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Staff Services Team


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The Staff Services team is responsible for:

  • maintaining grants database for libraries
  • pursuing grants to benefit the LLSAP (local library system automation project)
  • assisting in organizing and providing continuing education activities for member library staff, including:
    • barcoder training
    • cataloging training
    • serials training
    • RDA training
    • barcoder's certification
    • circulation training
    • PAC training 
    • ILS and 3rd party reports training
    • acquisitions training
    • inventory training
    • OCLC interlibrary loan (First Search) training
  • maintaining documentation for system staff training and evaluation of training
  • assisting with providing for customer (member libraries) needs and service evaluations

 

Staff Services Team Members


Cassandra Thompson

Cassandra Thompson
SHARE Director
cthompson@illinoisheartland.org
(217) 318-5303

Zach Henderson

Zach Henderson
SHARE Circulation and Resource Sharing Specialist
zhenderson@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 619-2097

 

Administrative Services Team


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The Administrative Services team provides the following services:

  • develops the fee formula annually
  • develops and manages the LLSAP budget
  • completes profiling for potential new LLSAP members
  • monitor the admin module of the ILS (integrated library software)
  • provides ILS and 3rd party reports management
  • ILS troubleshooting
  • tracks and reports statistical activity for the entire LLSAP, as well as individual libraries
  • works with the Governance group regarding policy development
  • Integrated library software (ILS) patron record clean-up
  • managing loan rules, patron types, fines and fees, etc., in the ILS
  • maintaining offline circulation, room reservations, homebound, and inventory records
  • providing documentation, training, and troubleshooting assistance for staff and libraries
  • managing holds matrix/interface with delivery changes to maximize turnaround time

 

Administrative Services Team Members


Dena Porter

Dena Porter
SHARE Administrative Services Supervisor
dporter@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 619-2090

Jacob Sedor

Jacob Sedor
Administrative Services Specialist
jsedor@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 619-2092

Terry Moreland

Terry Moreland
Reporting Services Specialist
tmoreland@illinoisheartland.org

Jace Cook

Jace Cook
SHARE Member Engagement Specialist
jcook@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 474-9923

Mary Johnston

Mary Johnston
Tech Support Specialist
mjohnston@illinoisheartland.org
(217) 318-5366

 

Bibliographic Services Team


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The Bibliographic Services team is responsible for maintaining a pristine bibliographic database, including:

  • serials clean-up
  • bibliographic records clean-up
  • authority records clean-up
  • copy cataloging
  • original cataloging
  • authority record loads for updated records
  • OCLC master record upgrades
  • migration database clean-up
  • index mapping
  • NACO name authority records creation
  • special collections cataloging
  • works with the Governance group regarding policy development
  • providing documentation, training, and troubleshooting assistance for staff and libraries

 

Bibliographic Services Team Members


Jennifer Baugh

Jennifer Baugh
SHARE Manager for Bibliographic Services
jbaugh@illinoisheartland.org
618-619-2077

Pamela Thomas

Pamela Thomas
Bibliographic Grant Manager
pthomas@illinoisheartland.org
(217) 318-5364

Anna Wiegand

Anna Wiegand
Cataloger
awiegand@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 467-8054

Barbera Scoby

Barbera Scoby
Cataloger
bscoby@illinoisheartland.org
618-467-8047

Eric McKinney

Eric McKinney
Cataloger
emckinney@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 467-8035‬

Hanan Jaber

Hanan Jaber
Cataloger
hjaber@illinoisheartland.org
(217) 318-5368

Josh Zink

Josh Zink
Cataloger
jzink@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 467-8032

Linda Johnson

Linda Johnson
Cataloger
ljohnson@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 467-8041

Liz Perkins

Liz Perkins
Cataloger
lperkins@illinoisheartland.org
(217) 318-5362

Mary Cornell

Mary Cornell
Cataloger
mcornell@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 474-9894‬

Shelley Stone

Shelley Stone
Cataloger
sstone2@illinoisheartland.org

Sue Pearson

Sue Pearson
Cataloger
spearson@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 467-8130

Kat Anderberg

Kat Anderberg
Metadata Cataloger
kanderberg@illinoisheartland.org
(217) 318-5365

 

Information Technology Team


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While the members of the IT staff are not LLSAP staff, these departments work hand-in-hand in order to provide an effective and efficient program for the patrons of Illinois Heartland Library System.

  • maintaining and enhancing the PAC (Patron Access Catalog)
  • maintaining and enhancing 3rd party products
  • integrating OCLC and other product resource-sharing into IHLS LLSAP (local library system automation project) monitor server
  • provide IT/network assistance to libraries
  • evaluate networking capabilities/connectivity for migration for libraries
  • peripheral troubleshooting, maintenance for printers, scanners, etc.
  • set up/configure client machines as needed
  • continue to monitor bandwidth connectivity issues and report to libraries
  • manage firewall, virtual private network, other needed connectivity pieces
  • support server for email, text, or telemessaging notices as needed
  • support for virtual desktop troubleshooting product/help desk product
  • develop help desk product to track various issues, individual library issues/history, and develop shared knowledge database
  • long-range planning, technology development, capital replacement planning/support
  • maintain/enhance OPAC & 3rd party products
  • self-check, sip2, ncip, ill integration & other sip2 product integration, ezproxy
  • manage electronic payment capability
  • integrate OCLC and other product resource-sharing into IHLS LLSAP

 

IT Staff Members


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Troy Brown

Troy Brown
Information Technology Director
tbrown@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 467-8740

Brandon Chapman

Brandon Chapman
Network Administrator
bchapman@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 474-9776

Matt Caskey

Matt Caskey
Web & IT Administrator
mcaskey@illinoisheartland.org
(618) 474-9770

Brant Wingerter

Brant Wingerter
Web Developer
bwingerter@illinoisheartland.org
(217) 318-0203