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SCDC Members

Cooperative Purchasing

SCDC Committee Members

Katy DiVittorio, (Co-Chair), Auraria Library
Michael Levine-Clark, (Co-Chair), University of Denver
Calida Barboza, Colorado College
Jocelyn Boice, Colorado State University
Barbara Borst, Colorado Mesa University
Tristan Buss, Western Colorado University
Dawn Combe, Regis University
Jessie Council, Colorado State University
Beth Denker, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Randyn Heisserer-Miller, Colorado State University
Lisa Hughes, Colorado Mesa University
Matt Jabaily, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Yumin Jiang, CU Strauss Health Sciences Library
Nelia Koontz, University of Wyoming
Kathleen Kucharski, United States Air Force Academy
Jennifer Lawson, Colorado State University – Pueblo
Jennifer Leffler, University of Nothern Colorado
Kayla Lenkner, Colorado College
George Machovec, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Jamie Markus, University of Wyoming
Kelly McCusker, Auraria Library
Danielle Ostendorf, Colorado School of Mines
Christopher Pusateri, University of Colorado at Boulder
Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming
Michelle Schonken, CU Strauss Health Sciences Library
Tracie Seurer, Colorado Mesa University
Denis Shannon, University of Wyoming
Laura Simcik, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Heidi Splittgerber, Colorado State University
Lisa Steck-Gillen, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Shannon Tharp, University of Denver
Stacey Watson, Denver Public Library
Gabrielle Wiersma, University of Colorado at Boulder

Shared Collection Development Committee

Current Topics

ALCTS DDA presentation by panel (including Michael Levine Clark from DU.)

Faculty Profile Information Sharing

Examples of our E-Resources

The Alliance manages contracts with many vendors, including the following major companies:

Aggregators

EBSCO
ProQuest
Gale

E-book Publishers

Springer
Wiley
Oxford
Palgrave

Journal Publishers

Cambridge
Oxford
Wiley
Taylor and Francis
Springer
Elsevier

Cooperative Purchasing

The Alliance assists libraries with purchases or subscriptions to e-resources such as database, journal, and e-book licensing. Contact us today to learn more about how cooperative purchasing can help your library save money on electronic resources.

Peer-to-Peer FAQ

Prospector Services

Peer-to-Peer FAQ

What is the Peer-to-Peer project?

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) is a product that III licenses to connect one INN-Reach system to another to enable borrowing/lending of materials between systems.

Both systems retain separate databases; records aren’t shared between catalogs, rather searches are transferred from one system to another. The CO Alliance has licensed Peer-to-Peer software to connect to the MOBIUS consortium. If a patron doesn’t find what they are looking for in Prospector, there is a link to transfer the search into MOBIUS. From there the patron can place a request on an available item just as they would in Prospector.

When the lending library receives the item, the item shows up in the INN-Reach tab and is processed just like a Prospector request. Prospector libraries can print courier slips that are prepopulated with the library name, Missouri library courier code, MOBUIS Courier code, and library address.

What is MOBIUS?

MOBIUS is a 501(3)C Non-profit Consortium based out of Columbia, MO. It has over 70 members, which includes academic, public and special libraries. MOBIUS manages the INN-Reach catalog as well as local Sierra systems for member libraries.

What libraries can participate in the P2P connection with MOBIUS?

Only Sierra, Millennium or Polaris libraries can participate in P2P. Non-III libraries cannot participate in MOBIUS due to software compatibility issues. Only Marmot academic libraries participate in the P2P connection. None of the Marmot public libraries are part of P2P. For a list of participating Marmot libraries see: https://www.marmot.org/member-libraries .

Where can I find a list of the Circulation contacts for Mobius?

http://mobiusconsortium.org/circulation-and-ill-contact-list

Where can I find a list of MOBIUS libraries?

https://mobiusconsortium.org/members-by-cluster

Will the MOBIUS libraries request all of our popular items?

Quite the contrary--borrowing and lending is reciprocal and fairly balanced among Prospector libraries. This was a fear when we began Prospector back in 1999, but it never materialized.The same is true of MOBIUS. MOBIUS requests make up less than 2% of of all Prospector requests. This averages out to be less than 150 requests per month per library.

How do we check in the Mobius items? Do we scan the barcodes on the material?

You will scan the barcodes to check the items in using the normal check-in function in Millennium or Sierra.

What are the MOBIUS loan rules?

Prospector and MOBIUS have very similar lending policies. So to keep things simple, Prospector libraries have copied their existing Prospector loan rules to create two new loan rules for MOBIUS. When you receive a MOBIUS item for your patron, you will use the MOBIUS loan rule, which should be very similar, if not the same as the existing Prospector loan rule for either media or monographs. Prospector has two loan rules 7 days with no renewal on AV items and one checkout + one renewal for monographs.

