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On July 24, 2002, the Florida Library Network Council adopted and approved release of the Florida Electronic Library Plan. The purposes of this plan are to describe the concept of the Florida Electronic Library, identify the technology components to be deployed to achieve the creation of a virtual library, and recommend strategies for implementation.

The Florida Electronic Library Plan is the result of a strategic planning process conducted with a planning team of representatives of Florida libraries and guided by the Florida Library Network Council and the Division of Library and Information Services. The planning team has worked since January 2001 to define the components of the Florida Electronic Library. RMG Consultants, Inc. of Chicago IL, has worked with the planning team to define resource sharing and other technologies that might be implemented and to identify methods for accomplishing goals articulated by the plan.

• Strategic Goals for the Florida Electronic Library - September 2008
(PDF - 268KB)
• 2007-2008 Evaluation Activities for the Florida Electronic Library: Consumer Health Information and Services (PDF - 678KB)
• FEL Implementation Plan (PDF - 68KB)
• Evaluation Plan for The FEL (PDF - 255 KB)
• Assessment Criteria and Guidelines for Selected Projects Related to the FEL (PDF - 791KB)
• FEL Pilot Project Functionality Assessment (PDF - 437KB)
• Consultant's Report on Implementation of the Florida Electronic Library (PDF - 459KB)
• Evaluation of FEL: Functionality, Usability, and Accessibility Testing (PDF - 1072KB)
• Guidelines for Organization and Operation of Components of the FEL (PDF - 30KB)
• FEL: Definition of Roles and Relationships (PDF - 75KB)

• 2007 Gale Annual Report for FEL (PDF - 913 KB - 20 pages)
• 2006 Thomson Gale Annual Report for FEL (PDF - 1.17 MB - 22 pages)
• Florida Electronic Library Statistics - October 2005 (PDF - 49KB)
• Florida Electronic Library Five-Year Evaluation (2003-2007) (PDF - 1627KB)

The Florida Library Network Council acts as a steering committee for the planning and implementation of state-wide library resource sharing programs.

• Guidelines for Organization and Operation of the FLNC (PDF - 30KB)
• Council Members

Chairman Judith Ring, Director Division of Library & Information Services Tel: (850) 245-6600 FAX: (850) 488-2746 JRing@dos.state.fl.us Barry Baker, Director University of Central Florida Library University of Central Florida Tel. (407) 823-2564 FAX: (407) 823-2529 Bbaker@mail.ucf.edu Mary Brown, Library Administrator Pinellas Public Library Cooperative, Inc. Tel: (727) 893-7318 FAX: (727) 822-6828 Mbrown@pplc.us John Callahan, Director Palm Beach County Public Library Tel: (561) 233-2600 FAX: (561) 233-2644 callahanj@pbclibrary.org James Corey FLCA (Florida Center for Library Automation) Tel: (352) 392-9020 FAX: (352) 392-9185 Jcorey@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu Danny Hales, Director Suwannee River Regional Library System Tel: (386) 362-2317 FAX: (386) 364-6071 Dhales@neflin.org

Mary Ann Hodel, Director Orange County Library System Tel: (407) 835-7323 hodel.maryanne@ocls.info Betty Johnson, Director DuPont Ball Library Stetson University Tel: (386) 822-7178 FAX: (386) 822-7199 Bjohnson@stetson.edu Richard Madaus, Director College Center for Library Automation Tel: (850) 922-6044 FAX: (850) 922-4869 Rmadaus@cclaflorida.org Dr. Nancy Teger, Program Specialist School Library Media Services Florida Department of Education Tel: (850) 488-8184 FAX: (850) 921-8523 Nancy.Teger@fldoe.org Brian Kelley, Director Palm Beach Community College Tel: (561) 868-3800 FAX: (561) 868-3708 Kelleyb@pbcc.edu

Meeting Minutes

• May 22, 2002 (PDF - 66 KB)
• July 24, 2002 (PDF - 14 KB)
• February 21, 2003 (PDF - 84 KB)
• August 21, 2003 (PDF - 59 KB)
• November 1, 2003 (PDF - 28 KB)
• February 19, 2004 (PDF - 67 KB)
• December 6, 2004 (PDF - 73 KB)
• August 16, 2005 (PDF - 67 KB)
• February 27, 2006 (PDF - 42 KB)
• February 21, 2007 (PDF - 81 KB)

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