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Future of Illinois Library Cooperation: An Update from ILA
August 4th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

Article from ILA E-Newsletter, August 3, 2010

The three task forces (Services, Structure, and Funding) presented their final reports to the ILA Executive Board at the Thursday, 29 July board meeting in East Peoria. The task forces made recommendations to define, continue, and/or revamp statewide and regional support for cooperative services especially in the areas of Delivery, Shared Catalogs, and Group Purchasing, as well as at least some level of coordination and support for Advocacy and Marketing, Professional Development, and Serving the Unserved.

Steering Committee Co-chairs Donna Dziedzic and Dee Brennan met with ILA President Gail Bush, project consultant Chris Watkins, and I yesterday (Monday, 2 August), to begin drafting a plan based on the recommendations that will be presented to the ILA Executive Committee on Friday, 27 August. Based on the ILA Executive Committee’s reactions, the results will be compiled into a presentation for the ILA Membership Meeting, Wednesday, 29 September at the 2010 ILA Annual Conference and form the basis for discussions with state agencies, legislators, and other elected officials later in the year.

Updates will continue to be provided in the ILA E-Newsletter and on the ILA Web site on this work as more progress is made in developing a plan.
Library Systems
Speak Up: Shape the Future of Illinois Library System Services
June 8th, 2009 | Permalink | Comment?

The Illinois State Library has convened a committee to review and revise the Standards for the Services of Illinois Multitype Library Systems. Your input is crucial to shaping the future of multitype library systems in Illinois; the standards will impact our service to you.

The standards are the basis on which the systems receive funding. Take a few moments to read the Resource Sharing Standards and Professional Development and Consulting Standards, give serious thought to the implications for the services your library provides, and add your comments to WebJunction Illinois (WJIL) for the committee to consider. If you do not have an account on WJIL, you will need to create one.

To make commenting easier, NSLS has created a step-by-step tutorial for their members. Please feel free to use it. The committee will review comments at the June 23 meeting.
Library Systems
Library System Standards Committee Update
February 2nd, 2009 | Permalink | Comment?

As part of its work in revising the existing Standards for the Services of Illinois Multitype Library Systems, the Library System Standards Committee has prepared a draft of Professional Development & Consulting standards for Library Systems and System members. Your comments are encouraged. The committee will review the comments at its meeting on February 17, 2009. The document is available on WebJunction Illinois.

Information on how to post comments about the standards, including how to comment anonymously, is provided at the top of the page. Scroll down to the standard, then click on the link to read it. Please contact Kathleen Bloomberg at kbloomberg@ilsos.net if you have questions.
Library Systems
Revision of Library System Standards and Rules – Comments
November 25th, 2008 | Permalink | 2 Comments
A revision of the Standards for the Services of Illinois Multitype Library Systems is underway and input from the library community is an important part of the process. The administrative rules for the library systems will also be revised. The Library System Standards committee requests your comments and discussion on the documents they have posted on WJIL.

You can join the discussion in two ways:
- Click on the Discussion tab on the WJIL Library Systems page and post your comments and/or discussion. NOTE: You must be signed into WJIL to post in this way. Your user name will appear with your post.
- You may also Comment anonymously if you choose. NOTE: You may fill in “Anonymous” in the required name field. Comments are moderated and will appear as soon as they are approved.