1. SCLS All Director’s Meeting March 21, 2019
ILS & Technology Services Potential Budget Impacts

2. ILS Budget
Many budget areas will have an increase due to usual vendor increases, etc.
No other planned changes

3. ILS Budget—update on services
Migration to Bibliovation – early fall
Self Check Evaluation
Linked Data—removed from budget in 2019—add back for 2020?

4. Tech Budget—Network Fees
Possibly moving to new network equipment vendor; costs will be similar
Implementing new hosted firewall solution; costs covered by third party services budget
Network management tool in place
Replacement of wireless system : replacement costs for existing access points will be supplemented
No major increases in budget anticipated

5. Cost Formula Work Group 2019
Reviewing possibility of using contingency to cover replacement cost of existing access points
Collect future replacement costs of access points as part of network fee
Reviewing startup fees for libraries joining services
Assess Network Fee formula to comply better for E-rate and TEACH grants
Postalization vs. Actual Costs

6. Digitization Collaboration
TEACH Wise Grant
Purchasing and assembling 19 scanning kits (2 for SCLS)
Will support up to 41 libraries
Partnering with 11 other systems
Will share expertise among systems to help support library projects
2018 LSTA Grant
Partnering with Manitowoc=Calumet Library System to share staffing to support libraries

7. Technology Collaboration
Dell Purchasing
Each system will have its own portal
Will result in better volume discounts
15 systems participating
Backup Collaboration (LSTA funded)
Backup for systems will be consolidated to two locations (CINC data center in Eau Claire and SCLS)
Redundant backups
Partnering with 9 other systems
May including hosting for digitized materials archival backups