The Swift Library Consortium - School Library Association of Victoria
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The Swift Library Consortium
A model for a shared LMS
Lloyd Brady – Swift Systems Administrator
Consortium Origins
2004 – 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 commenced
2006 - SirsiDynix selected as successful bid,
and contract signed in August 2006
March 2007 – First Libraries go live on the
shared LMS
Consortium Principles
Single LMS
Common standards for, and sharing of,
Bibliographic records
Items for loan to be available to any
patron of any Swift Library
Library independence with regard to local
circulation policies
Equal 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:
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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 Environment
Sharing resources (Intra-Library Loans)
Policy standards
Consensus decision making
Opportunities for other Consortium
services:
◦ E-Book subscriptions
◦ SMS services
◦ RFID standards
Benefits to Libraries
Common operating environment
Standards and protocols
Consortium prices
Strong voice in software development
Benefits to Patrons
Improved access to collections
Seamless transactions for intra-library loans
Quality on-line services (eg OPAC, e-books)
in areas that may not have been able to
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The Future….
Shared patron database/One Card
“Tomorrow’s Library”?
Questions?
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