§ Virtual Library Project:
KENTUCKY VIRTUAL LIBRARY Draft Phased Implementation Plan November 21, 1997 I. Guiding Principles: The goal is to provide equitable single-point of access to information resources to all Kentuckians for their needs in teaching, learning, working, researching or day-to-day living. This plan seeks to leverage the existing infrastructure and resources in Kentucky libraries and to ensure that funds be used in services which impact on the largest number of users in the most cost-effective way in support of the Commonwealth Virtual University (CVU). This plan focuses on the libraries associated with postsecondary education institutions. As appropriate, for each phase listed below, public, school and special libraries will be incorporated.. II. Phased Implementation Plan: Phase 1-- Service: Expand and Enhance Access to Electronic Indexes, Abstracts and Full-Text Databases for Core Academic Journals This is to provide information resources required for the support of courseware to be delivered by CVU. Students and faculty will need appropriate access infrastructure in libraries close to where they live if they are not so equipped. Scope: 8 university libraries, 13 community college libraries, libraries with infrastructure among 25 technical colleges, libraries from 20 private colleges and universities may participate as they are able Phase 2-- Service: Expand and Enhance Interlibrary Document Delivery and Universal Borrowing This is to make available all the books and journals housed in Kentucky libraries for the support of courseware to be delivered by CVU. Students and faculty will need to have physical items from any library delivered to their home libraries and to be able to borrow from any library. Scope: 8 university libraries, 13 community college libraries, 25 technical colleges, libraries from 20 private colleges and universities may participate as they are able Phase 3-- Service: Develop a Statewide Information Literacy Program This is to make available a modular, technology-based program for information literacy and computer competency for the support of courseware to be delivered by CVU. Students and faculty will need to be trained on information seeking and information evaluation techniques. Scope: 8 university libraries, 13 community college libraries, 25 technical colleges, libraries from 20 private colleges and universities may participate as they are able Phase 4-- Service: Set up Servers and Software to Manage and Provide a Gateway to Locally Loaded Databases This is to provide the hardware and software needed to make available statewide access to commercial databases and digitized Kentuckiana collections, Kentucky census data and state publications. Scope: Server sites Phase 5-- Service: Link all Z39.50-compliant Online Catalogs This is to enable all citizens to search across library catalogs with one user interface. Scope: Libraries with Z39.50-compliant OPACs Phase 6-- Service: Provide Electronic Access to Kentuckiana Collections, Kentucky Census Data and Kentucky State Publications This is to digitize selective Kentucky-oriented archival materials, historical collections, state agencies' publications and statistical data so users can have online access. Scope: 8 university libraries and libraries with Kentuckiana collections [This page was last updated on 26 July 2000 at the old SAALCK web site. It was moved and reformatted in January 2003]