New York State New York State Resource Sharing SummitResource Sharing Summit

June 5 & 6, 2007June 5 & 6, 2007

Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Springs, NY

PurposePurpose

Explore successful resource sharing models and Explore successful resource sharing models and programs currently in use throughout NYS and programs currently in use throughout NYS and beyondbeyond

Explore what the future of resource sharing might look Explore what the future of resource sharing might look like like

Discuss how new systems can work to facilitate more Discuss how new systems can work to facilitate more effective resource sharing amongst all librarieseffective resource sharing amongst all libraries

Develop a plan of action or next steps for future Develop a plan of action or next steps for future collaborationscollaborations

AttendeesAttendees

Participants came from a variety of libraries including:Participants came from a variety of libraries including:– SUNYSUNY– Private 4 YearPrivate 4 Year– 3 R Councils3 R Councils– Public Libraries and Library SystemsPublic Libraries and Library Systems– Museum/Special Libraries Museum/Special Libraries

Participants held a variety of positions including:Participants held a variety of positions including:– Directors/AdministratorsDirectors/Administrators– ILL LibrariansILL Librarians– Collection DevelopmentCollection Development

Summit Program Summit Program

Designed to explore best practices Designed to explore best practices and to allow for discussion and and to allow for discussion and debate among attendeesdebate among attendees– Included presentations, general Included presentations, general

sessions, roundtables and a general sessions, roundtables and a general wrap-up sessionwrap-up session

Summit ProgramSummit Program

The program consisted of:The program consisted of:– Resonant Resource Sharing: Resonant Resource Sharing:

Transformation Strategies for Resource Transformation Strategies for Resource SharingSharing•Cyril Oberlander, Director of Interlibrary Cyril Oberlander, Director of Interlibrary

Services, University of VirginiaServices, University of Virginia

– Director’s Panel: Resource Sharing in Director’s Panel: Resource Sharing in NYS, Challenges and OpportunitiesNYS, Challenges and Opportunities

– Matt Goldner, Executive Director, Matt Goldner, Executive Director, Cooperative Collection Services, OCLC Cooperative Collection Services, OCLC

Summit ProgramSummit Program

Resource Sharing ModelsResource Sharing Models– The IDS ProjectThe IDS Project– ConnectNY ConnectNY – Cornell’s Cornell’s Get It!Get It! Project Project

RoundtablesRoundtables – DeliveryDelivery– Performance StandardsPerformance Standards– Directors Directors

AssessmentAssessment

Did we reach our goals?Did we reach our goals?• 100% gained useful information from presentations 100% gained useful information from presentations

• 92.5% met expectations92.5% met expectations

• How will you use the information gathered at the How will you use the information gathered at the Summit?Summit?

– Share with my colleagues. Seek alternative ways of Share with my colleagues. Seek alternative ways of doing thingsdoing things

– Better perception on serving user in future Better perception on serving user in future – To change some of our ILL practices to incorporate To change some of our ILL practices to incorporate

greater efficiencies in workflow. To educate/inform my greater efficiencies in workflow. To educate/inform my director & staff re: Statewide efforts, future directions.director & staff re: Statewide efforts, future directions.

Next Steps: Action! Next Steps: Action!

Creation of the two working groups Creation of the two working groups that will be coordinated by Nylinkthat will be coordinated by Nylink– Delivery and DiscoveryDelivery and Discovery

Make Summit proceedings available Make Summit proceedings available

Working Groups:Working Groups:

Each group will meet in person and then Each group will meet in person and then by monthly conference callsby monthly conference calls

Each group will provide a report with any Each group will provide a report with any recommendations for the library recommendations for the library communitycommunity

Members will represent a wide variety of Members will represent a wide variety of library typeslibrary types

– Interested in participating? Please let me Interested in participating? Please let me know!know!

Working Groups:Working Groups:

Discovery Working groupDiscovery Working group– Will advise interested members of the Will advise interested members of the

New York library community on issues New York library community on issues and challenges in providing a single and challenges in providing a single statewide user-facing discovery tool that statewide user-facing discovery tool that knows where a user is coming from and knows where a user is coming from and the content delivery/resource sharing the content delivery/resource sharing options available to that personoptions available to that person

Discovery Working GroupDiscovery Working Group

Research the feasibility of and need for a Research the feasibility of and need for a statewide discovery toolstatewide discovery tool

Inventory existing servicesInventory existing services

Identify costs and timeline for Identify costs and timeline for implementationimplementation

Provide recommendations for adoption of a Provide recommendations for adoption of a discovery tool that provides options for discovery tool that provides options for different types of libraries and users different types of libraries and users

Working Groups:Working Groups:

Delivery Working GroupDelivery Working Group– Will advise interested members of the Will advise interested members of the

NYS library community of the issues and NYS library community of the issues and challenges in developing a statewide challenges in developing a statewide delivery system that works for different delivery system that works for different types of libraries and groups, (may types of libraries and groups, (may coordinate with existing systems), with coordinate with existing systems), with a scalable pricing structure.a scalable pricing structure.

Delivery Working GroupDelivery Working Group

Inventory existing delivery servicesInventory existing delivery services

Examine issues of linking services Examine issues of linking services togethertogether

Provide recommendations for Provide recommendations for implementing a coordinated system implementing a coordinated system

Summit ProceedingsSummit Proceedings

Creation of website that will contain Creation of website that will contain notes from roundtables, notes from roundtables, presentations and evaluationspresentations and evaluations

Dynamic site where new information Dynamic site where new information related to resource sharing in NYS related to resource sharing in NYS will be posted will be posted

““When Shall We Meet When Shall We Meet Again?”Again?”

NYS Resource Summit 2008!NYS Resource Summit 2008!– Fall 2008 in Saratoga SpringsFall 2008 in Saratoga Springs– More details to come! More details to come!

Contact InfoContact Info

Interested in participating on a Interested in participating on a working group? Questions or working group? Questions or concerns?concerns?– Contact info: dowlingd@nylink.orgContact info: dowlingd@nylink.org