Hi All,
At our February board meeting, I asked the board to review the SWAN bylaws and come to the March 17th meeting with a list of what bylaws they think should be reviewed and perhaps revised.
We will review the list at the March board meeting and then decide who will conduct the review. I want to take our time with this to do a thorough job.
I am going to mention this at the March Quarterly meeting and will be asking the membership if YOU feel it is appropriate, to review the bylaws and make suggestions to me as well. If you feel this is inappropriate, please write me back (not all) and let me know, otherwise I will take email silence as a "GO!"
Thanks for your help and here's to a good weekend.
Rich
Richard A. Wolff, Administrator
Tinley Park Public Library
17851 Timber Drive,
Tinley Park, IL. 60477
708-845-5718
SWAN Board,
I wanted to provide you all a quick preview of the SWAN FY18 budget as I am finalizing the Quarterly agenda and budget presentation.
Rather than insert all of the RAILS grant and migration expenses within the FY18 budget already presented, I thought it would be better to separate it. I included notes on the budget to explain the migration portion. I think you will see some good news on the revenue side of things. Sharon recommended that the Impact Fee $95,000 revenue be included on that new line #4050.
If you have questions, comments, suggestions, please shoot me an email. I am still working from home recovering from a terrible cold.
PDF attached.
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022
*Please note my new email address and phone number*
*Our new business address as of December 12, 2016*
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
SWAN Board,
A quick note regarding the budget. After the SWAN Board meeting on Friday I had the sudden realization that all of the migration expenses for adding the new 19 libraries would occur within the FY18 budget. The RAILS grant revenue too would also be recorded in FY18.
What I am finishing up is the FY18 budget but adding a column exclusively for the migration expenses and grant revenue. The expenses will offset with the revenue, but there is also the likelihood that the SirsiDynix maintenance will go up for the May and June months of 2018. I have requested SirsiDynix finalize quotations for me so I can post the updated budget with the quarterly packet.
I came down with a bad cold over the weekend. I have been home sick so if you need to reach me and have any questions, please email me and I can arrange a time to call. Tomorrow morning I will be at the MAGIC governance meeting.
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022
*Please note my new email address and phone number*
*Our new business address as of December 12, 2016*
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hi All,
I want to thank you for a great board meeting today. I appreciate your insight and willingness to openly discuss at times heavy topics. I feel that we have a great board and I want to thank all of you for making it that way.
For those of you who were unable to attend, Jim Deiters announced that he will be resigning his position on the board effective June 30, 2017. Jim felt that the time was right for him and that it would allow the board to get back to a regular cycle of board elections.
I hope all of you have a great weekend and as a reminder for all of us, please be sure to notify Aaron, Brande and me if you are unable to make a meeting.
Enjoy the weather!!
Rich
Richard A. Wolff, Administrator
Tinley Park Public Library
17851 Timber Drive,
Tinley Park, IL. 60477
708-845-5718
Hi All,
Attached is a list of feedback from the last COW and Quarterly meetings. Please bring a copy to the meeting tomorrow. It is my fault that it wasn't included in the packet.
See you in the morning.
Rich
Richard A. Wolff, Administrator
Tinley Park Public Library
17851 Timber Drive,
Tinley Park, IL. 60477
708-845-5718
SWAN Board Members:
The Friday, February 17th board meeting packet is now available for you:
https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/2017-02-17/pa…
The packet is 54 pages long. This month we will have our final pre-vote budget review, a review of SWAN committees, and discussion regarding payment of SWAN bills and check signing. We also have our yearly SWAN bylaws review; rather than include the entire bylaws document again in the board packet, you can find our most up to date version here: https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/gov/SWAN%20By-Laws%20…
We hope to conclude the meeting by lunch time, so we do not anticipate providing lunch at the meeting. If anything changes I can always call in an order if needed.
See you on Friday!
Brande Overbey
Operations Manager
brande(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:brande@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7104
*Please note my new email address, address and phone number*
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hello SWAN Board:
I am working with facilitator Kathryn Deiss to find a day for our SWAN Board retreat, as mentioned at last month's meeting. She is largely booked up in March but I've put together a Doodle poll with dates that work with her and Aaron's schedule. This would be held at Quail Ridge, and the meeting would likely run 9am-3pm with meals served.
Please respond to the poll when you get a chance and I will send out a meeting invite once we have everything firmed up:
http://doodle.com/poll/qkck49ksu923xfen
Thank you,
Brande Overbey
Operations Manager
brande(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:brande@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7104
*Please note my new email address, address and phone number*
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
SWAN Board,
I have completed the budget using the feedback provided at the January SWAN Board meeting, including:
* Various suggested edits to the budget narrative, including some background in staffing
* Personnel lines only including the two new positions
* Adjusted the health insurance expenses based on recently completed payroll and two new positions
* Updated capital expenditures worksheet
The SWAN fees section was not included in the SWAN Board packet last month. I have included it for this packet. I intend to post this packet tomorrow, 2/1 and share the meeting agenda and packet via SWANcom.
I apologize if this feels a bit last minute and you wanted to review it longer. If you can provide me any feedback before noon tomorrow I can work it into the final version for the COW.
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022
*Please note my new email address and phone number*
*Our new business address as of December 12, 2016*
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
SWAN Board Members,
If any of you are planning on attending ALA Mid-Winter, this seminar might be interesting to attend. Rob McGee (RMG) was the ILS search consultant SWAN utilized. Description below my signature line.
