Private Academic Library Network of Indiana
--Auric talk 13:19, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
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| Abbreviation | PALNI |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Type | 501(c)(3), charitable organization |
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Area served | Indiana |
Membership | 23 |
Key people | Kirsten Leonard (Executive Director) |
| Website | www |
The Private Academic Library Network of Indiana, INC. (PALNI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit private academic library consortium consisting of twenty-four institutions.[1]
Mission[edit]
"The libraries of the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) collaborate to enhance the teaching and learning missions of private higher education in Indiana by optimizing resources and services while strengthening leadership and professional development." [2]
Governance[edit]
PALNI is a 501(c)(3) owned by 24 supported private academic institutions who share in annual operating costs. The supported institutions govern the organization as opposed to a more traditional membership model. The Board of Directors consists of the library deans and directors at each school.[1]
History[edit]
The first and second collaborations between the PALNI supported libraries were two Lilly Endowment, Inc. grant proposals to add old records to a shared, union catalog in the 1980's. Both projects were successful and a shared, online network was formed. In order for the shared, online network to be fully established the libraries had to convince their parent institutions to invest in a new technology: the internet. The formal organization was established in 1992 after unanimous approval by the original twenty-five institutional presidents and PALNI received another Lilly Endowment Inc grant.[3][4] Founding Director, Larry Frye, suggested the directors name the organization PANIC (Private Academic Network of Indiana Colleges) but the other founding members were not amused.[5]
After acquiring the first online library automation system in 1994 (with vendor Data Research Associates), online resource sharing between libraries began a year later.[6] Funded by another Lilly Endowment Inc grant, a shared integrated library system (ILS) by the vendor ExLibris was procured in 2001 with additional back-end services added in 2003.[7] In 2014, PALNI switched to OCLC's integrated library system, WorldShare Management System.[8][9] Since then, the collaborative scope of PALNI has widened to include shared collection repositories, dedicated staff, library-based part-time coordinators, open access publishing initiatives, affordable education projects[10], and the like.
Commitment to Deep Collaboration[edit]
In 2014, the PALNI Board of Directors committed to “deep collaboration” between PALNI supported libraries.[11][12] While originally established around sharing library systems, PALNI has expanded to sharing projects, staff, and resources.[11] Expertise developed by each library is returned through skill-sharing, collaborative problem solving, environmental scanning, and information sharing. Deep collaboration allows for deduplication of efforts and cultivates experts to bring the most value to the whole organization. Through "deep collaboration," PALNI libraries are able to offer services and implement products together that the small libraries wouldn't have the resources to do on their own.[13][14]
Example Activities[edit]
Scholarly Communications Initiatives[edit]
PALSave[edit]
PALSave: PALNI Affordable Learning is the Lilly Endowment, Inc. funded initiative to save students money through the use of open educational resources and library ebooks as course materials.[15][16] PALNI is a member of the Open Education Network.[17][18]
PALNI Press[edit]
PALNI Press is a collection of hosted open source publishing platforms (Press books, Open Journal Systems, Omeka, and Hyku) allowing faculty, students, and staff to publish open access content. PALNI is a member of the Library Publishing Coalition.[19]
Hyku for Consortia[edit]
Hyku for Consortia is a partnership between PALNI and PALCI, founded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop the Samvera-based Hyku platform for institutional repository use in library consortia.[20][21]
Digitization[edit]
PALNI coordinates book scanning of rare monographs with Internet Archive and also offers digital library hosting using the OCLC CONTENTdm software.[22][23][24]
Innovation Grants[edit]
Annually, PALNI offers grants to library staff projects that optimize current patron services or introduce new ones. The projects must be able to either scale across the consortia or be easily duplicated at the other PALNI libraries. This program began in 2015.[25] In 2018 grants were awarded to Franklin College on wellness and to Butler University on augmented reality (AR).[26] In 2019 a grant was awarded to a project focused on digitizing 3D objects for online collections using inexpensive equipment and methods that could be replicated at other schools.[27]
[edit]
PALNI originally started with sharing a union catalog (see History) and has expanded to sharing an integrated library system (ILS). Various projects have revolved around the shared catalog, ILS, and collections.
Onebutton[edit]
This interface button presents a single "request item" button to patrons to intuitively request items through multiple systems. It automatically chooses the best delivery source based on availability or other parameters.[28]
Usability and User Experience Studies[edit]
PALNI conducts and reports usability and user experience on the integrated library system.[29]
Example Partnerships[edit]
PALNI partners with other non-profits to achieve a project, product, or service more effectively (higher quality and/or cost-saving) by sharing expertise, infrastructure, and funding equally.
