Task Force Charge:

This Task Force will exist for the fiscal year 2006-07 at which time it will have completed the following tasks:

Background Information:

It has been five years since PALNI signed a contract with ExLibris to implement the Aleph system. Much has happened during the past five years, and we now find PALNI at a point where all full participating member libraries have implemented the Aleph system. However, not every library is using Aleph in the same manner. Some libraries have sufficient staff with high level skills to provide needed “system librarian” services as well as desired customizations. Others have implemented most of the modules on a minimal level while a few libraries have implemented only the most basic modules. Currently, PALNI staff offers assistance type support in the form of answering help desk and telephone queries on information to help “systems librarians” complete their tasks. In addition, PALNI staff offers training for new institutional staff as well as periodically offering sessions for those institutional staff wanting to refresh their skills.

The question before the PALNI now is whether or not ongoing training and support is being provided in a manner that is sufficient to meet the needs of all of its members. If the answer is yes, then no further action needs to be taken. However, if the answer is no then we need to take action. The needs of member institutions probably vary from just desiring a customized OPAC to obtaining answers to queries that help system librarians support Aleph on their campuses to needing PALNI to provide full “system librarian” services as well as many other variations.

One of our objectives for this fiscal year is to identify types and levels of services that we should offer the supported organizations. Therefore, as PALNI chair, I am proposing the creation of a PALNI System Service Task Force to investigate the possible need for offering different types and levels of service to the full participating supported organizations using the ALEPH system. The task force will consist of five members in the following manner, two board members, one PALNI staff member, and two members from the full participating PALNI supported organization library staffs.

Task Force Members:

• Eileen Saner, AMBS, Chair(esaner@ambs.edu)
• John Lamborn, Wabash (lambornj@wabash.edu)
• Richard Lammert, Concordia (lammertra@ctsfw.edu)
• Ron Schuetz, Franklin (rschuetz@franklincollege.edu)
• Sherri Parker, DePauw (sparker@depauw.edu)
• Vince Lucas, PALNI Central (vince@palni.edu)

Task Force Charge:

This Task Force will exist for the fiscal year 2006-07 at which time it will have completed the following task:

Background:

During the last five years, PALNI has been involved in the selection and migration to a new integrated library system. This was a time consuming, personnel intensive task. With the major portion of the migration complete, the PALNI Board needs to give careful consideration as to ways to add value for the member libraries that extends beyond the ILS. The charge to this task force is to identify such products and services with the understanding that those institutions wanting to use such products and services could be charged additional fees in a similar manner to fees charged for ContentDM or periodical databases. It should be noted that during the last 14 years, PALNI has been able to build sizable reserve funds. While this task force is not being required to make recommendations as to how to utilize these reserve funds, this group needs to be aware of the current financial situation as it fulfills it charge.

At the September 5 meeting, the Executive Committee voted to create the PALNI New Services and Products Task Force to consist of the PALNI Vice-Chair, one other board member, one PALNI staff member, and two member library staff members.

Task Force Members:

• Ken Gibson, Hanover, Chair (gibson@hanover.edu)
• Jeff Beck, Wabash (beckj@wabash.edu)
• Chadwick Seagraves, Marian (cseagraves@marian.edu)
• Jason Boley, PALNI Central (jason@palni.edu))
• Rick Provine, DePauw (provine@depauw.edu)

Task Force Charge:

This Task Force will exist for the fiscal year 2006-07 at which time it will have completed the following task:

Background:

The PALNI organization was founded in 1992 as one of the first state-wide automated resource sharing networks for private academic libraries. PALNI member libraries pay annual membership fees to PALNI, Inc. that cover 100% of the cost to operate and manage the organization. As per the PALNI bylaws, Article VII: section 4, a task force must be appointed every three years to examine the cost sharing formula. The current annual plan requests that during the development of the formula, consideration be given to possibly lowering annual costs and creating an equitable formula that is as straightforward as possible. It should be noted that during the last 14 years, PALNI has been able to build sizable reserve funds that are generally considered by the PALNI Board to be for future ILS upgrades and/or capital improvements. Given this situation, the PALNI Board needs to seriously deliberate ways of leveraging these reserve funds to the best advantage for the organization and its member libraries. While this task force is not being required to make recommendations as to how to leverage these reserve funds, this group needs to be aware of the current financial situation as it develops the cost sharing formula.

At the September 5 meeting, the Executive Committee voted to create the PALNI Cost Sharing Formula Task Force to consist of the PALNI Treasurer, two other board members, and Vince Lucas.

This Task Force will exist for the fiscal year 2006-07 at which time it will have completed its charge.

