9 Feb
2022
9 Feb
'22
5:07 p.m.
Hello SWAN Board reps-
This email update from Anne Slaughter at RAILS expands on the update Dawn Bussey provided
us at the January SWAN Board meeting.
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From: Anne Slaughter <anne.slaughter(a)railslibraries.info>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2022 3:51 PM
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Subject: Update from 1/27 IHLS/SHARE LLSAP brainstorming meeting
Hello all,
I wanted to update you on a meeting that took place this morning. IHLS/SHARE convened a
meeting dedicated to "LLSAP Brainstorming" that included Leslie Bednar, Ellen
Popit, Cassandra Thompson, Greg McCormick, Kendal Orrison, Carolyn Coulter, and Jennifer
Slaney. Deirdre, Monica, and I also attended.
As you may be aware, one of the next steps from this month's LLSAP Sustainability
Working Group meeting was to engage a consultant to begin working on an RFI that would
help us explore what it would take to establish a statewide shared ILS. In today's
meeting, Cassandra and Leslie shared their hopes that SHARE might have a role in this.
They are interested in expanding SHARE membership to include libraries across the RAILS
service area, with a focus on smaller libraries, as they believe their current service
model to be a sustainable and scalable option. Cassandra intends to begin collecting data
from LLSAPs in order to assemble some projected cost information. SHARE member leadership
is not involved in this conversation yet.
RAILS wants to make sure that all six of our LLSAPs are informed and have the opportunity
to participate in any further discussions on this topic. We intend to continue the work of
the LLSAP Sustainability Working Group as charged, including consideration of any role
that SHARE might play in statewide big picture planning. As requested by the working
group, our next step is to meet with a potential consultant, and we will provide detailed
updates when more information is available. Ultimately, we recognize the importance of
each organization (LLSAPs and member libraries) conducting its own assessment of their
options, and the need to build member library buy-in for any proposed transition. To that
end, we will do what we can to ensure that future conversations are as inclusive as
possible.
Thanks,
Anne
Anne Slaughter
Director of Technology Services
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5127
Fax: 630.734.5050
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