north bay cooperative library system an automated resource sharing system nw ill september 2007
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NORTH BAY COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM
An Automated Resource
Sharing System
NW ILL September 2007
NBCLS Mission Statement
NBCLS is a network that provides enhanced access to library services, information, and resources to the people in the North Bay.
Adopted June 1, 1989
NBCLS had
History of cooperation Local systems Cooperative collection development policy Commitment to serve public Delivery system
EnvironmentNBCLS 20 library jurisdictions
- 15 public
- 3 academic
- 1 high school- 1 special
57 locations
Environment 6 counties
Lake Marin Mendocino Napa Solano Sonoma
Objective
Provide NBCLS patrons with “one stop
shopping” to all NBCLS libraries without adding
to library staff load
Goals Virtual union catalog Patron initiated Web interface Unmediated Use standards where ever possible Direct interaction with local systems
More Goals Make local systems do as much work as
possible In library and at home access Reduce amount of work by staff on a per
request basis Tracking Status Statistics
Philosophy
Resource Sharing An extension of circulation Not ILL
Fundingthe Project
Grants
Reserve Funds
Members share fees
ILL Totals 1992 – 2006
1992………… 55,039 OCLC only 1993………… 73,937 SNAP staff 1994………… 101,138 Marinet staff 1996………… 278,322 SNAP patron 1997………… 341,956 Marinet patron 1998………… 464,448 SuperSearch 2000………… 541,515 2002………… 789,222 Lake County added 2006………… 836,888
Impact on Delivery - Before
Impact on Delivery - After
Our Fleet
1998 1994 1992
Delivery Stats by Year
1992……………. 208,512 1995……………. 483,547 1996……………. 839,872 1997……………. 1,059,983 1998……………. 1,347,571 2000……………..1,616,050 2001……………. 1,841,716 2002……………. 2,264,253 2006……………..4,142,919
The Future
Link to other California URSA users Continue adding members to NBCLS virtual catalog Explore linking to other URSA Users (Boston Library
Consortium, Marina, PALC,TBLC) Interface to other ILL systems via ISO protocols
