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Illinois Clicks!

Illinois Clicks!. What is it? A portal that will pull it all together for Illinois citizens Quick answers to ready reference questions Access to previously hidden special collections Cooperative collection development on the web Easy access to quality web resources 24/7!.

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Illinois Clicks!

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  1. Illinois Clicks! • What is it? • A portal that will pull it all together for Illinois citizens • Quick answers to ready reference questions • Access to previously hidden special collections • Cooperative collection development on the web • Easy access to quality web resources 24/7!

  2. Illinois Clicks! • Why do we need an Illinois portal? • One stop shopping for the citizens of Illinois • Access to quality information 24/7 • Economical: many librarians contributing and • all libraries and citizens benefiting • More “bang” for the buck • Illinois is home to some of the nation’s top libraries • and librarians • Leverage for ongoing support from the legislature • Pew Report: need for quality information for all

  3. Illinois Clicks! • Methodology • Survey sent to all Illinois libraries • Preliminary results • Duplication of effort • Strong interest in the project • Survey of several statewide portals • Highlights

  4. Illinois Clicks! • How? • Volunteers are ready to start on content • Structure and technology possibilities: • Work with LII, or • Start with standard html, or • Create xml database and start training • Organization • to be decided

  5. Illinois Clicks! Let’s work together To make our dream a reality

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