1. STRONGER TOGETHER Resource Sharing Frontiers Massachusetts Library System ALA 2015 – San Francisco

2. STRONGER TOGETHER Massachusetts Library System About Us State-funded Nonprofit organization Stronger Together 1600+ member libraries Multi-type

3. STRONGER TOGETHER Resource Sharing Programs Commonwealth eBook Collections Statewide eBook program 400+ Delivery Statewide courier service 500+ MassCat Small, multi-type library network 70+ Mediated ILL ILL processing center 500+ Statewide Databases 1600+

4. STRONGER TOGETHER Two Big Initiatives Commonwealth eBook Collections Interstate Delivery

5. STRONGER TOGETHER Collections Partners Library Networks Participating Libraries

6. STRONGER TOGETHER FY 2016 Goals User Experience Product enhancements eBook discovery Library Training and Engagement More training – face to face and virtual Building Program Value Comicon School Library Curriculum SELF-e Publisher Connections More than content Strategic meetings

7. STRONGER TOGETHER Partners: Optima Shipping ~ Automated Resource Sharing Networks

8. STRONGER TOGETHER In the works… Regional Resource Sharing Symposium, February 2015 NEXT: Interstate Pilot, 2016 NIBBLES: CT, ME, NY, RI