saalck state-assisted academic library council of kentucky
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SAALCKState-Assisted Academic Library Council of
Kentucky
Virtual Library Project
Marian WinnerChair, SAALCK
SAALCK
SAALCK
Purpose of the Virtual Library◦ To Assist the Governor and the Council on
Postsecondary Education in Delivering Distance Learning Programs via the Commonwealth Virtual University
◦ This Being Phase One of a State-Wide Library Project for All Types of Libraries to Serve All Citizens of the Commonwealth
Introduction
State-Assisted Academic Library Council of Kentucky (SAALCK)◦ Resource Sharing Consortium for 24 Years◦ Purpose is to Make Available to All Our Collective
University Community the Widest Range of Information Resources at the Lowest Cost
Introduction
No Single Point of Entry or Gateway for Needed Information for ALL Kentuckians
Accessing 23 Separate Library Collections via 8 Online Library Catalogs◦ Difficult to Share, Uneven Level of Access
Purchasing Electronic Information Resources Individually◦ Costly, Uneven Level of Access
Where We Are Now
Using U.S. Mail to Share Book Collections◦ Slow, Uninsured, Unreliable
Using the Ariel System via Internet to Share Journal Collections◦ Community and Technical Colleges Not In
Difficulty in Accessing Kentucky-Oriented Information, e.g., State Census Data, State Publications, Special Collections & Archives
Where We Are Now
VISION◦ To Fulfill a Dream That the Student in Pikeville or
Paducah Has Access to the Same Level of Information as the Student in Louisville or Lexington
Where We Want To Go
Infrastructure To Move Content◦ Robust Connections to Kentucky Information
Highway and Internet◦ Transparent Linking for 8 Online Library Catalogs
One Single Web Gateway for All Information Resources for Kentuckians
How Can We Get There?
Collaborative Purchasing / Licensing of Electronic Information Resources◦ Leveraging Resources and Leveling the Playing
Field, e.g., OCLC FirstSearch Coordinated Digitizing of Kentucky-Oriented
Information Resources◦ Census Data, State Publications, Kentuckiana
Collections & Archives
How Can We Get There?
Universal Borrowing and Document Delivery◦ Equal Access to Books and Journals Housed in All
Libraries For All Students State-Wide Information Literacy and
Computer Competency Programs◦ Educating and Retooling the Workforce for the 21st
Century
How Can We Get There?
Learn About Other State-Wide Projects: Florida, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina
Refining Plan and Budget With CPE Implementation Plan
Next Steps
Florida Distance Learning Library Initiative
This was a screen shot to the program that is no longer in existence.It was a cooperative effort of the Community College System, the State University System, and the public libraries of Florida through collaboration with the State Library of Florida. Its purpose was to provide cost-effective, expanded access to library services in support of distance learning.
[The following screen shots were taken on July 15, 2011 to provide similar information. Original screenshots from these programs were taken in 1996.]
Thanks To YOU!
Kentucky Virtual Library is Almost Here!
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