOIS LIBRARY SYSTEMS

  4. Multitype Library CooperationIn Illinois • Illinois State Library • 9 Regional Multitype Library Systems • Authorized in State Law • Membership-based • Member libraries are autonomous • Locally Governed • Elected Board of Directors • Funded by Illinois General Assembly • Part of Secretary of State budget • Funding Formula - Area & Per Capita • Shared website • http://www.illinoislibrarysystems.info

  5. Library System Membership • Voluntary • Geographically based • Open to libraries of any type • No fee for membership • Some cooperative services are cost-sharing • Membership criteria • Annual membership eligibility review • Membership Policy

  6. Library Diversity in Illinois • 2,236 Full and Developmental Library Agencies • are members of the statewide library network • ILLINET includes 5,064 Buildings & Branches • 191 Academic ---> 257 Academic Lib Buildings • 645 Public ---> 791 Public Lib Buildings • 973 School ---> 3480 School Lib Buildings • 527 Special ---> 536 Special Lib Buildings

  7. Library Diversity in Illinois • Smallest Public Library in Illinois • Population served: 408 • Largest Public Library • Population served: 2,896,016

  8. ILLINET Membership

  9. Library Governance Models

  10. Libraries in Illinois • More than 60 million library resources • More than 35,000 library personnel • More than 10,000 local governance volunteers • Diversity of needs • childrens’story time <---> university research support • learning to read as a child and as an adult new reader • materials in English and more than 30 languages • Varied Governance Models • Elected Officials to • Corporate Governance

  11. Library System Cooperation: A Good Investment • Systems leverage a small State investment for statewide value for all residents • Illinois libraries are a $20 Billion Industry • 1% investment in Library Cooperation by the State • 9 Library Systems -- Geographically Based • Locally Governed • Multi-Service Program

  12. Library Cooperation In Illinois • Illinois State Library -- ILLINET • Regional Library Systems - 9 multitype systems • CARLI (Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois) • NILRC (Consortium of Community College Libraries) • OCLC

  13. Why Library Cooperation? “The first and most important thing that libraries should keep in mind when dealing with networks is that it is not necessary for products, outcomes, and uses of networks to be the results of an equal system, but rather that the network be valuable to each of the participants. Equity is not the goal -- results are.” --Hugh C. Atkinson, University Librarian, University of Illinois

  14. Why Library Cooperation? • No library can meet ALL the information needs of ALL their users • Libraries need each other • Every library has unique resources • Supports democratic principles • Economic benefits • Efficiency of operation • Sharing and Networking • Local libraries role

  15. Types of Cooperative Projects • Shared Automation • Centralized Cataloging • Interlibrary Loan • Reciprocal Borrowing • Delivery of Materials • Cooperative Purchasing • Library Advocacy • Continuing Education & Training

  16. LINCOLN TRAIL LIBRARIES SYSTEM

  17. Champaign County Clark County Coles County Douglas County Edgar County Ford County Iroquois County Moultrie Piatt County Vermilion County 5,868 square miles 70 Communities Over 430,000 residents Lincoln Trail Libraries System Profile

  18. Who are the LTLS members? • 122 Full and Developmental Members representing 281 Buildings • 7 Academic ---> 64 Buildings • 53 Public ---> 54 Buildings • 45 School ---> 146 Buildings • 17 Special ---> 17 Buildings • 5 Affiliate Agency Partners

  19. LTLS Membership

  20. How is LTLS Governed? • Board of Directors • 13 Members Elected by the Membership • 7 Public Library Trustee Representatives • 1 Academic Library Representative • 1 Public Library Representative • 2 School Library Representatives • 2 Special Library Representatives • Meet 9 Times Annually -- 3rd Monday @ 7 PM • Meetings open to the public

  21. LTLS Funding • State of Illinois • General Revenue Funds • Formula for Distribution -- Area & Per Capita • Live and Learn Funds • Formula for Distribution -- Area & Per Capita • Shared Service Costs • LINC (Libraries IN Cooperation) • Cataloging Center • Cooperative Purchase • Federal Grants • Library Services and Technology (LSTA) • IMLS Grants • Gifts

  22. Mission Lincoln Trail Libraries System connects the people of East Central Illinois to information through cooperation.

  23. Vision Lincoln Trail Libraries System envisions a future where collaboration between libraries and organizations results in easy access to information anytime anywhere.

  24. Core Values • Democracy • Collaboration • Confidentiality / Privacy • Intellectual Freedom • Diversity of Community

  25. Guiding Principles Guiding Principles guide our staff’s interactions with others • Good of the whole • Technology / Innovation • Partnerships • Respect • Customer Service

  26. LTLS Service Highlights • Focus on Cultural & Linguistic Diversity • Received 2 LSTA Grants for FY2007 • Diversity in Libraries • http://www.librarydiversity.info • PolyTalk - Illinois Library Interpreter’s Network • http://www.polytalk.info

  27. LTLS Service Highlights • CONSULTING & CONTINUING EDUCATION • 2,841 Consulting and Operational Contacts with with members • CLaSS Subscription Service • 57 CE Events -- 986 participants • 61 Training Sessions -- 415 participants • Over 4,000 Contact Hours of Education and Training

  28. LTLS Service Highlights • OPERATIONAL COOPERATIVE SERVICES • Delivery -- 649,034 Items Transported • Cost to mail each item @ 37 cents -- cost over $240,000 • Direct Interlibrary Loan via LINC 325,767 • Saves over $4,800,000 if cost of purchasing is $15 each • Public Library Reciprocal Borrowing/Lending Transactions - 576,274 • Cost of purchasing over $8,600,000 • FirstSearch Searches -- 721,373 • Local purchase @ 75 cents each $541,000

  29. LTLS Service Highlights • TECHNOLOGY • LINC • 95 Member Library Buildings Participating • 89 Online • 832,000 Bibliographic Records • 2.2 Million Holdings • 239,000 Patrons • 4,097,658 Circulation • Bibliographic Access • Cataloging Center • 21,994 New Materials Cataloged • 6,418 Retrospective Conversion Materials

  30. LTLS Service Highlights • COMMUNICATIONS and MARKETING • Website Redesign in 2006 • Newsletters & Blogs • Quick Connections - Published electronically every Friday • Trustee Connections - electronic newsletter for Trustees • 7 Blogs published regularly • Quick Connections, About LTLS Members, LINC Update, Library Jobs, LTLS Services, Working Together, Youth Source • Chapter-a-Day - books by email • PDA Connect • Library Advocacy • Illinois Library Day

  31. Contact Information • Email (....@lincolntrail.info) • Jan Ison, Executive Director (jison) • Pat Boze, Consultant (pboze) • Donna Schaal, Consultant (dschaa) • Joe Sciacca, Consultant (jsciac ) • Voice: 217-352-0047 • Fax: 217-352-7153 • Web Site: http://www.lincolntrail.info

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