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Put Technology to Work

Goal 1: Ensure Availability of Information, Programs, and City Services
Objective 2: Implement New Technology
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
PTW Phase II ILS Platform Complete Milestones Library
1.2.7 Implementation
Summary:
Milestone Estimated Actual
In FY 2021, an in‐depth study was conducted of the Completion Completion
Library’s current integrated library system (ILS) Review available ILS features Dec. 2021
platform to consider improvement opportunities and (back end and front end) and
possible challenges. The ILS platform handles all the determine applicability to
core business processing for the Library, including Library.
circulation, inventory control, catalog, and customer Implement or modify Mar. 2022
account management. Phase I research included functionality to improve
working in concert with the two cooperative library efficiency and usability of staff
partners (Mansfield Public Library and Kennedale client and public catalog.
Public Library) and City IT staff. Phase II will formalize Review system structure of ILS June 2022
and implement the outcome of the (ILS) platform to ensure proper integration of
research project completed in FY 2021. Based on the APL data with consortium
results from Phase I, Library will review the structures partners. Initiate training of
and features of the ILS to ensure the integrity of data partner libraries to empower
and implementation of applicable features, with a them to manage tasks related
focus on extracting maximum value from the product to their systems.
implemented. Review and clean up ILS data to Sept. 2022
ensure consistency and
accuracy

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