October 2015 - SWANboard - swanlibraries.net

First Enterprise Usability Study Proposal
by Aaron Skog 16 Oct '15

16 Oct '15

SWAN Board, I will hand out printed copies of this proposal at the meeting this morning, but here is the first proposal I have received. Unfortunately I have not received the other two proposals yet. It was coming together quickly last week so I will need to encourage them to have something sent to me by early next week. Aaron Skog SWAN Executive Director Reaching Across Illinois Library System Burr Ridge Office Phone: 630.734.5122 Fax: 630.734.5056 aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:aaron.skog@railslibraries.info> http://www.railslibraries.info

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SWAN Board 10/16/15 Meeting Packet Posted!
by Brande Overbey 13 Oct '15

13 Oct '15

SWAN Board Members: The Friday 10/16 meeting packet is now available for you: https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/2015-10-16/pa… The meeting packet is 37 pages long. This month is our exciting Strategic Plan-themed meeting! We have a Strategic Plan update document included, summarizing the progress made on our 3 year plan that is ending. We can also then begin to discuss our new plan. We also have a few policies for review. Please note that the Circ Policy included is provided as is from the Circ Mentor group edits; I will reformat it and bring it in line with our other policies once the content has been analyzed and finalized. The other 2 policies have now been reviewed by KTJ. See you on Friday! Brande Overbey SWAN Office Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5164 Fax: 630.734.5056 brande.overbey(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:brande.overbey@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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Rodger Brayden Retirement
by Aaron Skog 13 Oct '15

13 Oct '15

SWAN Board, As noted at the last SWAN Board meeting, Rodger is going to retire at the end of the year and will leave the SWAN Board after the December meeting. Attached is his formal resignation letter. Rodger will not be at the Friday, October 16 SWAN Board meeting this week. Aaron Skog SWAN Executive Director 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5122 Fax: 630.734.5056 aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:aaron.skog@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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Two Big Vendor Announcements
by Aaron Skog 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

SWAN Board: There are two press releases today that I think are worth sharing with you all. Bibliotheca is purchasing the 3M Library System: http://www.bibliotheca.com/3/index.php/en-us/enews-media/global-press-relea… The other big news is Proquest just acquired Ex Libris. In case you are not familiar with Ex Libris, they are in the academic library market, having a new web-based ILS called Alma and the older Voyager (which they got when they acquired the company Endeavor). http://www.proquest.com/blog/pqblog/2015/ProQuest-to-Acquire-Ex-Libris.html Back on August 27 the CEO of Innovative Interfaces, Kim Massana abruptly resigned. The rumor I heard was that Innovative Interfaces was negotiating with Proquest for this deal, and ultimately failed. The JMI Equity owners demanded he then step down due to this failure. Aaron Skog SWAN Executive Director Reaching Across Illinois Library System Burr Ridge Office Phone: 630.734.5122 Fax: 630.734.5056 aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:aaron.skog@railslibraries.info> http://www.railslibraries.info

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