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Contract Negotiation and Invoicing
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Data Migration and "Going Live"
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Evaluating ILS Software.
Evaluating Vendor Demonstrations
Evaluating Vendor RFPs
Final Payment to Vendor
Implementation of Staff Meetings
Installation of Hardware and Software
Marketing ILS to Customers and Staff
Open-Source Software
Projects Timelines
Request for Proposal
Retrospective Conversion Process
Selecting Added Features
Selecting Hardware
Strategic Plans
Technology Plans
Types of Integrated Library Systems
Working with ILS Vendors
Product details
- ISBN 9781591588979
- Weight: 567g
- Dimensions: 216 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 19 Aug 2010
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This book offers everything you need to know about selecting and implementing the best integrated library system (ILS) for your library, whether you purchase and install it yourself or hire a consultant to assist you.
This is the book you've been waiting for. Integrated Library Systems: Planning, Selecting, and Implementing is an all-inclusive guide to acquiring a new ILS. Detailed and practical, the book covers every step of the process, from cost-benefit analysis, to evaluating software, writing the request for proposal, and implementation and training.
You'll learn about different types of integrated library systems—standalone, turnkey, hosted, software-as-a-service (cloud computing), and open-source—and how to assess your facility and staff to find the best fit. The book also covers evaluation of software and hardware; third-party add-ons, such as RFID; and writing successful budget proposals and justification statements. There is even specific, headache-saving advice on working with sales reps, such as the warning not to ever accept the statement: "The vendor will not be held accountable to the contents of the RFP." Even if you're working with a consultant, this book will help you understand the process and make informed decisions.
Desiree Webber is director of the Mustang Public Library, Mustang, OK.
Andrew Peters is associate director for technology at the Pioneer Library System, Norman, OK.
