HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 8614 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 8614
July 13, 2004
P To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
SUBJECT: New Integrated Library System (ILS)
The purpose of this Informal Report is to update the City Council on the status of the new Integrated
Library System (ILS) for the Fort Worth Public Library. Our last update to the Council was August 12,
2003 via an Informal Report.
With funding from The Fort Worth Public Library Foundation, a technology consultant was selected.
The consultant will be assisting the Library with selection and implementation of the ILS as well as with
other related technologies and concerns. The consultant began work on April 2, 2004 and has visited and
assessed library facilities and met with appropriate city departmental staff, library stakeholders, and library
staff. Using information from these meetings and visits, the consultant and the ILS Steering Committee
developed the Request for Proposal, which was advertised on June 14, 2004. Responses are due back by
July 29, 2004. The Steering Committee is made up of selected library staff, appropriate city department
staff, and a representative from The Foundation and Library Advisory Board.
The network upgrade that is necessary to support the ILS is underway. New computers for staff and the
'lop" public are being considered for funding in the FY 2004/2005 budget request.
Should you have questions, please contact Library Director, Gleniece Robinson at 817-871-7706 or via city
email at Gleniece.Robinson@fortworthgov.org.
ry W. ckson
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS