LOUIS:The Louisiana Library NetworkLOUIS:The Louisiana Library Network

A successful model of collaborationA successful model of collaboration

among academic libraries.among academic libraries.

Sara Zimmerman, Executive DirectorJune 19, 2013Sara@LSU.edu

What is LOUIS?• A Consortium

– State-wide academic library consortium– Two decades of collective collaboration and cooperation among

Louisiana’s academic libraries– Due to lack of funding to academic libraries– To “Level the playing field”– To share and equalize technology and resources– To fulfill common goals– Voluntary participation for the mutual benefit of all

• A Staff of 9

LOUIS Vision StatementLOUIS strives to •ensure that Louisiana’s academic libraries are the premier source for authoritative information to support the research, teaching, and learning needs of their communities; •foster an environment of communication, cooperation and collaboration within the state; •identify, evaluate, and implement state-of-the-art information technologies; and •be a leader in providing library information services and a model of collaboration.

LOUIS Mission StatementThe mission of LOUIS is to manage and operate the Louisiana Online University

Information System (LOUIS) as stipulated by the Louisiana Academic Library

Information Network Consortium (LALINC). To achieve this mission, LOUIS will provide

library automation services; provide access to and delivery of electronic

information; provide a network of training opportunities for library staff;

promote cooperation and communication among multi-type libraries; research

and implement new information technologies; and maximize the purchasing

power of Louisiana academic libraries.

LSU 2015The goal of LSU2015 is to bring together the resources of the various units

of the current LSU System to create a single, globally competitive LSU

with statewide reach that is more efficient and more productive in the

areas of educating its students, creating robust collaborative research,

delivering effective health care, impacting economic development and

conducting public service activities.

Who governs LOUIS?LALINC Executive Board

• Louisiana Academic Library Network Consortium (LALINC)• On behalf of Membership – Deans and Directors• Task Forces/Committees/ Working Groups• Approve LOUIS Budget each year• Strategic Plan

• SP Task Force – Accepted by EB in June 2013• Business Model – LSU School of Business – Fall 2013 for Jan 2014

• Marketing Task Force – initiated in July 2013• Membership Fee Task Force – accepted by EB in June 2013• LOUIS Executive Director reports to Board

• LOUIS Staff work at the direction of the Board

Who are the LOUIS staff?

• 9 “Team” members• Piggyback on LSU ITS

• LONI • Unix Admin and TSM – backup and D/R• HR/Budget/Purchasing/Travel• NOC 24x7• FP/KB support• Telecommunications

LOUIS Funding

Cost Saving to Libraries

LOUIS Funding and SavingsLOUIS Funding

Regents Dept of Educ State Membership Cost EOY RegentGrants Var. Grants Allocation Fees Savings Grant

1992 $844,816 $162,4691993 $44,000 $2,480,000 $1,725,1841994 $514,000 $2,805,0001995 $1,085,000 $488,000 $1,125,2251996 $157,000 $1,440,000 $617,511 $1,607,6721997 $1,000,000 $1,540,000 $660,000 $2,430,7701998 $2,078,000 $846,079 $7,634,3461999 $2,555,746 $1,036,794 $6,051,3952000 $2,694,746 $1,154,893 $9,295,9002001 $4,000,000 $2,694,746 $1,141,532 $10,931,3802002 $2,694,746 $1,154,891 $9,295,9002003 $2,702,143 $1,158,061 $9,295,9002004 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $10,000,0002005 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $10,000,0002006 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $13,000,0002007 $275,690 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $13,000,0002008 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $13,000,0002009 $687,327 $50,000 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $14,324,3642010 $500,000 $2,667,292 $16,021,8722011 $500,000 $500,000 $2,674,384 $20,686,692 $150,0002012 $500,000 $3,453,655 $20,907,420 $250,0002013 $500,000 $3,589,271 $21,534,642

Total $6,522,833 $3,692,469 $36,410,733 $27,681,911 $214,673,662

LSU System Benefits2013 Cost to Subscribe and/or Purchase Services and Databases LSU LSUA LSUE LSULAW LSUS HSCNO HSCS Pennington Total

