From marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us Thu Dec 5 15:02:31 2013 From: marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 23:02:31 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] State Library Transformation Update Message-ID: PLEASE EXCUSE CROSS-POSTING Dear Colleagues- First I want to thank all of you for your support as we move through our transformation. We have been posting information on our website and will continue to do so as information becomes available. The report from Senator Steiner Hayward and Representative Nathanson that is referenced in this message are posted on the website as well: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/Pages/OregonStateLibraryTransformation.aspx I will be sending updates as we move through the process and I welcome your comments and suggestions. MaryKay Dahlgreen Oregon State Librarian 503-378-4367 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us http://oregon.gov/osl OSL Transformation Update December 5, 2013 Background: On October 25, 2013 Senator Steiner Hayward and Representative Nathanson provided an outline for the transformation of the Oregon State Library in cooperation with several other organizations, State Archives, State of Oregon Law Library and Oregon Historical Society. We have begun that work and this is an overview of work to date from the vantage point of OSL. Update: Online Portal Project: Demonstrations and discussions of the online system of each of the four organizations have been organized to better understand the existing online programs and to help develop one online site for all four entities, Notes from those presentations will be included in the online portal outlined in the October 25th report. State Library Transition: The Oregon State Library, the State Archives, the State of Oregon Law Library and the Oregon Historical Society will continue to work with the COO's office to develop plan that addresses the legislative requests identified in the letter of recommendation from Chair Steiner-Hayward and Rep. Nathanson. I will let you know as more specifics become available. Additional Updates: OSL moved to shared client human resources in July of 2012. As part of the 2015-2017 budget process the State Library Board and the state librarian will be reviewing services that are available enterprise wide in order to determine the best approach for OSL. The final lecture sponsored by the Oregon State Library, as part of our lecture series will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at noon at the Transportation Auditorium. Author, Bill Sullivan, will present the final lecture. The staff of the State Library has contacted the Superintendent of Documents at the Government Printing Office in anticipation of the federal documents program moving to the Oregon State Archives. We have received a response from GPO that outlines the responsibilities and requirements of a federal documents depository library. That will be the basis for discussion among the organizations. State Library staff has contacted the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress to discuss the future of the Oregon Center for the Book. We anticipate that the Center will be relocated with a different organization, as is the case in a number of other states. We have begun discussing possible future organizational homes. The Oregon State Library will continue to procure and provide statewide databases for the citizens of Oregon via local libraries using federal Library Services and Technology Act funds. The recommendations from the recently completed procurement will be heard and discussed at the OSL Board meeting on December 20, 2013 at the Oregon State Library. The State Library will also continue to provide support for local libraries with funding from the Library Services and Technology Act and state general funds through the Ready to Read Grant Program and Library Development programs. OSL will continue to expect that web access is a basic service of public libraries in Oregon and will work with small and rural libraries to assure that they have the most current tools to provide that access. The Plinkit tool, which has been used to provide websites for primarily small and rural libraries, will be phased out within the next two years and the state library will assist those libraries that have been using it to migrate to another tool. OSL has created a page on our website that contains relevant documents and which we will continue to update as necessary. It is expected that we will provide an update such as this as necessary. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ann.reed at state.or.us Tue Dec 31 16:57:49 2013 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 00:57:49 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Oregon public library datasheet available for fy12-13 - please check your data and let me know if there are changes Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E426AE5AE@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Dear Directors, The draft public library data for fiscal year July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013 is now available through the Oregon State Library, Library Development Services web pages at http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/statsploregon.aspx. As always, please take a few minutes to check your library's information for accuracy. We have fixed a number of things, but please take a close look at your data for: other staff, expenditures, circulation, programming, and reference. Circulation and downloadables Note that there are tabs on the bottom for the break-out of circulation, as well as details of downloadable or e-item ownership. Please check that your library's circulation includes Library2Go usage of your patrons. If you are with a federation or cooperative that purchased downloadable items from Overdrive in excess of the statewide contract, please check the e-items tab's local/cooperative holdings columns for all your libraries. If your purchasing group cannot track downloadable item circulation by particular library, they may mathematically distribute a portion of that circulation to member libraries. Databases Note that Freegal should be counted as a database and downloads are not circulation, and tutor.com is not counted as it's a service. Freading should be counted as a database. Programs Do not count meetings of advisory groups under programs. Also, passive programs where people sign up, turn in a reading log and get a certificate do not fit the definition of programs and should not be counted. The Summer Reading Program should be counted not as one program, but rather count every event in the series. Reference Remember that reference includes teaching computer use one on one, as well as reader's advisory. If reference less than 300 a year, it's probably a substantial underestimate. If you need to make changes, please let me know between January 6 and January 24 and I can open your survey up for you. If you would like a customized spreadsheet, or would like to talk about data, contact me at 503-378-5027 or email ann.reed at state.or.us> Thank you to everyone for contributing your data! Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Development Services 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone 503-378-5027 fax 503-378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Development Services 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone 503-378-5027 fax 503-378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: