--- On Fri, 11/20/09, Rob McGee <rob_at_rmgconsultants.com> wrote:
From: Rob McGee <rob_at_rmgconsultants.com>
Subject: [lita-l] RMG's 2010 Presidents' Seminar: Forces of Change Sweep Across theLibrary Automation Landscape: Business and Technology Partnerships,Foundation and Government Funding, Non-profits versus For-profits
To: lita-l_at_ala.org
Date: Friday, November 20, 2009, 1:11 PM
NEWS RELEASE: RMG Consultants, Inc. 20 November 2009, Chicago
"Forces of Change Sweep Across the Library Automation Landscape:
Business and Technology Partnerships, Foundation and Government
Funding, Non-profits versus For-profits"
is the topic of
RMG's Twentieth Annual Presidents' Seminar: The View from the Top
Friday, January 15, 2010, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ALA Midwinter Conference, Boston
At a Location to be Announced
RMG's 2010 Presidents' Seminar focuses on initiatives and trends in
the library technology industry: new partnerships for developing
integrated library systems and discovery tools; foundation and
government funding for open source software development and support;
and the growing list of non-profit organizations partnering and
competing with for-profit companies.
Recent grants for development and support of open source software
(OSS) for libraries illustrate well-planned, super-funded,
partnership-led changes coming to the ILS industry. Government and
foundation funding for development projects adds a new twist to the
issue of competition in the industry, and blurs some old distinctions
between vendors and users.
The Kuali OLE (Open Library Environment) Project, supported by its
college and university partners and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,
plans to deliver an enterprise-ready, community source software
package that will allow academic and research libraries to discontinue
their current library automation systems for managing scholarly
information.
A partnership of public libraries led by the King County Library
System, WA, has received matching funds from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services (IMLS) for an Open Source Library System (OSLS)
project to ease the path for larger public library systems considering
the switch to an open source ILS.
In addition, LYRASIS (created by the merger of PALINET and SOLINET
and the addition of NELINET), has been awarded a Mellon grant to plan
a support service for assisting libraries with the adoption and use of
open source software and systems.
For-profit companies and non-profits have long competed in the library
space, but this year brings some new wrinkles: OCLC’s addition of new
circulation, delivery, and acquisitions features to WorldCat Local’s
existing cataloging and discovery tools, to compete with the
for-profits’ ILS offerings; and the launch of SkyRiver by Innovative
Interfaces’ owner Jerry Kline to offer alternative bibliographic
utility services.
Building on the theme of last year's RMG program, "Starting Over:
Re-Inventing the Integrated Library System and the Library Automation
Industry," these and other developments between now and then are
expected to inspire discussion among Panelists for RMG's Twentieth
Annual Presidents' Seminar that will include executives from library
automation companies systems and other experts, new-wave innovators,
and entrepreneurs who will be invited to speak.
Other interested librarians and leaders of companies from the library,
information, and education industries are invited to attend as members
of the audience, and to add their questions and comments to those of
the panelists and speakers.
Location and participants will be announced in December.
Registration is not required.
To join our mailing list for updates on the venue, confirmed panelists
and future seminars, please email rmg_at_rmgconsultants.com
RMG Consultants is an information technology consulting firm
specializing in team-based IT procurements (designed as enterprise
learning processes) and IT Strategic Planning for libraries and Higher
Education institutions.
RMG Consultants, Inc.
333 W. North Avenue, #396
Chicago IL 60610
312.321.0432 v
rmg_at_rmgconsultants.com
www.rmgconsultants.com
For information on the projects mentioned above, see:
http://kuali.org/ole
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6701493.html
http://www.lyrasis.org/News/Press-Releases/2009.aspx
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Received on Fri Nov 20 2009 - 13:49:34 EST