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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The following is an update from John Helmer regarding the Alliance Shared ILS. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>~Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>Michele Burke</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>OLA President<br>Reference Librarian, Chemeketa Community College Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Salem Campus, 4000 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem, OR 97309</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Office: 503.365-4711 and reference Desk: 503.589-7633<br>michele.burke@chemeketa.edu<br><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> alliance-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu [mailto:alliance-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John F. Helmer<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:07 AM<br><b>To:</b> Alliance Announcements; Shared ILS Representatives<br><b>Subject:</b> alliance: Shared ILS Update<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alliance colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As you know, at the end of the Summer Meeting, Council voted to enter into a shared ILS contract with Ex Libris and we were pleased to announce that Lynn Chmelir has agreed to serve as Shared ILS Implementation Manager and Chair of the Implementation Team (<a href="http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/shared-ils-update-2012-july-13" target="_blank">more on Summer Meeting decisions</a>). Shortly thereafter we launched the beginnings of a <a href="http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/shared-ils-implementation" target="_blank">new site for ILS information</a> and <a href="http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/sils-update-2012-08-01" target="_blank">called for nominations</a> to three new teams: Shared ILS Implementation, Collaborative Technical Services, and Assessment.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>During August and early September, we have been hard at work on three fronts<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Contract negotiation</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chris Shaffer (OHSU), Deb Dancik (Willamette Univ), Bill Jordan (UW), and I have had several conference calls and exchanged draft contracts with Ex Libris. This work is going quite well but, as you can imagine, there's much to arriving at a final contract. My sense is that we'll be able to sign a contract in October.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Nominations to Shared ILS Implementation, Collaborative Technical Services, and Assessment Teams</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We received an astounding 167 nominations to these three groups! The Board is meeting this week to make appointments. Once appointments are confirmed, we'll be sure to let you know the makeup of these groups.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Cohorts</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Alliance members were asked to rank their preferences among implementation cohorts (about 10 members per cohort):<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cohort 1: live on July 1, 2013<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cohort 2: live on January 1, 2014<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cohort 3: live on July 1, 2014<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cohort 4: live on January 1, 2015<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The Board is meeting this week to consider cohort composition and will be in touch with members very soon thereafter.<o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Finally, I am very happy to say that Lynn Chmelir starts in her new position as Shared ILS Implementation Manager on Monday September 17. Contact info for Lynn and all Alliance staff can be found <a href="http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/staff" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Clearly this is a big project that will require an exceptional level of communication and involvement. Lynn, the Implementation Team, and I will make sure you know what's going on and we hope you will also provide feedback, suggestions, etc.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Finally, for those going to <a href="http://www.nwill.org/" target="_blank">NWILL</a> tomorrow, I am on the agenda with a Shared ILS update ... hope to see many of you there!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>_________________________________<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>John F. Helmer<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Orbis Cascade Alliance<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jhelmer@orbiscascade.org" target="_blank">jhelmer@orbiscascade.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="tel:541.246.2470%20ext%20205" target="_blank">541.246.2470 ext 205</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>