Act. 1. Set up a process to identify and solicit potential collaborative technology projects, prioritize them June 2014 and select one to implement in FY15. Provide Statewide Leadership for Stronger Library Collaboration 4. C/W MARS will be an active leader and participant in the future of library collaboration. This will include dialog and collaborations with MBLC and MLS to refine and to improve statewide library services as well as new collaborations with other library networks to explore and expand member library service to users. Obj. 1. Actively participate in the MassLNC and Evergreen community to enhance the effectiveness of the Evergreen open source ILS system for member libraries and their users. Act. 1. Actively participate in and support MassLNC. Act. 2. Attend annual Evergreen International conferences and participate in community activities that advance the effectiveness of the Evergreen ILS system. Act. 3. Contribute all software and documentation developed by and for the C/W MARS Evergreen system to the Evergreen community under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License, as appropriate. Obj. 2. Collaborate with other organizations on statewide technology projects which meet identified member library needs, increase access to information, and lower costs through economies of scale. Act. 1. Participate in the MBLC Resource Sharing Committee projects for a statewide e-book platform, a statewide library card, and a statewide discovery platform. Act. 2. Support member libraries which are part of the statewide e-book platform by configuring SIP, Z39.50, NSIP, or other necessary connections to the Evergreen ILS system. Act. 3. Implement the new Autographics statewide Virtual Catalog by December 2013. Obj. 3. Advocate for increased state funding for shared library and automated network services. Educate stakeholders and legislators on the importance of the Small Libraries in Networks (SLIN) grants and including all area public libraries in resource sharing networks. Act. 1. Participate in the development of the legislative agenda by working with the MBLC staff, commissioners, and the MLA Legislative Committee. Act. 2. Participate in Legislative Day and Breakfast sessions to inform state legislators on the importance of line 9506 and other state funding for libraries, library networks, and the Mass Library Systems. Act. 3. Advocate for increased funding in the SLIN grant program to ensure all public libraries in Central and Western MA that want to become circulating members of C/W MARS have an affordable path to do so
Act. 1. Set up a process to identify and solicit potential collaborative technology projects, prioritize them June 2014 and select one to implement in FY15. 4. Provide Statewide Leadership for Stronger Library Collaboration C/W MARS will be an active leader and participant in the future of library collaboration. This will include dialog and collaborations with MBLC and MLS to refine and to improve statewide library services as well as new collaborations with other library networks to explore and expand member library service to users. Obj. 1. Actively participate in the MassLNC and Evergreen community to enhance the effectiveness of the Evergreen open source ILS system for member libraries and their users. Act. 1. Actively participate in and support MassLNC. Act. 2. Attend annual Evergreen International conferences and participate in community activities that advance the effectiveness of the Evergreen ILS system. Act. 3. Contribute all software and documentation developed by and for the C/W MARS Evergreen system to the Evergreen community under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License, as appropriate. Obj. 2. Collaborate with other organizations on statewide technology projects which meet identified member library needs, increase access to information, and lower costs through economies of scale. Act. 1. Participate in the MBLC Resource Sharing Committee projects for a statewide e-book platform, a statewide library card, and a statewide discovery platform. Act. 2. Support member libraries which are part of the statewide e-book platform by configuring SIP, Z39.50, NSIP, or other necessary connections to the Evergreen ILS system. Act. 3. Implement the new Autographics statewide Virtual Catalog by December 2013. Obj. 3. Advocate for increased state funding for shared library and automated network services. Educate stakeholders and legislators on the importance of the Small Libraries in Networks (SLIN) grants and including all area public libraries in resource sharing networks. Act. 1. Participate in the development of the legislative agenda by working with the MBLC staff, commissioners, and the MLA Legislative Committee. Act. 2. Participate in Legislative Day and Breakfast sessions to inform state legislators on the importance of line 9506 and other state funding for libraries, library networks, and the Mass Library Systems. Act. 3. Advocate for increased funding in the SLIN grant program to ensure all public libraries in Central and Western MA that want to become circulating members of C/W MARS have an affordable path to do so
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