FOLIO is the new open source ILS platform that is being spearheaded by EBSCO.
https://www.folio.org/
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022
*Please note my new email address and phone number*
*Our new business address as of December 12, 2016*
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
NEWS RELEASE: RMG Consultants, Inc., 15 January 2017, Chicago
RMG's 2017 ALA/Midwinter Presidents' Seminar: The View from the Top
Friday January 20, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Atlanta, Georgia World Congress Center GWCC A312
Will FOLIO inspire a new era of collaboration and interoperability among library industry systems, services, and customers - and with publishers?
Will FOLIO's Open Source Applications Architecture and Components be used in product development with other library services platforms?
* Will FOLIO be adapted and developed by library industry companies as well as libraries?
* Would leveraging FOLIO free company resources for meaningful innovation in new library services?
These questions and topics are posed for RMG's Annual Presidents' Seminar
at which library industry company leaders are asked to consider possibilities perhaps invited by FOLIO.
Will FOLIO's Open Source Applications Architecture Inspire a Catch-Up and Go-Ahead, Across-the-Library-Industry Automation Era with Improved Interoperability among Companies, Systems, and Services; Easy, Simple, and Satisfying Library User Experiences with Content Discovery and Delivery; and New Solutions, Services, and Apps from Libraries, Consortia, Open Library Communities, Companies, and Entrepreneurs?
Will Diverse, Collaborating, and Competing Library Communities and Companies Leverage a Common Open Source Microservices-Driven Core/Platform (think Apache Software Foundation, Linux, Android, App Stores) to the Advantage of All?
Can the Library Industry create a Global Library EcoSystem of Services and Software to benefit Library Users Worldwide?
The following panelists will be asked to lead-off with brief explanations (2-to-3 minutes each) of the basics:
Neil Block What is FOLIO - and the roles of EBSCO and Index Data?
Michael Winkler What are the Open Library Foundation & Open Library Environment?
Todd Carpenter What is NISO - and will FOLIO spur new standards?
Sebastian Hammer What's library-industry-new in FOLIO's technology concepts?
RMG Library Industry Challenge (from the 2014 RMG Seminar)
Vision Statements for easy, simple, and satisfying user experiences to find and use licensed and open content.
The Library provides its readers, viewers, listeners, gamers, and tactile users with the content they want in the languages and formats they prefer: print, electronic, audio, multimedia, interactive, tactile.
1. Single-search discovery of relevant content in all formats (print, electronic, audio, multimedia, interactive, tactile) and languages to granular levels, e.g. article - chapter - quotation - verse - image
1.1 Library-owned, licensed, rented, and borrowed content
1.2 State-library provided databases and other e-resources
1.3 Government documents
1.4 Open e-content from curated sources, including
* Curated web sites * Digital Public Library of America * Internet Archive * Project Gutenberg * Others
1.5 Commercially provided content available through pay-on-demand arrangements between suppliers and libraries for purchase and rental of
* e- and p- books available through arrangements for Patron Driven Acquisitions (PDA) and Demand Driven Acquisitions (DDA)
* Articles and chapters available through PDA/DDA
2. Fulfillment of Customer's one-click request to
2.1 Hold p- and other physical items for pick-up at the Library, or delivery
2.2 Download e-content to customer's designated devices
* Including Library owned and rented content acquired and delivered on demand (PDA/DDA)
2.3 Schedule reading, viewing, listening, and customer support sessions with needed devices, facilities, and staff at the Library
2.4 Request fulfillment through Interlibrary Loan
3. Options for Customers' demand-purchase/rental and download/delivery of e- and p- resources not otherwise available from the Library
4. Customer relations management and services that maintain profiles and alert users about new resources, library events and programs, etc.; and seamlessly manage customers' use, borrowing, purchase, and rental of content.
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Rob McGee, President
RMG Consultants, Inc.
rob(a)rmgconsultants.com<mailto:rob@rmgconsultants.com>
http://www.rmgconsultants.com<http://www.rmgconsultants.com/>
333 W. North Avenue, #396
Chicago IL 60610
Mobile: 312 543 9571
Skype: rob_mcgee
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Rob McGee, President
RMG Consultants, Inc.
rob(a)rmgconsultants.com<mailto:rob@rmgconsultants.com>
http://www.rmgconsultants.com<http://www.rmgconsultants.com/>
333 W. North Avenue, #396
Chicago IL 60610
Mobile: 312 543 9571
Skype: rob_mcgee
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Rob McGee, President
RMG Consultants, Inc.
rob(a)rmgconsultants.com<mailto:rob@rmgconsultants.com>
http://www.rmgconsultants.com<http://www.rmgconsultants.com/>
333 W. North Avenue, #396
Chicago IL 60610
Mobile: 312 543 9571
Skype: rob_mcgee
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Rob McGee, President
RMG Consultants, Inc.
rob(a)rmgconsultants.com<mailto:rob@rmgconsultants.com>
http://www.rmgconsultants.com<http://www.rmgconsultants.com/>
333 W. North Avenue, #396
Chicago IL 60610
Mobile: 312 543 9571
Skype: rob_mcgee
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Rob McGee, President
RMG Consultants, Inc.
rob(a)rmgconsultants.com<mailto:rob@rmgconsultants.com>
http://www.rmgconsultants.com<http://www.rmgconsultants.com/>
333 W. North Avenue, #396
Chicago IL 60610
Mobile: 312 543 9571
Skype: rob_mcgee
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Rob McGee, President
RMG Consultants, Inc.
rob(a)rmgconsultants.com<mailto:rob@rmgconsultants.com>
http://www.rmgconsultants.com<http://www.rmgconsultants.com/>
333 W. North Avenue, #396
Chicago IL 60610
Mobile: 312 543 9571
Skype: rob_mcgee