Prospector libraries don't exchange money for lost items. Does this same practice apply to MOBIUS libraries?

Yes, MOBIUS has agreed to reimburse their libraries for items that Colorado patrons have lost. If an item being borrowed through MOBIUS is lost or damaged, please contact rose-at-coalliance.org and we will take it from there.

MOBIUS charges $120 for a lost item. Does this charge apply to all items and is their room for negotiation?

The MOBIUS office has agreed to reimburse their libraries for items lost or damaged through Prospector. Contact rose-at-coalliance.org for lost or damaged items.

How do I send items to MOBIUS libraries?

CLiC has created special labels for MOBIUS items. Please be sure that you are using the latest set of labels: https://www.coalliance.org/sites/default/files/MobiusLabel1.pdf .

1. Download the label and open it as a PDF with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

2. Click the "reset" button to refresh the labels.

3. Refer to the MOBIUS legend for identifying the correct library code/name. https://www.coalliance.org/sites/default/files/MobiusCodesLegend.xlsx

4, Attach the label to the outside of the item(s) just as you would a CO courier label.

Do we need to place MOBIUS items in bags when returning or sending materials?

It's not necessary to place items in MOBIUS bags. However, please do return MOBIUS bags when sending items back to Missouri.

Will P2P requests show up on INNReach reports – institutional overdues, requested too long, returned too long, etc?

Yes, MOBIUS requests will be treated just as all your other INN-Reach requests.

Will custom print templates in Sierra and Millennium work with P2P requests?

Yes.

How do I get lending/borrowing statistics for MOBIUS?

The Prospector fulfillment report includes the number of items that MOBIUS libraries have borrowed from each Prospector library. Refer to the second row of the spreadsheet "Borrowing Site". http://prospector.coalliance.org:4444/olinkpatrep/report2/0/. Here's an example.

For the number of items Prospector libraries borrow from MOBIUS libraries, go to http://classic.searchmobius.org:4444/olinkpatrep/report2/0/ under "owning/lending site" each borrowing library is listed. This is the total number of borrows from each MOBIUS/Prospector library. Refer to individual columns for the specific number of items borrowed from each MOBIUS library. Here's an example.

Should we expect a lot of requests to/from the Prospector libraries?

The MOBIUS connection has been in place since 2014. Requests continue to be very low; MOBIUS requests make up less than 2% of of all Prospector requests. This averages out to be less than 150 requests per month per library.

Peer to Peer with Mobius

Prospector Services

Peer-to-Peer with Mobius

December 15, 2023

MOBIUS is migrating to OpenRS, a heterogenous resource sharing system that is ILS and Discovery agnostic and accommodates the full spectrum of mediated and unmediated resource sharing. (OpenLibrary Foundation Press Release, Aug, 2023.) During this time, lending and borrowing between the two systems will cease. Patrons will have until January 12, 2024 to make requests for MOBIUS items. After this time, if an item isn't found in Prospector, patrons will have to order it through traditional interlibrary loan.

March 29, 2024 is the last day of service for the courier KC Line Haul that goes to Goodland Kansas. If libraries receive MOBIUS returns from patrons, they will need to mail them back to the owning library in Missouri. Currently, there isn't an estimate on when the connection will be re-established between the two systems.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In 2014 Prospector launched a peer to peer connection with MOBIUS, an INN-Reach system in Missouri that has over 70 member libraries including academic, public and special libraries. https://mobiusconsortium.org/member-libraries.

If a patron doesn’t find what they are looking for in Prospector, there is a link to transfer the search into the MOBIUS catalog. If the item is found in MOBIUS, the patron can place the request, just as they would place a request in Prospector.

REPORTING

Mobius Fulfillment Reports
- This reports on the number of items Prospector borrows from Mobius.
MOBIUS-Prospector (generated by MOBIUS office)

Reports and Statistics

Prospector Services

Reports and Statistics

Prospector Annual Director's Meeting 2023

DETAILED TITLE REPORTS
(Contact the Alliance Office for login.)

http://prospector.coalliance.org/iii/innreach/InnReachUserLogin.html

PROSPECTOR FULFILLMENTS

MOBIUS FULFILLMENTS

GENERATE FULFILLMENTS

https://prospector.coalliance.org:63100/olinkpatrep/report1/0//?
(Includes the number of items borrowed from Prospector and Mobius borrows and requests.)
Mobius Fulfillment: http://classic.searchmobius.org:4444/olinkpatrep/report2/0/
(Includes the number of items borrowed from Mobius and includes Prospector borrows and requests.)

BIB & ITEM QUARTERLY STATS

Prospector Presentations

Prospector User

Prospector

December 7, 2023