TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Anthony Halstead- Director of Library Services
REPORT BY: Michelle Carreon- Supervising Staff Services Analyst
SUBJECT: Agreements with Innovative Interfaces Inc., Unity Courier, Inc., and Library
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 210369B with Innovative Interfaces Inc.; Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 220018B with Unity Courier Service, Inc.; and Agreement No. 260116B with St. Helena Public Library for services related to the Integrated Library System. (Fiscal Impact: $100,000 Reduced Expense; Library Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
Innovative Interface Incorporated is a joint use agreement between Napa County Library, Napa Valley College, and Solano Community College for the Polaris Integrated Library System (ILS - "library catalog") software and hosted services. At this time, the library would like to add St. Helena Public Library to the agreement which would allow the libraries and colleges to expand their catalog and materials sharing reach. With Napa County residents receiving direct access to the St. Helena Public Library collection, either through inter-library transfer or by visiting their library in person, the Napa County Library believes funding 25% of the migration costs, with no ongoing expense, is appropriate.
With this amendment, Napa County Library will be canceling Innovative's Vega Premium Discover Consortia subscription, which was replaced by the library's subscription to BiblioCommons for cataloging services. Savings from the cancelation of this subscription will offset the cost of adding St. Helena Public Library's subscription with implementation/migration fees, therefore the contract maximum will be reduced by $50,000 for a new contract maximum of $700,000.
As part of the agreement with Innovative Interface Incorporated Inc., the Napa County Library (NCL) is a member of Link + (a combined catalog system of multiple California libraries). The mem...
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