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

Environment NBCLS 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 – ………… 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, ………… 789,222 Lake County added 2006………… 836,888

NBCLS Lending Stats 95/96 00/01 05/06 95/96 00/01 05/06 Benicia 23,560 34,434 51,855 Benicia 23,560 34,434 51,855 Marin County 3,394 42,347 59,086 Marin County 3,394 42,347 59,086 Mill Valley 2,052 17,940 23,688 Mill Valley 2,052 17,940 23,688 Napa City-Cty 30,684 54,105 94,184 Napa City-Cty 30,684 54,105 94,184 St. Helena 22,070 34,706 50,792 St. Helena 22,070 34,706 50,792 San Anselmo 48 12,146 14,321 San Anselmo 48 12,146 14,321 San Rafael 1,495 15,145 20,018 San Rafael 1,495 15,145 20,018 Sausalito 1,217 9,745 11,648 Sausalito 1,217 9,745 11,648 Sonoma County 3,061 38,667128,245 Sonoma County 3,061 38,667128,245 Solano County 42,480 94,065148,563 Solano County 42,480 94,065148,563

Mendocino County goes Public 1996/97……………………. 1, /98..….……………….12, /01…………………….56, /03…………………..108, /06…………………..112,003 Mendocino County is the top lender in NBCLS

Impact on Delivery - Before

Impact on Delivery - After

Our Fleet

Delivery Stats by Year 1992……………. 208, ……………. 483, ……………. 839, ……………. 1,059, ……………. 1,347, ……………..1,616, ……………. 1,841, ……………. 2,264, ……………..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

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