MOBIUS 2008 Fall Winter Newsletter

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Missouri Consortium Office Visits Kansas City UM Libraries Depository Area St. Louis Area Module 2 (U2)

Springﬁeld Area

Archway Cooperating Partners Quest • East Central College • Missouri River Regional Library • University of Central Missouri • Jeﬀerson College • Springﬁeld-Greene County Library • Central Methodist University • St. Charles Community College • Missouri Valley College Washington University • St. Louis College of Pharmacy Galahad • State Fair Community College in St. Louis • St. Louis Community College • Mineral Area College • Southeast Missouri State University Saint Louis University Wilo Arthur • Three Rivers Community College • Avila University • Columbia College Swan • Kansas City Art Institute • Lincoln University Lance • Assemblies of God Theological Seminary • Metropolitan Community Colleges • Missouri State Library • Culver-Stockton College • Baptist Bible College • Midwestern Baptist Theological • Stephens College • Hannibal-LaGrange College • Cottey College Seminary • Westminster College • Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine • Crowder College • Rockhurst University • William Woods University • Linn State Technical College • Drury University • Saint Paul School of Theology • Moberly Area Community College • Forest Institute of Professional Psychology • William Jewell College Bridges • Truman State University • Missouri Southern State University • Covenant Theological Seminary • Missouri State University • Fontbonne University Merlin • Ozarks Technical Community College • Harris-Stowe State University • Missouri University of Science • Southwest Baptist University • Kenrick-Glennon Theological Seminary & Technology • Lindenwood University • University of Missouri • Logan College of Chiropractic • University of Missouri – Kansas City Towers • Maryville University • University of Missouri – St. Louis • Conception Abbey and Theological Seminary • Missouri Baptist University • Missouri Western State College • Webster University/Eden Theological • North Central Missouri College Seminary • Northwest Missouri State University Revised 12/08

LINKING MISSOURI’S LIBRARIES Fall/Winter 2008 NEWS New Technologies • Member Focus • Innovative • Remedy Project • Updates • Depository Module 2 • Executive Committee • Cluster Map LINKING MISSOURI’S LIBRARIES Table of Contents

MOBIUS Consortium Office members poses with the University of Missouri 10 Library Depository staff during their recent visit. 5 MESSAGE from The MOBIUS executive director: 27,000 square feet of storage space. environment provides excellent storage essentially looks like night all of the Message From The Mobius Executive Director: ...... 2 Welcome to the Fall/Winter conditions for paper with naturally time,” he said. “I found it an innovative edition of News Link, your guide “We have chosen to apply many consistent 65 degree temperature and and unique method that gave a stable MOBIUS Consortium Office Welcomes New Technologies...... 3 to developments about MOBIUS features of a Harvard model depository 50 percent humidity.” storage environment for books.” and the Common Library Platform where possible,” said James Keyzer- member focus: (CLP) project. The past few Andre, UMLD manager. “We used Scott Petersen, library support The staff anticipates being able to University of Central Missouri...... 4 months have been exciting for pre-existing shelving that was moved representative for the MOBIUS shelve between 1.2 and 1.3 million Covenant Theological Seminary...... 5 MOBIUS. Inside this issue you’ll to the Subterra from another facility. Consortium Office, said his favorite part volumes, dependent upon the size find a number of interesting The combination allows us to increase was seeing the actual storage unit and of items sent for shelving, in this What’s Brewing at Innovative?...... 6 articles including features on two the storage density of common their organization method. location and hopes this space will of our member institutions: the library shelving, while also providing accommodate the storage needs of the MOBIUS Consortium Office Implements Remedy Project...... 7 University of Central Missouri and excellent inventory control and efficient “It’s a little surreal as the office staff UM libraries for 10 to 14 years. Covenant Theological Seminary. retrieval and replacement of items. The are working in an environment that mobius Updates: You’ll also find highlights on new Financial Planning...... 8 technologies to the Consortium MAAC 1st Choice Tracking System...... 8 Office as well as updates from a MOBIUS Web site...... 9 few of our committees and on the Executive Committee Improved Courier Bags...... 9 Consortium Office recent visit to Strategic Planning 2009-2013...... 9 UM Libraries Depository Module Candice Baldwin...... Two year public at large / 2008 - 2010 2 (U2). Janet Caruthers...... Secretary / 2008-2010 Cover story: Gary Allen...... Host Institution Representative Missouri Consortium Office Visits Thank you for your continued Margaret Conroy...... MO State Library Representative UM Libraries Depository Module 2 (U2)...... 10 support; I hope you enjoy all this Valerie Darst...... Treasurer/ 2007-2009 issue has to offer. Beth Fisher...... MOBIUS Executive Director Executive Committee...... 11 Becky Kiel...... Independent-at-Large / 2007-2009 Beth Fisher, Tim Gallimore...... Missouri DHE Representative Cluster Map...... 12 Executive Director Wendy McGrane...... Four Year Public-at-Large / 2007-2009 Bill Mitchell...... MOREnet Representative Julia Schneider...... Past Chair 2009 Hugh Stocks...... Independent-at-Large / 2008 - 2010

