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Mark Beatty Wisconsin Library Services OCLC Network Office for WI Training and Automation Librarian Project Coordinator and Trainer http://lepton.wils.wisc.edu/askwisconsin

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Libraries Private Academics

MarquetteAlverno

Technical SchoolsNicolet CollegeNortheast WI, Madison Area, Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin Indianhead,

2 Year CollegesUW-Colleges (13)

WI Reference & Loan

UW AcademicsStout, Eau Claire, Green Bay, WhitewaterRiver Falls, La CrossePlatteville, OshkoshMilwaukee, Superior

Public Library SystemsRacine, Winnefox (Oshkosh), L E Phillips (Eau Claire), OWLS (Appleton), Mead (Sheboygan)

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WI Consortia WiLS for OCLC and buying WPLC for ebooks Badgerlink for licensed databases Self-selecting, self-governing Populist history Consensus building process Sharing

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Stunned Agreement Multi-type ALL play together Little splintering Share KB Route Questions Share Chat Elected governing Board

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Shared Chat Full multi-type agreement Based on usage from other VRs One public and one academic per time

slot mostly Mon - Thur, 9a-9p Fri - Sat, 9a-5p Sun, 5p-9p

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Project Not on a Grant No end date Self-starting Self-sustaining Library affordable model

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Near Future Email started by all, happy Shared Chat Started March 2003 Additional training for new members Expand membership Summer Adjust based on experience UW-Madison, Convey user PR PR PR