[Publib] URGENT request for feedback: Online computer system staff for municipal or county public libraries

[Robert Balliot]

In the most efficient government model, the IT staff for the municipality or
county should report
to the Library as the center of professional information services with the
Librarian as second
tier to elected officials.   The other way around is effectively
wag-the-dog.

R. Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com



On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Long, Diane <dlong at auroragov.org> wrote:

>  Are you in a municipal or county library serving a population of 50,000
> or more?  If yes, does the staff that operates and maintains your online
> system report directly to the library or does it report to the city or
> county I.T. operations?
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> If the online system staff report directly to the city or county I.T.
> operations and not the library, how is that working for you?
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> If the online system staff are an integral part of the library, have you
> ever considered having your online system staff report to the city or county
> I.T. operations?  If yes, what factors inspired you to reject that idea?
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> Urgently yours …
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> *Patti Bateman, Library Services Manager***
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> *Aurora Public Library***
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> *Dept. of Library, Recreation & Cultural Services***
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> *14949 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80012*
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> *303-739-6594                 *
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