SWAN Board,

Let me bring Jim Deiters up to date on the Friday meeting. Rodger needed to leave around 11:30am so allow me to cover some of the meeting.

As you can all see by now, the announcement of Tony Siciliano retiring has been made. Tony is avoiding the word “retirement” so that he can escape without a large hoopla party. He really, really does not like a big celebration so it has made it a little awkward in avoiding that word. I hope people don’t think he is being forced out or has suddenly quit. He and I began discussing this months ago. He is being extremely helpful offering to work with his replacement for a period of cross training.

My review will take place next month at the November SWAN Board meeting. Melissa and Rich will compile all of your ratings and comments into a single document after the SWAN Committee of the Whole meeting.

We reviewed the FY15 budget and there was not a lot of changes suggested other than catching a couple errors in my narrative portion of the budget.  What was suggested after Dee Brennan visited was to have SWAN consider getting into the RAILS eRead Illinois grant project. The SWAN Board really liked the idea of getting all 77 SWAN libraries in the program as it fit within our strategic goal for e-resources. I have compiled some costs for the eRead group purchase and will send those in a separate email.

Agenda items for the COW meeting include:

1. FY15 Budget & Fees

2. RAILS Update (eBook grant and group purchase, delivery outsourcing)

3. ILS Search update

4. RAILS Consortia Committee update

That covers the SWAN Board meeting. Look for my eRead email next.

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