Report of the Executive Director to the Executive Committee and User Council Sept. 12, 2013 Stephen Elfstrand PALS Executive Director
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Report of the Executive Director
to the Executive Committee and User
Council
Sept. 12, 2013
Stephen Elfstrand
PALS Executive Director
Theme: PALS and Libraries
Supporting the Life Cycle of Knowledge
from Creation to Curation
PALS and Libraries:
Supporting the Life Cycle of Knowledge
from Creation to Curation
Research Data – Islandora
Open Access Publishing
Library Management Systems
◦ Aleph, Future ILS , Evergreen
◦ ERM
Discovery Systems
◦ WSD, VuFind, LINKER
DAM/IR – Islandora
Strategic Plan Goals through FY13
Strengthen Financial Position
Aleph Operation and Support
Evergreen Services to a Growing Clientele
Next Generation Library System
Provide Discovery Solutions
Strategic Plan Goals through FY13
Complementary Products LINKER, ERM
DAM / IR Islandora
Investigate Open Access Publishing Systems
Innovative and Effective Organization
Directions for the Next Plan
FY14-16 Financial –
◦ PALS as the Campus Cooperative for scholarship & library infrastructure
◦ GPS Lifeplan
ALEPH – v.22
Next-Gen ILS –
◦ ALMA, Intota, OLE, OCLC
◦ Ready for Serious Consideration
◦ Building up a reserve. Will it be enough?
Directions for the Next Plan
FY14-16
Evergreen - must increase user base
Discovery
◦ Web-scale Discovery for all
◦ VuFind 2.1
DAM / IR – ready to roll
◦ increase user base
◦ Include research data
Other ideas:
Expand Consortium when moving to the
Next-Gen ILS
Open Access Publishing
Open Textbook Repository
Take on other MnSCU Projects related to our
core mission (e.g.GPS Lifeplan)
Aleph
Service packs
Web Booking
LDAP Authentication to Aleph via
MnPALS Plus
RDA - indexing and facets for
formats
Annual Re-indexing
Aleph
Scrubbing Patron Information
◦ Important
Support Center Answers
◦ 3125 Remove Patron IDs cir-32 Service
◦ 3170 Circulation Logger Clean Up Service cir-
78
Evergreen
ECRL to 2.4
NCIP Development
Prospects
Future ILS
Task Force Report on Nov.
Financial Reserve Started
Alma info at UMWUG and PALS
UG
Products getting much closer to
ready for PALS
Web-scale Discovery ◦ Success!
◦ Contract signed
◦ Good participation
◦Not quite break even yet
◦ Several more participants next year
◦ Incentive discount offer expires Oct 31!
Save up to $1,500 sign up NOW!
MnPALS Plus / VuFind
• Old version shut down
• New version up and running well
• PALS will begin working on VuFind 2.1
PALS: Supporting the Life Cycle of Knowledge
from Creation to Curation
Research Planning and
Data Management
Publication
Dissemination
Library Management
User Discovery
Curation DAM/IR
Islandora
OCS,
OJS
Aleph,
Future ILS,
Evergreen,
ERM
Consolidated
Index, VuFind,
Linker
Islandora
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