1. The Libraries Online/Rural Libraries Online Projects Stuart Hall Manager, Online Projects Frances Savage Rural Libraries Online Coordinator

2. Libraries Online Projects Original Projects –1.Expanding the Library Network –2.Networked Information 3.Email for All Victorians 4.Statewide Library Membership 5.The 24 Hour Library 6.The Microlibrary –7.Disability and the Network –8.Multilingual Access

3. Libraries Online Projects Funding –MMV funded Projects 1 (Expanding the Library Network) and 2 (Networked Information) with a contribution of $1.7M over two years to June 2000 –NTN funded Rural Libraries Online, which was really a development out of Project 1, with a grant of $3.47M over 3 years to June 2002

4. Libraries Online Projects Sub Projects underway or finished –Libraries Online (MMVfunded) Project 1:Geelong/Corangamite Satellite Pilot Project 1:Last Guys Project 1:Workstations Project 1:Melbourne Infrastructure Project 2:Gulliver

5. Libraries Online Projects Current Projects 2 –Rural Libraries Online (NTN funded) Project 1:Interim Works Project 1:Tender for Satellite Dishes, etc Project 1:Radio and Microwave links –Statewide Projects (Funded via State Library) Project 7:VOICEPRINT Project 2:Hot Topics

6. Libraries Online Projects Possible New Funding –MMV likely to provide more funding for Projects 1 (Expanding the Library Network) and 2 (Networked Information) –MMV also likely to fund Projects 7 (Disability and the Network) and 8 (Multilingual Access) for the first time

7. Libraries Online Projects Proposed Project Structure –Project 1:Library Network Infrastructure Workstations –New, New for Old, Maintenance program LAN/WAN infrastructure –Firewalls, Proxies, Radio, Microwave Internet Bandwidth –Satellite

8. Libraries Online Projects Proposed Project Structure –Project 2:Victorian Virtual Library New Web Site (www.libraries.vic.gov.au) Catalogue Searches, inc Z39.50 searches Gulliver Hot Topics/Homework Help InfoNet

9. Libraries Online Projects Proposed Project Structure –Project 7: Disability and the Network EIA/Intellikeys sets in all libraries VOICEPRINT –Project 8:Multilingual Access Appropriate fonts Web page design