SCLS Partnership Program

What is the Partnership Program?

Through the Partnership Program, library staff that have been designated by the library director will be able to make changes to SCLS-supported staff PCs (we hope to expand this to patron PCs in the future).   A complete description of the service can be found here:
http://www.scls.info/committees/tc/documents/PartnershipProgram.pdf

The program was introduced in December 2011, and 2 libraries have since participated in pilot testing.

What do I need to know?

SCLS has a webpage that details the steps to participate in the Partnership Program: http://www.scls.info/technology/partner/index.html.  

After the Library Director and interested participants review the information, the main steps are:

1. The Library Director will sign the Partnership Program Memorandum of Understanding and return it to SCLS.
2. The Library Director will indicate which staff members and which library PCs will participate in the Partnership Program.
3. A training session will be scheduled between new participants and SCLS staff.
4. Partnership Program user accounts will be distributed to participants.

If you think your library might be interested in the Partnership Program, please review all of the available documentation on the Partnership Program webpage.

How do I sign up to participate?

1. Review the documentation on the SCLS Partnership Program page and make sure it is a good fit for your library.
2. Print and sign the Memorandum of Understanding and send it to SCA: Attn Jon Mark.
3. Express your interest in the program by calling the Help Desk.
4. SCLS staff will contact you to schedule training when the appropriate systems are in place here at HQ.

What’s the timeline?

SCLS staff will work through the list of interested libraries as time permits over upcoming months.  Things will probably start slow and then pick up speed as we learn from our experiences and streamline the rollout process.