Statewide Resource Sharing Commission
Members | Task Forces | Meeting Minutes | Brokering Task Force
January 2007 Update (pdf file)
Introduction
In the late 90's the work of the first Statewide Resource Sharing Committee resulted in MORE which facilitated sharing library materials among the public and school libraries. Since those efforts there have been a number of other successful collaborative projects through which libraries are sharing physical and virtual resources. Technological advances make sharing of resources much easier. The difficult economic environment facing all libraries has forced them to look for partners to make more effective use of resources.
With this in mind, the State Library Board created the second Resource Sharing Commission, naming individuals from the public, school and academic library communities. The vision of the first Resource Sharing Commission remains true: Any Ohio resident can get whatever library material she or he wants from anywhere, any time.
The charge of the Commission is to investigate how best to construct a robust multi–type resource sharing system that encourages the sharing of both virtual and physical resources.
Commission Members
- Jean Banks, INFOhio Liaison, Northwest Ohio Area Computer Services Cooperative (NOACSC)
- Travis Bautz, Manager of Adult Services, Dayton Metro Library
- Mary Binion, Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI)
- Jo Budler, State Librarian, State Library of Ohio
- Greg Byerly, Kent State University, School of Library and Information Science
- Holly Carroll, Deputy Director, Cleveland Public Library
- Bob Carterette, Head of Automation Services, CLEVNET
- Anita Cook, Director of Library Systems, OhioLINK
- Terri Fredricka, Executive Director, INFOhio
- Kathy O'Gorman, Library Director, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
- Bruce Hawkins, Director, Management Council of the Ohio Education Computer Network (MCOECN)
- Jim Layden, Director, Library Services Ohio Dominican University
- Meribah Mansfield, Director Worthington Libraries
- Joanna Hart McNally, Assistant Director, Lakeshore Northeast Ohio Computer Association (LNOCA)
- David Namiotka, Chief Information Officer, State Library of Ohio (ex–officio)
- Tom Sanville, Executive Director, OhioLINK
- Angela Thomas, State Resource Sharing Project Manager, State Library of Ohio (ex-officio)
- Glenda Thornton, Library Director, Cleveland State University
- Chris Tucker, Director, SEO Regional Library Center
- Jim Wilkins, Director, Bucyrus Public Library
- Stephen Hedges, Executive Director, OPLIN
- Roger Verny, Deputy State Librarian, State Library of Ohio (ex–officio)
Commission Task Forces
- Management Task Force
- Charge: Governance, policy making and funding
- Co–Chairs: Holly Carroll, Bruce Hawkins, Glenda Thornton
- Delivery Task Force
- Charge: All aspects of delivery of physical material
- Co–Chairs: Chris Tucker, Jim Layden
- Environmental Scan Task Force
- Charge: Identify the current state and salient issues of resource sharing
- Co–Chairs: Joanna McNally, Greg Byerly
- Electronic Resources Task Force
- Charge: Examine how we currently share electronic resources (including databases, digitized material and ebooks) and suggest more efficient and cost–effective models
- Co–Chairs: Tom Sanville, Terri Fredricka
- Brokering Task Force
- Charge: Address how we achieve communication across integrated library systems
- Chair: Bob Carterette
Statewide Resource Sharing Commission Meeting Minutes
July 17, 2006 (Word Document Download)
April 27, 2006 (Word Document Download)
March 14, 2005 (pdf file)