Eight libraries, one catalogue … it’s complicated

Paper written and presented by Pim McCready Rockingham Regional Campus Community Library

With contributions from

Maria Masaryk – Safety Bay Public Library

Karen Mackenzie – Peel Education Campus Library

Kate Stanford – Warnbro Community Library

Ida Thompson – Murdoch University

Helen Bronleigh – Murdoch University

Leanne Morton - WA Department of Agriculture

DET, WADET, WA

Murdoch University

Library

Murdoch University

Library

Department of Agriculture & Food, WA

Department of Agriculture & Food, WA

Safety Bay

Library

Safety Bay

Library Warnbro Community

Library

Warnbro Community

Library

DET, WADET, WA

City of RockinghamInformation &

Library Service

City of RockinghamInformation &

Library Service

Veterinary Library

Veterinary Library

Challenger Institute of Technology

Challenger Institute of Technology

Curriculum Resource

Centre

Curriculum Resource

CentreMandurah Senior College

Mandurah Senior College

Rockingham Regional Campus

Community Library

Rockingham Regional Campus

Community Library

Peel Education Campus Library

Peel Education Campus Library

Historical context

Curriculum Resource

Centre

Curriculum Resource

Centre

Statistics – Patron TypesTotal Patrons (Oct 2010) – 126,948

1,3881.1%

66,908 52.7%

2,3221.8%

8,2336.5%

1,6641.3%

46,433 36.6%

ChallengerTAFEDAFWA

MurdochUniversityPeel Students

RockinghamPublicWarnbroCommunity HS

Statistics – Circulation

050,000

100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000400,000450,000

DAFWA

Murdoch University

Peel Campus

Rockingham Campus

Safety Bay Public

Warnbro Community HS

2008-09

2009-10

Differences

• Communication with patrons

• Patrons relationship with us

• Restricted material

• Freedom to do it our way

• WebPAC

• Millennium modules

• Call number variations

WebPAC for “our look”

Kids online

Call numbers variations

Issues

• What Millennium is not…

• Communication is the key

• Recalling items

• Patrons who cross boundaries

• Intuitive location codes

• Locations…what’s in a name

Intuitive location codesCodes Locations

d3rfb DAFWA Reference Books

k CRC

mrs2 Murdoch Reference South Wing Level 2

pmr Peel Murdoch Reference

psr Peel School Reference

ptr Peel TAFE Reference

rcr Rockingham City Reference

rtr Rockingham TAFE Reference

rmr Rockingham Murdoch Reference

sr Safety Bay Reference

vr Veterinary Reference

wr Warnbro Reference

Locations…what’s in a name

Benefits

• Shared skills and expertise

• Sharing resources

• Why do we do what we do?

• Quality control

Snippets

Q: Why do I have to return my DVDs in 3 days and my sister can have them for 4 wks?A: Because you have a university student library card and your sister is a public library member.

Q: I received an overdue notice from Murdoch University for 2 books. I’ve got one book, but I have never borrowed the one called “North Wing Level 2”!!A: It’s the shelf location of the book.

Q: Why can I borrow only 3 items when the lady in front of me could borrow 10?A: Because you have already borrowed 7 items from 2 other Rockingham libraries.

…and in conclusion

• Winners – that’s everyone

• Synergies – it’s a small world

• Communication – key to success