Task Force Members:

• Kelley Griffith, Marian, Chair (kelleygr@marian.edu)
• Lisa Guedea Carreño, Goshen (lisagc@goshen.edu)
• Robert Roethemeyer, Concordia (roethemeyerrv@ctsfw.edu)
• Vince Lucas, PALNI Central (vince@palni.edu)

PALNI Values Statement
(Approved By PALNI Board on November 17, 2005)

PALNI is a 501(c)3 organization that has as supported organizations twenty-four private colleges, universities and seminaries in Indiana. All of these institutions have joined PALNI because of a belief in the power of collaboration as a mechanism for improving library services. The PALNI Board of Directors believes that a broad statement of the values that undergird the organization and a statement of values that guide the implementation of consortium programs are useful tools in reminding ourselves of first principles that should be honored in our work.

These values establish the context for the consortium and provide a foundational statement for the organization.

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INDEX

PROJECT STAFF . EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE . Ancilla . AMBS

PALNI Staff Directory
Name	Address	Phone	Email
PALNI Project Offices	PALNI Project 6202 Morenci Trail Indianapolis, IN 46268	Phone: 317-298-6570 Fax: 317-328-2382	staff at palni.edu
Vince Lucas, Director	Same	x138	vince at palni.edu
Larry Baerveldt, Systems Admin	Same	x112	larry at palni.edu
Library Systems Analyst [Open]	Same	x117
Randy Broderick, Network Spec	Same	x113	randy at palni.edu
Susan Fipps, Systems Analyst	Same	x137	susan at palni.edu
Colleen Gocken, DB Administrator	Same	x136	colleen at palni.edu
Jeff Humphrey, Distance Learning Spec	Same	x129	jeff at incolsa.net
Tom Metzger, Systems Admin	Same	x139	tom at palni.edu
Chelsa Rowley, Admin Assistant	Same	x130	chelsa at palni.edu
Marla Rutherford, INSPIRE Tech	Same	x133	marla at incolsa.net

PALNI Executive Committee
Name	Address	Phone	Email
Cathy Salyers, Chair	Robinson Memorial Library Saint Joseph's College PO Box 990 Rensselaer, IN 47978	Phone: 219.866.6212 Fax: 219.866.6135	cathys at saintjoe.edu
Ken Gibson, Vice Chair	Duggan Library Hanover College PO Box 287 Hanover, IN 47243-0287	Phone: 812.866.7160 Fax: 812.866.7172	gibson at hanover.edu
Phil Young, Secretary	Krannert Memorial Library University of Indianapolis 1400 E. Hanna Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46227	Phone: 317.788.3399 Fax: 317.788.3275	pyoung at uindy.edu
Kelley Griffith, Treasurer	Library Marian College 3200 Cold Spring Road Indianapolis, IN 46222	Phone: 317.955.6224 Fax: 317.955.6418	kelleygr at marian.edu
Tom Kirk, Past Chair	Lilly Library Earlham College Box 198 Richmond, IN 47374	Phone: 765.983.1360 Fax: 765.983.1304	kirkto at earlham.edu

PALNI was one of the first large-scale library automation network to use the Internet as its primary "production" link between participating libraries and the central, shared computer system. The central PALNI shared system is connected to the Internet via a dedicated T1 circuit to the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System (IHETS) in Indianapolis, IN. PALNI Project staff also have full access to INCOLSA's 45Mbps ENA Internet connection, and have access to the Internet 2 Abilene backbone. PALNI has been an IHETS member organization since 1992, and in the early 1990's helped to fund implementation of IHETS' original state-wide Internet backbone for Indiana academic institutions.

PALNI libraries are distributed geographically throughout the state of Indiana, with the largest concentrations of sites in the Indianapolis area and in the northeast quadrant of the state. Each PALNI library is linked to the PALNI central system via its own campus connection to the Internet.

The Private Academic Library Network of Indiana was founded in 1992 as one of the first state-wide automated resource sharing networks for private academic libraries. Initial funding for PALNI's shared library automation system and network was provided through a 3-year, $4.9M grant from The Lilly Endowment. In addition, The Endowment awarded PALNI a follow-up $2.6M grant in 2001 to further upgrade and enhance its shared system and resource-sharing network. Annual operating costs are shared among the 24 participating small college and seminary libraries throughout the State of Indiana.

The PALNI system is managed by a project team at the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority (INCOLSA) in Indianapolis, Indiana. The system includes a shared online library catalog, as well as subsystems to support each library's circulation control, technical services, and reference activities. Select any of the menu choices to learn more about PALNI and its participating libraries.