1. LOUIS:The Louisiana Library NetworkLOUIS:The Louisiana Library Network
A successful model of collaborationA successful model of collaboration
among academic libraries.among academic libraries.
Sara Zimmerman, Executive Director
June 19, 2013
Sara@LSU.edu

2. What is LOUIS?
• A Consortium
– State-wide academic library consortium
– Two decades of collective collaboration and cooperation among
Louisiana’s academic libraries
– Due to lack of funding to academic libraries
– To “Level the playing field”
– To share and equalize technology and resources
– To fulfill common goals
– Voluntary participation for the mutual benefit of all
• A Staff of 9

3. LOUIS Vision Statement
LOUIS strives to
•ensure that Louisiana’s academic libraries are the premier source for
authoritative information to support the research, teaching, and learning needs of
their communities;
•foster an environment of communication, cooperation and collaboration within
the state;
•identify, evaluate, and implement state-of-the-art information technologies; and
•be a leader in providing library information services and a model of
collaboration.

4. LOUIS Mission Statement
The mission of LOUIS is to manage and operate the Louisiana Online University
Information System (LOUIS) as stipulated by the Louisiana Academic Library
Information Network Consortium (LALINC). To achieve this mission, LOUIS will provide
library automation services; provide access to and delivery of electronic
information; provide a network of training opportunities for library staff;
promote cooperation and communication among multi-type libraries;
research and implement new information technologies; and maximize the
purchasing power of Louisiana academic libraries.

5. LSU 2015
The goal of LSU2015 is to bring together the resources of the various units
of the current LSU System to create a single, globally competitive LSU
with statewide reach that is more efficient and more productive in the
areas of educating its students, creating robust collaborative research,
delivering effective health care, impacting economic development and
conducting public service activities.

6. Who governs LOUIS?
LALINC Executive Board
• Louisiana Academic Library Network Consortium (LALINC)
• On behalf of Membership – Deans and Directors
• Task Forces/Committees/ Working Groups
• Approve LOUIS Budget each year
• Strategic Plan
• SP Task Force – Accepted by EB in June 2013
• Business Model – LSU School of Business – Fall 2013 for Jan 2014
• Marketing Task Force – initiated in July 2013
• Membership Fee Task Force – accepted by EB in June 2013
• LOUIS Executive Director reports to Board
• LOUIS Staff work at the direction of the Board

7. Who are the LOUIS staff?
• 9 “Team” members
• Piggyback on LSU ITS
• LONI
• Unix Admin and TSM – backup and D/R
• HR/Budget/Purchasing/Travel
• NOC 24x7
• FP/KB support
• Telecommunications

9. LOUIS Funding

10. Cost Saving to Libraries

11. LOUIS Funding and Savings
LOUIS Funding
Regents Dept of Educ State Membership Cost EOY Regent
Grants Var. Grants Allocation Fees Savings Grant
1992 $844,816 $162,469
1993 $44,000 $2,480,000 $1,725,184
1994 $514,000 $2,805,000
1995 $1,085,000 $488,000 $1,125,225
1996 $157,000 $1,440,000 $617,511 $1,607,672
1997 $1,000,000 $1,540,000 $660,000 $2,430,770
1998 $2,078,000 $846,079 $7,634,346
1999 $2,555,746 $1,036,794 $6,051,395
2000 $2,694,746 $1,154,893 $9,295,900
2001 $4,000,000 $2,694,746 $1,141,532 $10,931,380
2002 $2,694,746 $1,154,891 $9,295,900
2003 $2,702,143 $1,158,061 $9,295,900
2004 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $10,000,000
2005 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $10,000,000
2006 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $13,000,000
2007 $275,690 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $13,000,000
2008 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $13,000,000
2009 $687,327 $50,000 $2,737,601 $1,173,258 $14,324,364
2010 $500,000 $2,667,292 $16,021,872
2011 $500,000 $500,000 $2,674,384 $20,686,692 $150,000
2012 $500,000 $3,453,655 $20,907,420 $250,000
2013 $500,000 $3,589,271 $21,534,642
Total $6,522,833 $3,692,469 $36,410,733 $27,681,911 $214,673,662

