Conference papers

Partnership strategies

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Christine Mackenzie
Manager,Library Services, Brisbane City Council

More and more, organisations are changing to partnership models, and by working with vendors, the problems confronting libraries in the provision of an integrated seamless information gateway can be solved much more expeditiously. Brisbane City Council Library Services (BCCLS) implemented the Sirsi Unicorn system in June 2000 and have been collaborating with vendors to deliver a high quality product through the BCCLS eLibCat, which they see as the flagship of their Library Service. BCCLS is working with Sirsi to deliver innovative products such as application service provision, interfaces that will enhance customer service, smart cards, personalisation of OPACs and eBooks. Ebsco and BCCLS are also collaboratively working on authentication of remote and inhouse users, and the integration of the Ebscohost database into the OPAC.

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