We've found that resource sharing is one of the most popular aspects of our consortium. We've had some systems that expressed hesitancy out of concern for the extra work, their materials not being on the shelves, being damaged/lost, etc. When patrons suddenly have access to so many more materials, and they start flowing in the door that tends to change minds. We make sure to emphasize the 6 month age hold protection, aka if you paid for it, your patrons get first dibs. But, on the other side of that getting value for your money coin, if you have a 25 book set of Western novels and one goes missing, there's all the other libraries someone can get it from so you don't have to spend your collection development money buying another one. We notice that outgoing traffic has pretty good polarity with incoming traffic, so small libraries send and receive less stuff.
A few things that come to mind... Benjamin Murphy NC Cardinal Program Manager State Library of North Carolina benjamin.mur...@dcnr.nc.gov<mailto:benjamin.mur...@ncdcr.gov> | https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/services-libraries/nc-cardinal 109 East Jones Street | 4640 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4600 The State Library is part of the NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. Please note new email address ________________________________ From: Evergreen-general <evergreen-general-boun...@list.evergreen-ils.org> on behalf of Millissa Macomber via Evergreen-general <evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 2:43 PM To: Evergreen Discussion Group <evergreen-general@list.evergreen-ils.org> Cc: Millissa Macomber <milli...@centralskagitlibrary.org> Subject: [External] [Evergreen-general] Staff training CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. For anyone who does staff training - Our system is in the process of beginning to share resources between libraries. I have one library with a large number of staff members who are reluctant and unhappy about the changes. Any suggestion on how to alleviate the fears surrounding sharing resources? I have a staff training planned for November so I would love some ideas. Millissa Macomber, ILS Manager Central Skagit Library District 110 W. State St. Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284 360-755-3985 www.centralskagitlibrary.org<http://www.centralskagitlibrary.org/> milli...@centralskagitlibrary.org<mailto:milli...@centralskagitlibrary.org> ________________________________ Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.
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