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• .Initial Steps toward Interoperabilit~ <br />The following steps utilize the existing Library Systems from OCPL & CHPL to <br />provide intermediate steps toward collaboration. These steps do not fully meet <br />the goals of full interoperability from the BOCC perspective. In particular, it does <br />not address one card system that allows users to view simultaneously both <br />catalogs & both user accounts. <br />• <br />• <br />Initiative Benefits Cfiallen es Collaboration Cost <br />1) Display . OCPL • Shared items • Arrange for • No anticipated <br />CHPL Items could allow would have to reciprocal software costs <br />in the OCPL patrons to be processed network associated with this <br />Public place holds using access to allow service <br />Catalog to on CHPL Interlibrary limited • Increased personnel <br />Supplement items from Loan (ILL) communication costs for processing <br />a Courier our public procedures, between ILS ILLs at both OCPL <br />Service catalog which can be servers. and CHPL. At <br /> • These time • OCPL and OCPL, the average <br /> CHPL consuming for CHPL staff ILL request requires <br /> items could both parties would need to an estimated 5 min <br /> be checked • Patrons who develop and of staff time. <br /> out on the use both evaluate Currently we process <br /> patron's OCPL and procedures for 350 per month. If <br /> OCPL card, CHPL would this service at this should double, it <br /> allowing still need to multiple levels would increase staff <br /> them to manage two of library time by 30 hours per <br /> receive separate operation, month or an <br /> related patrons including estimated $11,005 <br /> notices and accounts administration, per year. <br /> check item collection • Personnel costs <br /> status development, associated with <br /> online cataloguing developing new <br /> and public procedures $$ <br /> services. <br />2) • Patrons • Patrons who • OCPL and • OCPL would need <br />Reciprocal would be use both CHPL would Polaris' Export <br />Card Use required to OCPL and need to work Express module <br />For OCPL register at CHPL would with their ($1,350, plus $300 <br />and CHPL only one still need to respective ILS annually in <br />Patrons location to manage two vendor to maintenance fees) <br /> use any separate determine • OCPL would <br /> OCPL or patrons import and probably need <br /> CHPL accounts export Polaris to develop a <br /> library • May see a high requirements custom software <br /> • Patrons level of • OCPL and patch for importing <br /> could utilize duplicate CHPL staff Millennium patron <br /> a single accounts, would need to records ($500) <br /> card at any which could regularly • Costs to CHPL <br /> OCPL or impact local exchange unknown <br />Pg 7 <br />