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New Technologies • Member Focus • Innovative • Remedy Project • Updates • Depository Module 2 • Executive Committee • Cluster Map LINKING MISSOURI’S LIBRARIES LINKING MISSOURI’S LIBRARIES New Technologies • Member Focus • Innovative • Remedy Project • Updates • Depository Module 2 • Executive Committee • Cluster Map MOBIUS Consortium Office Welcomes New Technologies MOBIUS Consortium The MOBIUS Consortium Office “[Adobe Connect] The second program, Microsoft (MCO) recently welcomed two new SharePoint, is a browser-based Office Visits UM Libraries programs that improve its efficiency will allow the collaboration and document and communication efforts—Adobe management platform. The software can Connect and Microsoft SharePoint. MCO to offer be used to host Web sites that access Depository Module 2 (U2) shared workspaces and documents, According to Justin Hopkins, Internet online training, as well as specialized applications Applications Specialist for the like wikis and blogs from browsers. The MOBIUS Consortium Office DeWeese, head of access services for consortium, Adobe Connect will be committee SharePoint also has the ability to recently took a trip to the University of Ellis Library. used to host meetings for MOBIUS manage historical versions, allows Missouri Libraries Depository Module “We have Advisory Committees, MOBIUS Task meetings and users to be alerted to changes to a 2 located in the Underground Records The converted cavern boasts Forces and training workshops. given document and integrates well Management storage center, part of chosen to numerous advantages to traditional one-on-one with other Microsoft products, such as Subterra properties. options, including energy savings and “With Adobe Connect, presenters Outlook 2007. apply many climate control. Thanks to a natural can share and edit documents and support to The storage facility, 100 feet underground temperate of 60 degrees demonstrate software applications in MCO hopes to roll out SharePoint underground in a Burlington Limestone features of a year-round, the cost of warming or real time and use other collaboration members with access to committees and task forces cavern, has held books, bound cooling to any desired temperature is tools along with live voice and video,” incrementally over the next several journals, videotapes, CDs, microfilm Harvard model a fraction of that of surface buildings. said Hopkins. “It will allow the MCO to only the use of a months. and microfiche since March of 2007, Additionally, the introduction of fresh offer online training, meetings and one- after the first module of UM Libraries depository outside air through dehumidification on-one support to members with only web browser.” Depository on LeMone Industrial systems allows for accurate control of the use of a Web browser.” Boulevard in Columbia reached where possible.” humidity levels in the buildings. — Justin Hopkins. capacity. Internet Applications Specialist — James Keyzer-Andre “The Underground City,” as referred to for the consortium, “The area met our needs for both size UMLD manager by its staff, employs 1,000 square feet of and environmental controls,” said June office and processing space, as well as

