News
Delivery Update 23-08-10
Progress
The Direct Delivery Project Group met at the State Library of Victoria in May 2010, with seven NSLA libraries in attendance and an eighth joining via teleconference. The tasks discussed on the day are flowing into work on:
- Standardisation of content in electronic and print request forms
- Consistencies in copying standards
- Retention mechanisms of digitisation of out-of-copyright material for repurposing
- Automation and NCIP
- E-Commerce models
The Project Group is also working towards reciprocal lending between NSLA libraries, with the details of a formal agreement currently in development. Work has similarly commenced on identifying an aspirational model for delivery services across NSLA libraries. The Project group has undertaken a SWOT analysis of potential models, with project group members to discuss the implications of the models within their libraries.
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Delivery Update 04-05-2010
Progress
NSLA members endorsed a set of NSLA Collaborative Lending Principles, which are now available here: http://nsla.org.au/publications/papers/2010/pdf/NSLA.Discussion-Paper-20100504-Collaborative.Lending.Principles.pdf
Within the project, the Project Group are continuing work, including focus on
- Identifying efficiencies in Requesting Workflows
- Standardising print and electronic forms
- Automation and NCIP
- Copying Standards
- eCommerce environments
- A reciprocal lending agreement between NSLA libraries
The Project Group are all meeting in Melbourne on May 5 for a face-to-face meeting to further the progress in the project.
The State Library of Western Australia is also continuing its preparation for a Home Delivery Service trial, which will commence in early June.
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Delivery Update 18-12-09
Progress
At the NSLA meeting in November, NSLA members endorsed a set of National Lending Principles to open up and share the collections in NSLA Libraries. NSLA members also endorsed a targetted action plan to reduce the barriers to interoperability between NSLA Libraries, to further develop the capability to deliver to users.
Schedule
Pilot home delivery trial to commence in Western Australia in February 2010. This pilot will focus delivering items from the State Library of Western Australia's music collection directly to the user.
Face-to-face meeting of the Delivery Project Group to be held April/May 2010.
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Delivery Update 28-10-09
Progress
The Project methodology to date has focused on the identification and investigation of obstacles that may prevent collaboration, with the aim of reducing disparities in delivery services between NSLA libraries. The focus has been on:
- Interoperability of current systems
- Issues impacting unmediated supply of copies
- Loan policies
- Fees and charges
- Current means of transportation
- Statistical collection
The transportation work package is complete and the remaining five work packages below will be reported on by the project team in November.Libraries Australia is measuring turnaround time of requests from all National and State Libraries. Libraries have undertaken or are running client satisfaction surveys to determine satisfaction with the current situation and SLWA will be holding focus group sessions to determine what clients want the delivery model to be.
The project brief for the home delivery aspect of the project has been endorsed by the project team and currently software options for the delivery of items is being explored.
Next Meeting
Next meeting is on November 10, 2009 at 11.30am AWST
Delivery Update 13-07-09
Progress
Workpackages are currently being scoped and work commencing. The work packages focus on:
- Interoperability
- Unmediated Access
- Loaning policies
- Charging policies
- Transporation of ILLS
- Statistics
The environmental scan is focusing on:
- Benchmarking
- Commercial suppliers
- Home Delivery
- IFLA
- Information Sharing groups
- Public library linkages
- Resource Sharing policies
- Special Libraries
- Technology
- Universities
Next Meeting
Next meeting is on August 11, 2009 at 11.30am AWST
Delivery Update 20-05-09
Progress
- Project Brief endorsed by NSLA
- Project Group teleconferences held April 9, April 29, May 4
- Report of existing delivery practice reviewed by project group, with identification of major issues.
- Issues prioritized by Project Group, with key issues to be developed into work packages for further identification
- Environment scan topics identified and distributed within Project Group for investigation
Next Meeting
Teleconference: May 27, 2009 at 9.30am WST
Delivery Update 18-03-09
Progress
* Project brief revised
* Report on audit data under development
* Literature review and research commenced
Next meeting
* Next teleconference - 31 March at 11.30am WST
Delivery Update 14-01-09
Progress
- Draft Project Brief developed and distributed to Project Group
- Draft audit list for existing Delivery models developed and distributed to Project Group, and under development.
Schedule
- Audit of existing Delivery services- for data collation in February 2009
Next meeting
- Next teleconference - February 24, 2009: 12pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time