Integrated Library Systems Things to Think About LTLS Board March 2007

Industry Overview Fragmented Consolidation More Control by financial interests of Venture capital SirsiDynix Ex Libris Geac Polaris

Fragmented

Consolidation

More Control by financial interests of Venture capital

SirsiDynix

Ex Libris

Geac

Polaris

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

Disparity between the smallest and the largest Companies

First Major Open Source ILS came online in September 2006 -- Evergreen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SirsiDynix

Ex Libris

Polaris

Innovative Interfaces Inc (III)

Infor (formerly Geac)

VTLS

ILS Merger and Acquisition History

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?

Educate ourselves on the future of the ILS and what the “experts” are saying

Strategic Plan

Take some risks -- WorldCat Local

Other?