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Tracking System and delivery informa- Laboratory conducted an in-depth evalu- heavyweight corduroy fabric backed tion to the Delivery tab of the MCO ation of the site. The review involved by canvas. The improved bags are Web site: http://mco.mobius.missouri. an analysis of the helpdesk data; a focus more water-resistant and defy tears bet- member focus: University edu/home/delivery/. There you can find group interview with the helpdesk rep- ter than previous versions. directions for use of the 1st Choice resentatives, an Expert Review under the In addition, the new design fea- Tracking System (in both PDF and Pow- advise of Dr. Sandra Erdelez, Associate tures a stamp with the manufacture of Central Missouri erPoint formats); best practices for track- professor and former director of IE Lab date allowing MOBIUS to track how ing books within bags from Springfield by Anindita Paul, Doctoral Candidate long the bags remain in circulation. Ten years ago next March, a human chain called the Book Brigade was formed Green County Library, including their and Senior Researcher at the Information They were also designed to include a to symbolically move a library. Thus, the James C. Kirkpatrick Library began with spreadsheet; and procedures for track- Experience and other doctoral students special section for courier barcodes, 10 volumes of the Official Manual, State of Missouri, a book compiled during the ing bags leaving member libraries. We of the School of Information Science & meaning barcodes no longer need to long-time Warrensburg resident’s tenure as Missouri Secretary of State from 1965 have also posted the 1st Choice master Learning Technologies - Jiazhen Wang, be taped to bags and therefore have to 1985. The library now serves the students, faculty and staff of the University of delivery schedule. We welcome other Heather Hill, Jenny Bossaller. less chance of coming loose. Mollie Dinwiddie Central Missouri. With 200,000 square feet of floor space and a “footprint” the “best practices” from member libraries The second phase of the evaluation size of a football field, the state-of-the-art facility provides its users with extensive and will be posting more soon process involved a series of think aloud related link: http://mco.mobius. informational resources and instructional services. To date, the 55 libraries served interviews at the MOBIUS Annual Con- missouri.edu/home/delivery/archive/563 through Kansas City and St. Louis are ference in June. Dr. Pal Rao served as Dean of Library Services from 1987 – 2003, leaving to become using the 1st Choice tracking system. The A second evaluation study was Dean of University Libraries at Wichita State University. Mollie Dinwiddie, Director other 22 libraries served out of Columbia conducted by the team in June 2007 Task Force on Strategic of Technical Services, was named Interim Dean. In 2006, after a national search, and Springfield should be operational by studying the effectivity of the categories Mollie was named Dean of Library Services and has served in that role since then. the end of the calendar year. on the MCO website. This study was Planning for the period Bonnie Sanguinet, Matt Weir and conducted under the advise of Dr. Sanda Along with other state library leaders, Dr. Rao was instrumental in the adoption Paul McGrath (1st Choice) presented a Erdelez by Anindita Paul, Project lead of 2009-2013 of a common library platform for the state’s academic libraries. Central went live well-attended forum on the 1st Choice and doctoral candidate with doctoral The Mobius task force on strate- with the WebPac and circulation modules in December 2001; INN-Reach was Tracking System at the MOBIUS confer- students Jiazhen Wang, Xin Wang and gic planning is working on finalizing implemented in 2002. Since that time, Central has loaned an average of 5,035 items ence on June 4. (by Bonnie Sanguinet) Ngoc Vo. Afterwards, the team present- its proposal for the executive board’s per year and has borrowed an average of 3,113 items per year. ed a set of observations with recommen- November meeting. related links: http://mco.mobius. dations. “We have identified four goals,” “The impact of the MOBIUS collaborative effort to serve Missouri’s citizens is missouri.edu/article/archive/563/ said task force chair Valerie Darst of priceless,” said Dinwiddie. “I am still amazed at how well libraries in Missouri related links: /http://mco.mobius.mis- Moberly Area Community College. came together to develop a system that has been so successful. It is an outstanding http://mco.mobius.missouri. souri.edu/article/archive/500/ “They are: expand membership op- example of cooperation that many outside the library community might aspire to edu/home/delivery/ portunities; enhance access to shared emulate.” http://mco.mobius.missouri.edu/home/ information sources; strengthen col- delivery/archive/563/ laborative working relationships; and Central’s students, faculty, and staff have certainly benefited from the vision that Pal strengthen MOBIUS’ internal capaci- Rao and others shared. MOBIUS Web Site ties.” The MOBIUS Consortium Office has Improved Courier Bags Each goal will have several objec- been hard at work creating a brand new The MOBIUS Access Advisory Com- tives and target completion dates when related link: MOBIUS Web Site. Featuring new and mittee recently purchased 2,000 new the plan is finished and sent to mem- University of Central Missouri Library improved content, self-registration and bags that were placed into circulation bership early next year. http://library.ucmo.edu/ enhanced search and locate tools, the June 20, 2008. MOBIUS Web Site will be easier to use Library Support Representative related link: http://mco.mobius. than ever. Scott Peterson said the bags differ from missouri.edu/article/ Recently, the Information Experience earlier designs as they are made of a archive/572/

