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carefully studied.

Some suggested specifications for a small-library catalog service are:

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Total cost of $1.00 or less per item pro-
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Overall capacity to handle 250,000 titles
per year for small libraries.

Complete MARC compatability.

High-quality standardized output.

A maximum systems cost of $300,000 for
development and equipment.

It is recommended that INCOLSA make no changes to MARC data and that a state-wide catalog card format be adopted. This will ensure standardization and minimize costs and programming efforts.

There are large libraries and processing centers in Indiana that can profitably use a network such as OCLC. INCOLSA cannot afford to develop an OCLC system of its own in the near future. It will be more economic if a service contract with OCLC can be negotiated. INCOLSA should identify those libraries that can effectively use OCLC (the current U.S.O.E. network study, underway as a separate Indiana State Library project, in which factors of network use are being studied should be of great value here). These libraries should be partially subsidized to allow transition to a network operation. The contract with OCLC should require delivery to INCOLSA, at specified intervals, of records input by INCOLSA members, to form the beginnings of an INCOLSA data base.

During the course of this Study, the feasibility of an OCLC contract was discussed with OCLC's Director. Although both sides expressed interest, no commitments were made. Readers should understand that OCLC is not obligated to serve INCOLSA. It seems reasonable to expect that, if at all possible, services would be extended to Indiana.

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The major initial thrusts toward building data bases for book titles are:

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Pilot Union Catalog: When data have accumulated as a result of OCLC input and INCOLSA catalog service input, experiments can be conducted to determine efficient methods for producing state-wide book catalogs. A variety of formats and media, e.g. hardprint, microfilm, microfiche, etc., should be explored. The register and index catalogs used by the Washington State Library Network are recommended for consideration.

MARC Workshops: The concepts of cooperative bibliographic control, library data processing techniques, and machine-readable bibliographic formats need to be promulgated in Indiana. The MARC format, in particular, will be basic to many subsequent INCOLSA projects. It is recommended that MARC workshops be held both for the libraries that will be using the OCLC system and for other libraries as well. These workshops might be appropriate joint ventures between INCOLSA and ALSAs. Possibilities for workshops and seminars in other topics of interest should also be pursued.

Other Activities: In addition to the specific
projects reviewed above, INCOLSA Committees
should be established to explore areas such
as non-book cataloging, use of data bases,
control of Indiana's state and municipal pub-
lications, school library needs, and subject
and other bibliographies.

As these Committees come up with specific proposals, these should be reviewed and, as appropriate, funds should be allocated or sought to initiate recommended projects. INCOLSA should also be receptive to unsolicited proposals.

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INCOLSA should begin a Newsletter to keep members informed of State and national network developments. INCOLSA should also seek representation on appropriate state, regional, and national network planning groups.

INCOLSA Initial Three-Year Budget: The initial activities described above can be funded for the first three years at an estimated total cost of $750,000. Accordingly, this amount was requested from LSCA funds and, by the end of the COBICIL Study, funding was approved.

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"Well, 11 you may say, "it sounds good, but will it happen?" I will answer, "it will happen, but not exactly as reported and recommended here." A plan on paper and a real organization implementing that plan are two different things. There are people. Machines that don't work like they are supposed to. Deadlines that are not met.* Budgets that will not stretch.

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Since the formal ending of the COBICIL Study, the recommendations have begun to be put into action. INCOLSA has been founded (see pages 49-56 for the enabling Act and initial contracts). The first INCOLSA Board is listed on the inside back cover. For further information about INCOLSA, contact the organization at 1100 West 42nd St., Indianapolis, Indiana, 46208.

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AN ACT to establish library services authorities.
(Approved March 4, 1967)

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA:

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PURPOSE

SEC. 1. It is the purpose of this act to encourage the development 2 and improvement of all types of library service and to promote the efficient use of finances, personnel, materials and properties by enabling governing 4 authorities having library responsibilities to join together in a municipal cor5 poration called a library services authority, which will provide such services 6 and facilities as the governing authorities party to the establishment and sup7 port of the library services authority may determine. (Burns 41-1201) (IC 8 1971, 20-13-6-1)

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SEC. 2. This act may be cited as the "Library Services Authority Act." 2 (Burns 41-1202) (IC 1971, 20-13-6-2)

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SEC. 3. The term "governing authority" when used in this act means any governing body or governing or administrative officer of or for a municipal 3 corporation, agency of state government, educational institution, association 4 or other corporation, publicly or privately supported, having library responsibilities. The governing body or governing or administrative officer is that body or officer having the authority to negotiate and sign contracts, and pass resolutions, enact ordinances, issue executive orders, issue statements of 8 participation or other official acts committing the corporation which the body 9 or officer represents.

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The term "fiscal year" means the year beginning January 1, and ending 11 December 31.

12 The term "library" means a collection of a variety of books or other 13 printed matter, audiovisual materials or other items in which knowledge is re14 corded; kept in a centralized place; for which a person who has knowledge of 15 the materials, their arrangement, their use and of library skills is respon16 sible; and which are for the use of individuals or groups in meeting their recreational, informational, educational, research or cultural needs.

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The term "library facilities" means buildings, bookmobiles, rooms or 19 other definable and palpable structures or areas and the library materials and 20 equipment contained therein which are used in the operation or provision of 21 library services. 22

The term "library services" means any or all of those activities in which 23 libraries engage in the planning, managing, budgeting, financing, purchasing, 24 staffing and evaluating of their libraries; in the selection, acquisition, pro25 cessing and maintaining of their collections of materials and the related bib26 liographic records; and in the promotion, interpretation, servicing and use of 27 their library materials and facilities.

28 The term "municipal corporation" means any subdivision of the State of 29 Indiana. (Burns 41-1203) (IC 1971, 20-13-6-3)

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SEC. 4. Whenever the governing authorities of two (2) or more municipal

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