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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?



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