12. LSU System Benefits
2013 Cost to Subscribe and/or Purchase Services and Databases LSU LSUA LSUE LSULAW LSUS HSCNO HSCS Pennington Total
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 (Readex/Newsbank) (est will not provide actual 2013)$34,000.00 $2,124.74 $1,380.25 $1,086.19 $4,114.87 $2,737.73 $852.17 $517.72 $46,813.68
America's Historical Newspapers - Louisiana State Package (Readex/Newbank) (est will not provide actual 2013)$43,015.00 $2,688.11 $1,746.22 $1,374.18 $5,205.92 $3,463.63 $1,078.13 $655.00 $59,226.19
Biography Resource Center (Gale Cengage) $14,671.00 $5,545.00 $4,159.00 $1,575.00 $5,545.00 $1,575.00 $1,575.00 $1,574.00 $36,219.00
Biological Abstracts (Thomson) (one time fee) $100,000.00 $6,249.24 $4,059.57 $3,194.66 $12,102.57 $8,052.14 $2,506.40 $1,522.72 $137,687.29
Biological Abstracts 2013 (Thomson)(does not include backfiles)$35,082.00 $8,770.00 $8,770.00 $3,157.00 $8,770.00 $8,770.00 $8,770.00 $3,157.00 $85,246.00
CQ Researcher (CQ Press) $5,147.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $2,574.00 $23,165.00
Credo Reference / Literati $31,774.00 $10,685.00 $10,685.00 $9,685.00 $12,776.00 $12,469.00 $9,685.00 $9,685.00 $107,444.00
Dissertation and Theses (ProQuest) $17,775.00 $2,023.00 $2,157.00 $1,525.00 $3,083.00 $3,083.00 $1,525.00 $1,144.00 $32,315.00
EBSCO e-Resources $212,027.00 $117,567.00 $84,935.00 $92,333.00 $133,898.00 $121,351.00 $120,694.00 $125,083.00 $1,007,888.00
Gale Virtual Reference Center Library (Gale Cengage) - (one time actual costs)$120,068.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $66,705.00 $587,003.00
Gale Virtual Reference Center Library (Gale Cengage) $1,200.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $3,300.00
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV, V, VII Annual Fee (AAF) $50,000.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $7,800.00 $104,600.00
JSTOR Arts & Sciences II, II, III, IV, V, VII One time Fee (ACF)$144,000.00 $910.00 $910.00 $910.00 $910.00 $910.00 $910.00 $910.00 $150,370.00
LearningExpress (LearningExpress) $7,453.00 $4,042.00 $4,042.00 $1,926.00 $4,434.00 $4,042.00 $1,926.00 $1,926.00 $29,791.00
LexisNexis Academic (Lyrasis) $50,825.00 $2,129.00 $2,411.00 $5,722.00 $4,746.00 $1,594.00 $1,045.00 $68,472.00
Literature Resource Center (Gale Cengage) $22,326.00 $12,889.00 $9,667.00 $8,801.00 $12,889.00 $8,801.00 $8,801.00 $8,801.00 $92,975.00
MathSciNet (AMS) $9,728.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $11,568.00 $90,704.00
Nursing and Allied Health (ProQuest) $32,822.00 $3,966.00 $4,230.00 $2,990.00 $6,045.00 $6,045.00 $2,990.00 $2,244.00 $61,332.00
Oxford English Dictionary (OUP) $25,991.00 $1,125.00 $1,125.00 $1,125.00 $1,350.42 $1,173.96 $1,125.00 $1,125.00 $34,140.38
Scribner Writers Series $4,195.00 $2,331.00 $1,981.00 $1,981.00 $2,331.00 $1,981.00 $1,981.00 $1,981.00 $18,762.00
Twayne Author Series $6,237.00 $3,465.00 $2,945.00 $2,945.00 $3,465.00 $2,945.00 $2,945.00 $2,945.00 $27,892.00
WorldCat (OCLC) $37,300.00 $2,670.00 $2,670.00 $2,160.00 $4,930.00 $2,640.00 $2,160.00 $2,160.00 $56,690.00
ILLiad / Hosting Fee (not including Training or Customization)$11,001.00 $6,081.00 $6,081.00 $7,320.00 $30,483.00
AtoZ / LinkSource $8,750.00 $8,750.00 $8,750.00 $8,750.00 $8,750.00 $43,750.00
Marcive/GPO $3,175.00 $1,300.00 $2,975.00 $7,450.00
ContentDM - one time charges $49,800.00 $19,800.00 $9,800.00 $79,400.00
ContentDM - maintenance (not including Training or Customization)$13,048.00 $6,410.00 $3,150.00 $22,608.00
SirsiDynix Symphony includes Hardware - (one time actual costs)$365,879.00 $154,482.00 $156,267.00 $207,661.00 $196,860.00 $1,081,149.00
SirsiDynix Maintenance (actual costs) $78,660.00 $26,850.00 $27,320.00 $40,550.00 $37,790.00 $211,170.00
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) $43,000.00 $24,000.00 $27,000.00 $24,000.00 $27,000.00 $145,000.00
Staff - .5 - 3.5 fte (salary plus benefits) depending on service $348,000.00 $305,000.00 $262,000.00 $262,000.00 $305,000.00 $43,000.00 $43,000.00 $1,568,000.00
Staff - 1 fte (salary plus benefits) for e-resources $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $87,000.00 $696,000.00
Total Cost to Subscribe outside LOUIS $2,013,949.00 $890,289.09 $806,457.05 $861,757.04 $989,213.78 $439,942.45 $403,014.70 $342,422.44 $6,747,045.54
Total Cost to Subscribe using LOUIS $598,279.60 $38,721.21 $26,351.90 $21,354.91 $67,278.74 $41,418.07 $18,758.35 $6,525.05 $818,687.84

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