1. LINC Directors Group September 21, 2005 Lincoln Trail Libraries System

2. Agenda u Financial Update u Election of officers u A review of FY2005 u FY2006 planned activities

3. FY2005 Review u Completed many tasks/fixed problems leftover from FY2004 migration u Upgraded to Horizon 7.3 and LINCPac 3.04 in July 2005 u Implemented WebReporter after upgrade u Implemented WebFeat, a federated search engine with access to 12 databases

4. FY2005 Review u Implemented RPA (Remote Patron Authentication) u Implemented DebtCollect u Changed/edited/deleted some existing LINC policies u Implemented LINC FAQ site and made LINC Update a biweekly e- publication

5. FY2005 Review u Brought 3 libraries online; 3 additional libraries signed contracts to join (now at 94 members) u LINCPac Enhancements Committee recommended changes to LINCPac; these were approved by LINC Policy Council and changes were made in April 2005

6. FY2005 Review u LINC Itype Reduction Committee recommended move to shared itypes; these were approved by LINC Policy Council and implementation began in May 2005 u Retrained library staff on live Horizon database u Implemented PromptCat with Baker&Taylor order records for the consortium

7. FY2005 Review u Accomplished great numbers: Over 4 million total circulation (up 5%) Over 400,000 holds placed (up 38%) Over 728,000 bib records (up 9%) Over 1.6 million web catalog searches (up 215%)

8. FY2006 Activities u Upgrade to Horizon 7.4 and HIP 4.0 scheduled for ??? (upgrades suspended by SirsiDynix) u Implement changes with new HIP 4.0 functionality after upgrade u Implement Horizon Media Scheduling module

9. FY2006 Activities u Implement MediaMall with NSLS u Upgrade to WebReporter 4.0 and work on adding customized reports Implement NDP (Normative Data Project) with Dynix ( http://www.librarynormativedata.info)

10. FY2006 Activities u Revisit local holds policy u Form electronic resources standing committee u Enhance communications (wiki, anyone?)

11. FY2006 Activities u Implement fugitive facts component of Community Resources module u Serve as beta site for Horizon 8.0 u Upgrade to Horizon 8.0 in winter/spring 2006 u Bring 3 libraries online (Ashkum Elementary, Bement Public, Giertz Education Center @ Krannert) u Begin configuration/retrocon with 2 libraries (St. Joseph Middle School, Philo Public)

12. FY2006 Activities u Train library staff on Horizon 8.0 u Implement Horizon electronic resource management policies/module u Continue to expand PromptCat with other vendors