SWAN Board,
I am preparing an announcement about the RAILS focus group about the overlay. At your January meeting it was agreed that the SWAN Board will attend the RAILS meeting on March 18 1:30PM as a group. I will work with Kate Boyle to invite other ILL staff to join the meeting.
I request that you register for this meeting online using the L2 event. Keep in mind that we will need to treat this as a SWAN Special Board meeting due to OMA.
http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=19504
Below is a draft of a message that I was going to either send directly to the ILL staff or out via SWANcom. The timing of this event isn't great considering the migration we are in the final stages of completing, but RAILS values our input, along with the other consortia.
Aaron
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As you are most likely aware, RAILS is undertaking a multiyear, four phase project to explore options to provide more seamless access to Resource Sharing (i.e., searching system-wide holdings and placing interlibrary loan requests) throughout the service area for all libraries. RAILS is currently in Phase Two: Research into Organizational Factors. To find out more about the RAILS project, read about it on the RAILS website here: https://www.railslibraries.info/catalogs/overlay
RAILS is working with organizational consultant Eric Craymer, who will be conducting focus groups with various stakeholders. Here is the schedule, additional information, and location for SWAN's focus groups:
SWAN Focus Group Schedule
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM SWAN Board Representatives. This focus group will be with consortium board members/library directors. Topics for this focus group will center on broader strategic aspects of the overlay project, its potential value, and library preferences, needs, and concerns regarding the project. [Due to OMA requirements, this will be considered a SWAN Board Special Meeting.]
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Technical Presentation. Open to Board Representatives & Interlibrary Loan Staff.
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Break.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Interlibrary Loan Staff. This focus group will be with frontline staff with interlibrary loan responsibilities. Depending on the library, this may be a circulation staff member rather than someone with an interlibrary loan job title. The topics of this focus group will be more specific to the ILL process, such as what is working well now, what is not working well now, and what would make it better.
Location:
RAILS Burr Ridge
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Main Meeting Room
We hope to have Interlibrary Loan staff representation attend the appropriate focus group session. As indicated above, please register online in L2 by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 12. The maximum number of registrants will be 25.
http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=19504
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
Hi SWAN Board,
I've updated the election process timeline to reflect our discussions on Friday. Attached is the final timeline for your records. I had to add in one item, the announcement of candidates, on Monday April 6th which I can take care of. This just keeps us kosher with our by-law requirements for this process.
Keep me posted on your contacts to nominated candidates! The Self-Nom form will open at 8am next Friday, following our announcement at Quarterly and subsequent SWANcom.
Thank you,
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
Hi All,
David and Roger will not be at the meeting tomorrow. If anyone else is not attending, please let me know now.
Thanks,
Rich
Richard A. Wolff
Administrator
Tinley Park Public Library
(708) 845-5718
rwolff(a)tplibrary.org
SWAN Board,
As I shared on Monday, the RAILS support for FY16 - FY18 for SWAN is attached. The staggeringly good news is how much higher this amount is than what I had budgeted for prior. The draft budget from the January COW had RAILS support to SWAN at $220,500. This worksheet shows support will be $349,143!
What this results in is a further drop in SWAN fees for all libraries from -4% to -13%! I have attached the SWAN Fee schedule for the March Quarterly for you in addition.
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
SWAN Board Members:
The Friday 2/20 meeting packet is now available for you:
https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/2015-02-20/pa…
The meeting packet is 64 pages long. My report includes a lot of detail on the migration, so please forgive me in advance for its length. The RAILS-SWAN FY16 agreement is included but there will be a separate cost sheet sent out later this week as an attachment. This cost sheet will be the RAILS revenue budget number to insert into the agreement.
If you have any questions, please email me or give me a call.
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
Hi All,
Not to be the Grinch, but this (RAILS closing) is another reason why we need to be housed in our facility with the ability to stay open on the decision of our Executive Director and the Board President.
Rich
Richard A. Wolff
Administrator
Tinley Park Public Library
(708) 845-5718
rwolff(a)tplibrary.org
From: swancom-bounces(a)list.swanlibraries.net [mailto:swancom-bounces@list.swanlibraries.net] On Behalf Of Aaron Skog
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 7:13 AM
To: swancom(a)list.swanlibraries.net
Subject: [SWANcom] RAILS & SWAN Closed Monday Feb 2
SWAN Libraries:
RAILS has closed the Burr Ridge location where SWAN is headquartered. SWAN staff will stay home today. Our support number will be monitored for only emergency situations by our answering service, as it is on weekends.
You can refer to our support website for details on our Help Desk ticket system, or Forms used to report standard Millennium tasks (Broken Hold, Locked Record, etc.).
https://support.swanlibraries.net/
Stay warm and safe!
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
Hi All,
David and Roger will not be at the Feb 20th meeting so I just wanted to make sure that we had a quorum. If you will not be attending, please write me back to let me know.
Thanks,
Rich
Richard A. Wolff
Administrator
Tinley Park Public Library
(708) 845-5718
rwolff(a)tplibrary.org
SWAN Board Members:
The Friday 1/16 meeting packet is now available for you:
https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/2015-01-16/pa…
The meeting packet is 33 pages long. Included is more budget, ecommerce, RAILS overlay, and Pick Up Anywhere excitement (in case you didn't get enough at today's COW). The meeting shouldn't run past noon so we're not planning a lunch, but you know the drill! :)
See you Friday,
Brande Redfield
SWAN Office Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5164
Fax: 630.734.5056
brande.redfield(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:brande.redfield@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
I have picked "Wednesday, March 18, 2015 1:00 PM" as final time block for the "RAILS Overlay Focus Groups."
We will share this date on Tuesday at the COW, and discuss in further detail at the SWAN Board meeting on who should attend. (Sheila was the only board member unavailable)
Aaron
SWAN Board,
The ownership of SirsiDynix has changed. Prior to today, SirsiDynix was owned by Vista Equity Partners.
http://www.sirsidynix.com/blog/2015/01/07/icv-partners-acquires-sirsidynix
I have no opinion on this yet, other than with new ownership, it is possible that the CEO could change. This happened with Innovative, and even more extensively where all of the III "C level" positions (CEO, CIO, CTO, etc.) changed as well. But that was more due to Jerry Kline exiting as an owner and president of the board.
If you have questions, please give me a call.
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