Hyku for Consortia (Institutional Repository Development)[edit]
(See Example Activities)
[edit]
PALNI is a member of the Partnership for Shared Book Collections which unites various shared print programs under the common goal of preserving and accessing monographs throughout US and Canada.[30][31]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Private Academic Library Network of Indiana". ICOLC Website. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ↑ "Private Academic Library Network of Indiana Inc". GuideStar Profile. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ↑ "Private college network". Library Journal. 117 (21): 36. 1992-12-15. ISSN 0363-0277.
- ↑ "Private college network in Indiana". Wilson Library Bulletin. 67 (4): 11. December 1992. ISSN 0043-5651.
- ↑ Lucas, Vince; Fry, Larry; Miller, Lewis (1999-01-01). "Technology Partnerships: The PALNI Success Story". Scholarship and Professional Work.
- ↑ Nelson, Milo (September 1993). "Data Research signs contract with PALNI Consortium". Computers in Libraries. 13 (8): 8. ISSN 1041-7915.
- ↑ Rogers, Michael (2002). "Ex Libris (USA) Signs PALNI". Library Journal. 127 (6): 27. ISSN 0363-0277.
- ↑ "Palni, Libros Choose Oclc Wm". Advanced Technology Libraries. 43 (2): 3. February 2014. ISSN 0044-636X.
- ↑ "First two academic library groups select OCLC WorldShare Management Services". Sabinet Newsletter: March 2014. March 2014. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ↑ Raye, Jennifer (2020-04-28). "Maintaining Your Identity: Supporting Our Own Faculty's Publishing while Participating in a Funded Consortia Publishing Program". Digital Initiatives Symposium.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Arch, Xan; Gilman, Isaac (2017-01-01). "Innovating for Impact: The next Evolution of Library Consortia". Collaborative Librarianship. 9 (4): 250–258.
- ↑ Graaf, Maurits van der (2016). "Diversity of forms and missions of consortia and library networks". Arabesques. 82: 4–5. doi:10.35562/arabesques.675.
- ↑ Dempsey, Lorcan (2019-03-19). "What Collaboration Means to Me: Library collaboration is hard; effective collaboration is harder". Collaborative Librarianship. 10 (4). ISSN 1943-7528.
- ↑ "About the Collaborative". North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ Schoettle, Anthony. "Local academic library organization getting creative to save students big bucks". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ↑ Galloway, Ann-Christe (2019-08-07). "Grants and Acquisitions". College & Research Libraries News. 80 (7): 416. doi:10.5860/crln.80.7.416. ISSN 0099-0086.
- ↑ "Members – Open Education Network". Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ↑ Bell, Steven (2020). "Getting Organized for Action: Governance Structure Models for Statewide OER Projects". Library Trends. doi:10.34944/dspace/4766. ISSN 1559-0682.
- ↑ "Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) - PALNI Press". Library Publishing Coalition 2021 Library Publishing Directory. 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ↑ Free, David (March 2019). "PALNI, WRLC, PALCI collaborate on IR solutions". College & Research Libraries News. 80 (3): 133. ISSN 0099-0086.
- ↑ "Library consortia partner on innovative institutional repository solutions". US Official News (Nexis Uni). 2019-01-16.
- ↑ Chandler Lighty (2014-03-27). "Historic Greencastle/Putnam County Newspapers Online". Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Newspaper Program. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ↑ "Works of John Howard Yoder now available online". Mennonite Church USA. 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ↑ "Community Briefs". South Bend Tribune. 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ↑ "News Briefs". Library Journal. 140 (11): 13. 2015-06-15. ISSN 0363-0277.
- ↑ "PALNI awards Library Innovation grants for 2018". US Official News (Nexis Uni). 2018-08-30.
- ↑ "Butler Team Preserves, Improves Access to Artifacts Through 3D Digital Replicas". Targeted News Service (Nexis Uni). 2020-07-25.
- ↑ Magnuson, Lauren; Stutzman, Karl; Peters, Roger; Brubaker, Noah (2018-11-08). "OneButton: A Link Resolving Application to Guide Users to Optimal Fulfillment Options". The Code4Lib Journal (42). ISSN 1940-5758.
- ↑ "PALNI Investigates the Usability of WorldCAT Discovery – LITA Blog". Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ↑ "About & Background – The Partnership For Shared Book Collections". Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ↑ Galloway, Ann-Christe (February 2014). "Grants and Acquisitions". College & Research Libraries News. 75 (2): 105. doi:10.5860/crln.75.2.9079. ISSN 0099-0086.
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