ilsfuture

Slide 1: Integrated Library Systems Things to Think About LTLS Board March 2007

Slide 2: Industry Overview • Fragmented • Consolidation • More Control by financial interests of Venture capital  SirsiDynix  Ex Libris  Geac  Polaris

Slide 3: Industry Overview • Disparity between the smallest and the largest Companies • First Major Open Source ILS came online in September 2006 -- Evergreen

Slide 4: Key Reminder when buying a new system • Libraries should partner with a company that will be one of the industry survivors • Disruptive to a library’s strategy if vendor is acquired • Relative parity of ILS, choosing the right partner is more important than splitting hairs on functionality  Need to understand libraries issues  Need to be visionary and forward looking

Slide 5: Future • Fewer vendors • ILS Sales will decline • Expansion of Open Source Options and Functionality • Cross-industry opportunities  Work with Courseware  Work with Student systems  Work with government systems

Slide 6: Trends • Automation through consortia • Small and mid-size consortia are merging into larger ones • Vendor - hosted automation • ILS vendors getting increasing $$ from 3rd party products • Decoupling of operations part of ILS from PAC

Slide 7: Who are the US Major Vendors? • SirsiDynix • Ex Libris • Polaris • Innovative Interfaces Inc (III) • Infor (formerly Geac) • VTLS

Slide 8: ILS Merger and Acquisition History

Slide 9: What should we do next? • Educate ourselves on the future of the ILS and what the “experts” are saying • Strategic Plan • Take some risks -- WorldCat Local • Other?