New Possibilities and
Partnerships
Florida Library Association
Annual Conference
May 2, 2013
What We’ll Cover
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• FLVC Overview and Update
• Programs and Services Update
• Questions
FLVC Overview and Update
Don Muccino
Executive Director
Creation of FLVC
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Created in July 2012 through the merger of four
longstanding academic support organizations:
• College Center for Library Automation
• Florida Center for Advising and Academic
Support (FACTS.org)
• Florida Center for Library Automation
• Florida Distance Learning Consortium
Purpose
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• Provide statewide support services to Florida’s
public universities and colleges
• Facilitate cross-institutional collaboration
• Expand access to rich library collections and to
online teaching, learning, and research tools
that help all students complete their
educational goals and succeed in the
workplace
Vision
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The indispensable, one-stop, online resource for
all students, faculty, and staff to discover,
research, and access public postsecondary
information, resources, services, courses, and
programs
2012-13: A Year of Transition
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Focus has been on formation of organization and
integration of legacy services.
• Selected Executive Director, contract institution,
and main office location
• Formed Board of Directors and advisory groups
• Launched FLVC.org
• Established internal strategic initiative teams to
manage project portfolios
Governance and Advisory:
A New Model
Governance and Advisory Structure
SUS and FCS
Chancellors
Board of Directors
Members Council on Distance
Learning and Student Services
Members Council on
Library Services
Library Services Advisory Structure
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A Look at the Year Ahead
Legislative Directives
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New and continuing legislative directives for FLVC:
• Create unified help desk
• Promote FLVC resources
• Enhance FLVC.org website
• Redesign distance learning catalog
• Consolidate hardware resources to state data
center
Programs and Services Update
Lucy Harrison
Director of Library Services
Single Discovery Tool
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• Colleges currently use Primo; universities use
Mango and others
• Select and implement shared, statewide
discovery tool
• Discovery Tool Selection Task Force underway:
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RFI released to Members Council in mid-May
RFI released to vendors in June
Vendor demos in July
Recommendation in early fall
Single ILS
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• Currently on separate systems (both operating
Aleph)
• Select and implement single, next-generation ILS
• Next steps:
– Aleph platform consolidation
– Marketplace scan
– Next-generation ILS Task Force
Statewide E-Resource Licensing
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• Colleges and universities currently have
separate processes
• Establish statewide process for acquiring eresources (from FLVC funds and group
licensing)
• Distance learning resources now in the mix
• Collections/E-Resources Licensing Task Force
E-Resources Task Force
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April:
E-resources survey
May:
Analyze results, gather pricing, create
scenarios
June 3:
Members Council reviews and
recommends scenario
June 12: Board approval
Single Help Desk
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• Disparate help desk processes and support currently
exist
• Consolidate into a single help desk for all FLVC
customers and services, using next-generation
customer relationship management software
• Next steps:
– Consolidate all distance learning and advising support
services
– Consolidate help desk systems into CRM
– Consolidate university library support services
Common Digital Platform
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• FLVC currently supports multiple platforms
• Establish single platform for all library needs
• Next steps:
– Continue development of Islandora
– Create a platform evaluation
– Work with Digital Initiatives Standing Committee to
coordinate platform capabilities with needs
– Work with Members Council to determine library
needs
Florida Academic Repository (FLARE)
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• Create shared storage for commonly held
materials
• Next steps:
– Adapt university Aleph software during
spring/summer 2013
– Full functionality available in summer 2013
– Continue to work with UF and Statewide Storage
Task Force
Other Key Initiatives
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• Distance learning course catalog
• Enhanced FLVC.org site
• College and Career Readiness Evaluation
Moving Forward
Key Planning Dates
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May 13
FLVC develops proposed annual goals and project
list for 2013-14
May 21
Members Council on Distance Learning and
Student Services meets; provides feedback
June 3
Members Council on Library Services meets;
provides feedback
June 12
Board of Directors meets; adopts 2013-14 Annual
Plan and approves 2014-15 budget request
June 18
Chancellors approve final 2013-14 Annual Plan
and 2014-15 budget request
Communication
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• Help Desk(s)
• Advisory Groups
• Discussion Lists
• Updates
• Surveys
• User Meetings
• Caveat: Sunshine Law
Unprecedented Opportunities
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• Leverage student, distance learning, and library
services across all of Florida public higher education
• Enhance student and staff access to institutional
resources
• Provide new models of service delivery
• Design and implement new technology infrastructures
• Blend state and institutional services that benefit
Florida’s higher education students and faculty
Questions?