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a basic level of service for training and Columbia), Valerie Darst (Moberly Area a basic level of service for other support Community College), Beth Fisher (MO- MOBIUS Task Force member focus: from the MCO office, including devel- BIUS), Neosha Mackey (Missouri State Covenant on Financial Planning oping new load tables, using existing University), Loretta Ponzar (Jefferson) load tables unique to specific institu- and Julia Schneider (Missouri Western Theological Seminary Remains Active tions or clusters, assisting with the provi- State University), with assistance from At the September 12 MOBIUS sion of new databases, etc. For these ad- Joe Ford, consultant. (by Sharon Mc- Council meeting, the new assessment ditional support services, the task force Caslin) “Covenant Theological Seminary loves ministries, with two new programs model for future MOBIUS budgets was will not go back and charge for historic related link: http://mco.mobius. MOBIUS and considers it the most to focus on religion and culture and discussed and approved. During the ex- services, but an extensive review of past missouri.edu/article exciting tangible development in the on worship and music, developed ecutive committee meeting on Septem- history has been necessary for the MCO archive/498/ Library’s 52-year history, apart from to succeed its less-focused master’s ber 11, the issue of risk assessment was staff to determine what services may be building projects in 1975 and 2000,” in theological studies. Postgraduate removed from the charge of this task required and how often. In January, the Jim Pakala said Jim Pakala, library director for programs offered include the master’s force, which has been continuously task force intends to complete its work MAAC 1st Choice Covenant. in theology and doctor of ministry. in contact with the strategic planning on producing guidelines for determining Covenant also has a graduate task force, as directed in its charge. the core training services and probable Tracking System Founded in 1956, the Seminary is the certificate program, continuing This means only two items of the Task costs for additional service. In March, Formed in November of 2007, the only official graduate-level institution education and, most recently, Force charge remain to be completed: the task force hopes to complete its 1st Choice Tracking System subcom- of the Presbyterian Church in America, Covenant Worldwide, a free online (1) Determining level of service and recommendations and guidelines for mittee includes the following members: which has Covenant College in Lookout version of many courses that has products to be included in the basic all other types of core and additional Shuqin Jiao (St. Louis University), Joshua Mountain, TN. In the 1950s both attracted significant international costs, and (2) Determining services services. Lambert (Missouri State University), schools were in St. Louis or, more attention. and products for additional costs. After Obviously, this latter task will not be Sandra Phillips (Missouri Western State specifically, Creve Coeur. Recent careful consideration, these challenges conducive to a definitive one-time solu- University), Bonnie Sanguinet, chair (St. acquisition of 10 acres contiguous “Without MOBIUS we hardly could have been divided into two parts. tion, since unique circumstances may Louis Community College - Meramec), with the campus gave the institution a provide the support we need and The first item concerns the addi- occur with each new request for service. Nada Vaughn (Washington University), foothold in Town and Country, Missouri want to,” said Pakala. “Even a limitless tional costs stemming from past history, The task force is working with the ex- Matt Wier (Webster University) and as well. The Seminary is a member of budget would not justify purchase of primarily those additional modules ecutive committee to ensure a smooth Scott Peterson (MOBIUS Consortium the MOBIUS Bridges Cluster. a myriad of specialized works — on and services purchased from Innova- transition to an ongoing subcommittee Office), who succeeded Jim Dutton gerontology or semiotics or music his- tive over the past 10 years by either of the executive committee, which will (MOBIUS Consortium Office). “Librarians at the ten institutions forming tory, for example — that may turn up clusters or institutions which add to the be able to apply and revise the original The charge of the subcommittee is Bridges have become not only close as requests from our patrons too infre- annual maintenance fees paid by the guidelines to develop a record demon- to distribute information about the 1st professional colleagues but also quently to merit acquisition but essen- consortium as a whole. The MCO staff strating a fair and equitable application Choice Tracking System to all librar- cherished friends,” said Pakala. “Almost tial to have just in time via MOBIUS.” has been ferreting out these separate of these principles. ies in MOBIUS, create easy-to-follow every title Covenant’s Buswell Library software additions. The task force will The MOBIUS task force on financial directions on how to use the 1st Choice considers for purchase or receives as Pakala says it is enormously meet in October to estimate the portion planning has appreciated the opportu- tracking system, become functional related link: a donation is checked against both convenient to rely on MOBIUS for an of the MCO annual maintenance bill nity to work with the member institu- experts for MOBIUS members and add Convenant Theological the Bridges and MOBIUS catalogs. extra copy or two or three — even in attributable to each module or service tions in developing a sounder financial best practices for tracking the contents Seminary Library In a special sense, Bridges has one cases where they own multiple copies and moving those from the consortium structure for our consortium. Task force of the bags to the MCO Web site. http://www.covenantseminary.edu/ collection that in turn is part of a of a hot item that is temporarily in budget into separate direct bills to be members include: Sharon McCaslin, An MCO Web page for the subcom- learn/library/ grander collection statewide.” short supply on their campus. The added to clusters or institutions, as ap- chair (Fontbonne University), Shirley mittee has been created. Subcommittee Library is a net lender with total propriate. This process is expected to Baker (Washington University), Sharon members and minutes of the meetings The Seminary currently offers master’s resource sharing numbers upwards of be completed in time for the fiscal year Bostick (University of Missouri Kansas are posted at http://mco.mobius.mis- degrees in divinity, counseling, 5,500 items per year with circulation 2009-10 budget cycle. City), Annie Busch (Springfield-Green), souri.edu/article/archive/563/. exegetical theology and educational running upwards of 50,000. The second item involves defining Jim Cogswell (University of Missouri- The group has added 1st Choice

