The South Australian
Public Library Network
Agenda
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Governance
Funding
Reforms – PLS & Councils
Network features
Role of Public Library Services
State-wide LMS project
Outcomes
Governance
Objects of the Libraries Act
(a) to achieve and maintain a co-ordinated system of
libraries and library services that adequately meets the
needs of the whole community;
(c) to promote a co-operative approach to the provision of
library services;
Functions of the Libraries Board
(k) to initiate and monitor research and experimental
projects in relation to public libraries and public library
services; and
(n) to keep library services provided in the State under
continuing evaluation and review
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES NETWORK - RELATIONSHIPS
Minister for
Education
Minister for the
Arts
Libraries Board
of SA (Policy and Leadership)
Has 3 Reps
on The Board
LGA
LGA is peak
lobby group for
Councils
SA Councils
Controls and
majority funds
DECS
Arts SA
PLS Standing
Committee
SA Public
Libraries
Professional
Association of
Librarians
Joint Use
Committee
Key
State Government
Representation
One way reporting
Close working relationship
April 2011
Local Government
Libraries Board
Committees/Associations
Public Library
Services (PLS)
State Library of
SA (SLSA)
PLSA Executive
Public Libraries
of SA (PLSA)
Funding
NLSA 2008/09
(removal of single funding jurisdictions)
NSW
QLD
SA
Vic
WA
Aust
$25.4M
$21.33M
$17.33M
$35.88M
$14.93M
$114.87M
Population
7,099,700
4,406,800
Per Capita
$3.58
$4.84
$10.68
$6.61
$6.67
$5.52
$297.85M
$180.06M
$74.6M
$194.8M
$99.96M
$882.31M
Per Capita
$41.95
$40.86
$45.97
$35.89
$44.69
$40.34
LG Funding
$272.45M
$158.73M
$57.27M
$158.92M
$85.03M
$734.73M
Per Capita
$38.37
$36.02
$35.29
$29.28
$38.01
$35.33
State
Funding
Total
Funding
1,622,700 5,427,700 2,236,900 20,793,800
Funding model
• Fixed base – CPI growth - transparent
• $5M for PLS services
• On-line procurement • On-line ILL
• State-wide courier
• Programs
• Free Internet
• Marketing
• Cataloguing
• Central collections
• 60/40 split materials & operating
• Levies – Print Disability, Digital resources,
Databases, Community Languages (11%)
Public Library Services reform
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2006 External Review
2007 Recruit new Associate Director
Spill all positions
Reduce staff by 30%
Recruit skilled & qualified staff
Increase productivity
Decrease costs by $500K+ p.a.
Use savings to fund LMS
Shift to SLSA
Online procurement
Council reforms
• 1996 - 1998 - 118 Councils reduced to
68 (a drop of 50 councils)
• New Local Government Act 1999
• Larger councils with greater capacity &
access to professional staff
• Mixed success in terms of library reform
Network Features
• Memorandum of Agreement – State & Local
Government. 10 years - $1M p.a. cut from
2013/14
• Funds quarantined for public library
purposes
• Geographic challenges & small libraries
• Diverse size & skill levels - one size doesn’t
fit all
LMS within an existing framework
State-wide
Courier
P2-ILL
Interlibrary
Loans
Central
Support
Desk
Internet
Access
WAN
Cataloguing
Common
LMS
Shared
Collections
Central
Procurement
Bar Code
& RFID
Standards
1 LMS project - strategic intent
• Meet Libraries Act objectives to “achieve and
maintain a co-ordinated system of libraries and
library services that adequately meets the needs of
the whole community” and to “promote a cooperative approach to the provision of library
services”
• Position the public library network to deliver
adequate public library services for all South
Australians over the next decade
• Ensure equitable access to digital information
regardless of location or size
Outcomes
• Increase direct community access to State-wide
collection (>4M items)
• Seamless access to digital holdings of SLSA & NLA
• Integration of other digital materials into the
library catalogue (e-books, digital audio books etc)
• Platform for further developments & efficiencies
across the network (e.g. RFID etc.)
Status
• Agreement between Libraries Board,
Minister & LGA
• RFP – March - April
• Currently shortlisting to 1 preferred provider
• Announcement in October
• 1st libraries live in March 2012
LMS PROJECT - GROUPS
Governance
Procurement
Change
Management
Technology
Project
Implementation
Libraries Board of SA
Evaluation Team
Interim User Group
Library IT Group
LGA / LGCS
SME – Circulation and
Borrowing
User Group (to be
established)
Wide Area Network
Group
Project Management
group (to be
established)
PLS Standing
Committee
SME - Cataloguing
Marketing and
Communication of LMS
Local Government IT
Group
LMS Steering
Committee
SME - Serials
SME - Acquisitions
SME – Stock
Management
SME – Reports
Financials & Bookings
SME – Implementation
Services
SME – Authorised User
Interface / Ease of Use /
Joint Use Libraries
SME – Digital Asset
Management
SME – Technical and
Managed Services
May 2011
Customer Service
Group
Outcomes of the SA Network
• Significant & growing discounts on all purchases
(materials, Internet, Online resources etc)
• Efficient use of scarce resources
• Recognisable suite of services – a consistent
public libraries “brand”
• Highest
South Australia
membership
visitations
loans
53%
7.3
11
National Average
45%
5.1
8.4