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The PINES library system (GPLS) is our fourth kids' catalog development partner. We now have the needed monetary commitment to move forward with this project. We will keep you all abreast of it along the way. Amy ======================= Amy Terlaga Assistant Director, User Services Bibliomation 32 Crest Road Middlebury, CT 06762 (203)577-4070 x101 http://www.biblio.org ---- Bibliomation's Open Source blog: http://biblio-os.blogspot.com/ Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=171935276419 _____ From: Amy Terlaga [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:19 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Kids' Catalog Development - Secure Your Place at the Table! Hi all- The SITKA libraries in British Columbia (http://sitka.bclibraries.ca/) have joined King County Library System and Bibliomation in our kids' catalog development partnership. We are just $2,500 shy of proceeding with the first two phases of the project. We will be working with the Seattle-based web design firm, FGI (www.fgi.com <http://www.fgi.com/> ). FGI has already been working with King County to develop a new interface for the Evergreen adult catalog so the opportunities for some really great synergy are definitely there. Even if your library system can't commit to the full $2,500 (perhaps only $1,000 is all you can swing right now, for instance), why not secure your place at the development table in these first two exciting phases of this project? Here is the FGI outline of what is to come: 1) Strategy and Scoping Phase a. Meeting and Project Review/Analysis - Working off the existing specification document that your team has created, we will meet with the partners to walk through the business objectives of the project and identify all the areas of the project that need to be completed from a creative and technical standpoint. Deliverable: a) (2) virtual meetings to discuss the project at great length, review ideas and scope out the project effectively. b) Requirements Document outlining development updates needed to be completed by Equinox. Timeline to Completion: 1-3 weeks 2) Development of the Project Plan a. Similar to the KCLS project, the project plan defines the scope and overall approach for work to be completed. It is important for planning, assessing and executing the project with the appropriate teams at hand. It will serve as the main document to reference in terms of project outcome, resources, deliverables, timeline and budget. This document can be delivered to potential partners to better understand the breadth of the project and allow them to make an educated decision on becoming involved. Deliverable: a) a Project Charter document outlining the plan of the project including deliverables, budget and timeline b) Project management and interaction with Equinox to drive development aspects of the project. Timeline for Completion: 2-4 weeks If your library system is interested in joining our partnership, please email me at [email protected]. I can send you our first list of wish list features for the Evergreen kids' catalog, too. Thanks! Amy ======================= Amy Terlaga Assistant Director, User Services Bibliomation 32 Crest Road Middlebury, CT 06762 (203)577-4070 x101 http://www.biblio.org ---- Bibliomation's Open Source blog: http://biblio-os.blogspot.com/ Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=171935276419