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Innovative In an effort to advance communication and update calls directly in Remedy assist MCO staff in improving customer efforts within the consortium, the MO- from the MCO Web site,” said Chris- service to the MOBIUS institutions.” BIUS Executive Committee approved a topher Gould, Operations/Help Desk University Launches development project to improve the use Manager for MOBIUS. Phases of the Remedy Project that of Remedy by MCO staff and MOBIUS are in the planning stages include: the institutions in November of 2007. Wireframes for the interface screens creation of a MOBIUS Knowledge Base were created by MCO Internet Applica- to provide the MOBIUS institutions with The MOBIUS Consortium Office uses tions Specialist Justin Hopkins and were general and problem-specific infor- the Action Request System Remedy ap- on display at the MOBIUS Annual Users mation; the creation of standardized plication to track and manage incident Conference in June 2008. reporting on Help Desk tickets and the submitted by Innovative Interfaces is expanding its reports and service requests from the ability for MCO staff to generate reports Spenser Thompson, training services with Innovative University. MOBIUS institutions. “MOREnet has created a set of perfor- from the MCO Web site; a review of Marketing Specialist It’s a quick and cost-effective way to get mance measure flashboards for MCO the Remedy archiving rules; and the Innovative Interfaces up to speed on topics of interest through “MCO is in the process of implement- that allow MCO staff to display statisti- creation of a new descriptive taxonomy [email protected] a simple WebEx™ session. All the classes ing an interface that will allow MOBIUS cal data about daily Help Desk activity for use in identifying the subject areas are taught by Innovative’s experienced, Institutions to create, search for, view in real time,” said Gould. “This data will of Help Desk tickets. professional training consultants and last just two hours. Class sizes are limited to maximize learning and interaction with the trainer. For more information go to https:// innou.webex.com/ or write Innovative ([email protected]) to purchase an admission coupon. Please join us!

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