The Swift Library ConsortiumA model for a shared LMS

Lloyd Brady – Swift Systems Administrator

Consortium Origins2004 – 4 Libraries develop an MOU to work

towards a shared LMS (Casey-Cardinia, Eastern Regional, Yarra-Melbourne and Wimmera)

2005 – Municipal Association of Victoria engaged as the legal agent, and the formal governance structure established

Dec 2005 – Tender process commenced2006 - SirsiDynix selected as successful bid,

and contract signed in August 2006March 2007 – First Libraries go live on the

shared LMS

Consortium PrinciplesSingle LMSCommon standards for, and

sharing of, Bibliographic recordsItems for loan to be available to

any patron of any Swift LibraryLibrary independence with regard

to local circulation policiesEqual representation

Organisational Structure

Organisational Structure (cont.)Management

Committee/Operations Committee◦Financial and Contractual matters◦Strategic direction and planning

User Group/Specialists◦Operational matters, incl. Operations

Guide and Global Policies◦Technical/Systems environment

Membership and Technical Environment 26 Library Services (170+ branches)

◦ Victoria – 19 Public, 1 TAFE◦ NSW – 6 Public

Separate LMS instances for Vic and NSW All systems hosted by SirsiDynix Multiple platforms/services:

◦ Symphony LMS◦ E-Library OPAC◦ Enterprise/Portfolio Discovery Layer◦ BookMyne mobile device app◦ eResource Central◦ Directors Station reports database

Third Party software and services:◦ Envisionware PC-Res◦ ChiliFresh Reviews◦ Wavesound OneClick Digital e-audiobooks

Cooperative EnvironmentSharing resources (Intra-Library

Loans)Policy standardsConsensus decision makingOpportunities for other

Consortium services:◦E-Book subscriptions◦SMS services◦RFID standards

Benefits to LibrariesCommon operating environmentStandards and protocolsConsortium pricesStrong voice in software

development

Benefits to PatronsImproved access to collectionsSeamless transactions for intra-library

loansQuality on-line services (eg OPAC, e-

books) in areas that may not have been able to afford these previously

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Holds Placed

Holds Placed

The Future….Shared patron database/One

Card“Tomorrow’s Library”?

Questions?

lbrady@mav.asn.au