African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 (Readex/Newsbank) (est will not provide actual 2013)$34,000.00 $2,124.74 $1,380.25 $1,086.19 $4,114.87 $2,737.73 $852.17 $517.72 $46,813.68America's Historical Newspapers - Louisiana State Package (Readex/Newbank) (est will not provide actual 2013)$43,015.00 $2,688.11 $1,746.22 $1,374.18 $5,205.92 $3,463.63 $1,078.13 $655.00 $59,226.19Biography Resource Center (Gale Cengage) $14,671.00 $5,545.00 $4,159.00 $1,575.00 $5,545.00 $1,575.00 $1,575.00 $1,574.00 $36,219.00Biological Abstracts (Thomson) (one time fee) $100,000.00 $6,249.24 $4,059.57 $3,194.66 $12,102.57 $8,052.14 $2,506.40 $1,522.72 $137,687.29Biological Abstracts 2013 (Thomson)(does not include backfiles)$35,082.00 $8,770.00 $8,770.00 $3,157.00 $8,770.00 $8,770.00 $8,770.00 $3,157.00 $85,246.00CQ Researcher (CQ Press) $5,147.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $23,165.00Credo Reference / Literati $31,774.00 $10,685.00 $10,685.00 $9,685.00 $12,776.00 $12,469.00 $9,685.00 $9,685.00 $107,444.00Dissertation and Theses (ProQuest) $17,775.00 $2,023.00 $2,157.00 $1,525.00 $3,083.00 $3,083.00 $1,525.00 $1,144.00 $32,315.00EBSCO e-Resources $212,027.00 $117,567.00 $84,935.00 $92,333.00 $133,898.00 $121,351.00 $120,694.00 $125,083.00 $1,007,888.00Gale Virtual Reference Center Library (Gale Cengage) - (one time actual costs)$120,068.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $587,003.00Gale Virtual Reference Center Library (Gale Cengage) $1,200.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $3,300.00JSTOR Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV, V, VII Annual Fee (AAF) $50,000.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $104,600.00JSTOR Arts & Sciences II, II, III, IV, V, VII One time Fee (ACF)$144,000.00 $910.00 $910.00 $910.00 $910.00 $910.00 $910.00 $910.00 $150,370.00LearningExpress (LearningExpress) $7,453.00 $4,042.00 $4,042.00 $1,926.00 $4,434.00 $4,042.00 $1,926.00 $1,926.00 $29,791.00LexisNexis Academic (Lyrasis) $50,825.00 $2,129.00 $2,411.00 $5,722.00 $4,746.00 $1,594.00 $1,045.00 $68,472.00Literature Resource Center (Gale Cengage) $22,326.00 $12,889.00 $9,667.00 $8,801.00 $12,889.00 $8,801.00 $8,801.00 $8,801.00 $92,975.00MathSciNet (AMS) $9,728.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $90,704.00Nursing and Allied Health (ProQuest) $32,822.00 $3,966.00 $4,230.00 $2,990.00 $6,045.00 $6,045.00 $2,990.00 $2,244.00 $61,332.00

Oxford English Dictionary (OUP) $25,991.00 $1,125.00 $1,125.00 $1,125.00 $1,350.42 $1,173.96 $1,125.00 $1,125.00 $34,140.38Scribner Writers Series $4,195.00 $2,331.00 $1,981.00 $1,981.00 $2,331.00 $1,981.00 $1,981.00 $1,981.00 $18,762.00Twayne Author Series $6,237.00 $3,465.00 $2,945.00 $2,945.00 $3,465.00 $2,945.00 $2,945.00 $2,945.00 $27,892.00WorldCat (OCLC) $37,300.00 $2,670.00 $2,670.00 $2,160.00 $4,930.00 $2,640.00 $2,160.00 $2,160.00 $56,690.00

ILLiad / Hosting Fee (not including Training or Customization)$11,001.00 $6,081.00 $6,081.00 $7,320.00 $30,483.00AtoZ / LinkSource $8,750.00 $8,750.00 $8,750.00 $8,750.00 $8,750.00 $43,750.00Marcive/GPO $3,175.00 $1,300.00 $2,975.00 $7,450.00ContentDM - one time charges $49,800.00 $19,800.00 $9,800.00 $79,400.00ContentDM - maintenance (not including Training or Customization)$13,048.00 $6,410.00 $3,150.00 $22,608.00SirsiDynix Symphony includes Hardware - (one time actual costs)$365,879.00 $154,482.00 $156,267.00 $207,661.00 $196,860.00 $1,081,149.00SirsiDynix Maintenance (actual costs) $78,660.00 $26,850.00 $27,320.00 $40,550.00 $37,790.00 $211,170.00EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) $43,000.00 $24,000.00 $27,000.00 $24,000.00 $27,000.00 $145,000.00Staff - .5 - 3.5 fte (salary plus benefits) depending on service $348,000.00 $305,000.00 $262,000.00 $262,000.00 $305,000.00 $43,000.00 $43,000.00 $1,568,000.00Staff - 1 fte (salary plus benefits) for e-resources $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $696,000.00Total Cost to Subscribe outside LOUIS $2,013,949.00 $890,289.09 $806,457.05 $861,757.04 $989,213.78 $439,942.45 $403,014.70 $342,422.44 $6,747,045.54Total Cost to Subscribe using LOUIS $598,279.60 $38,721.21 $26,351.90 $21,354.91 $67,278.74 $41,418.07 $18,758.35 $6,525.05 $818,687.84

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