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Chris Ricker, Monterey County Free Libraries

Chris Ricker, Monterey County Free Libraries. The staff and public are looking to me to guide them to a new ILS. You better make this easy. It better be a better system. We don’t want new headaches. It isn’t going to be easy. How can we minimize the pain?.

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Chris Ricker, Monterey County Free Libraries

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  1. Chris Ricker, Monterey County Free Libraries

  2. The staff and public are looking to me to guide them to a new ILS. • You better make this easy. • It better be a better system. • We don’t want new headaches.

  3. It isn’t going to be easy.How can we minimize the pain? • Improve our ability to Communicate internally about the ILS. • WebEx • Survey Monkey

  4. Public • MCFL webpage enhancement • Survey Monkey

  5. Process • Consultant assistance. • Literature review. • “Helping You Buy ILSs” by Pamela R. Cibbarelli. Computers in Libraries, October 2008. • Model to follow.

  6. Our Evaluation Teams • 1. Budget/Administration Team • 2. Support Services Workflow Team, cataloging, acquisitions, ILL, Statistics • 3. Circulation Workflow Team • 4. Public Services Team, services, public interface, reference, search • 5. Technology Team • Must have lists.

  7. Anne Hadden 1913Monterey County Free Libraries Slide 1

  8. Headlines: Monterey County Residents get a State-of-the-Art Library Catalog. • “It is fantastic” says Miguel Sanchez. “I never knew that using a library catalog could be so sweet. I just ordered the DVD, X-Men 5 and it is going to be sent to my house.”

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