SWAN Board Members,

Melissa, Rob McGee and I met with three representatives from SirsiDynix on Monday and Tuesday. I would characterize the last two days as very productive and I am quite pleased that Brad Whittle, VP of Global Sales, was able to understand what SWAN was asking for. Rob McGee also made sure that the agreement was enhanced significantly for the purpose of clarity, knowing that the document must be understood easily by those who were not part of the discussion. Melissa spoke on behalf of the member libraries and I kept everything on track.

Highlights from our negotiations:

· The agreement will contain 19 “schedules” that were negotiated to better organize the agreement

· Staff software licenses has been confirmed as unlimited

· Details on the training package are still being worked out by me and my staff

· Questions about thin clients will be addressed within one of the schedules pertaining to existing SWAN hardware

· Adding new libraries: there was a lot of discussion on this area, but Melissa made clear that SWAN needs to be able to add libraries of many types and sizes

I expect to have a second draft of the contract to share with you at the SWAN Board meeting next week Friday. It will not be part of the board packet.

Jeanne asked Melissa and I after our Round 2 meeting that she not participate on the negotiation team. I am not sure this was shared with you at your last meeting.

Regards,

Aaron

Aaron Skog
SWAN Executive Director
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5122
Fax: 630.734.5056
aaron.skog@railslibraries.info
http://support.swanlibraries.net