ILS consortium study: Part 1, Section 4: Governance Question Title * ILS consortium name: Question Title * Name of individual completing survey: Question Title * 1. Who is eligible to participate in your ILS consortium? (check all that apply) Public libraries School libraries Public/school combination libraries Academic libraries (UWs, private colleges, technical colleges) Public library system Other types of libraries Question Title * 2. Please describe the approval process for new members. Question Title * 3. Are there different levels of participation or membership in your ILS consortium? Yes No If yes, please explain: Question Title * 4. Is the system considered a member of the consortium? Yes No Question Title * 5. Does each member sign an agreement to participate in the ILS? Yes No Question Title * If yes (to question 5), who are the parties to the agreement? (check all that apply) Library board representative Library director System board representative System director County board representative Municipal representative Other (please specify) Question Title * 6 a. Do libraries agree to follow the policies of the consortium in the agreement? Yes No Question Title * 6 b. If yes to question 6a: How does your consortium define “policy”? In other words, how to the libraries know what they are agreeing to do? Question Title * 6 c. If yes to question 6a: What steps or measures are taken to enforce the policies? (please include both what is done and who does it) Question Title * 6 d. If yes to question 6a: What are the penalties if libraries do not follow the policies? Question Title * 7 a. Do libraries agree to follow the procedures of the consortium in the agreement? Yes No Question Title * 7 b. If yes to question 7a: How does your consortium define “procedure”? In other words, how to the libraries know what they are agreeing to do? Question Title * 7 c. If yes to question 7a: What steps or measures are taken to enforce the procedures? (please include both what is done and who does it) Question Title * 7 d. If yes to question 7a: What are the penalties if libraries do not follow the procedures? Question Title * 8. Do libraries commit to participating for a certain length of time when they join the consortium? Yes No Question Title * If yes (to question 8), how long? One year Two years Three years Four years Five years Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. Please describe the process (if any) for a member to leave the consortium: Question Title * 10. Should a member decide to leave the ILS consortium, are there costs assessed to that member library? Yes No Question Title * If yes (to question 10), what are those costs? (check all that apply) Cost of purging holdings from the database Cost for receiving a copy of their records Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. Does the system board play any role of the roles below in decision making for the consortium? (check all that apply) Takes action on ILS budget Takes action on non-ILS budget items related to the ILS Takes action on polices of the consortium Takes action on procedures of the consortium Takes action on expenditures not included in the ILS budget (contingency use) Participates in decision appeal process Participates in vendor negotiations/evaluation Takes action on consortium bylaws Takes action on consortium committee structure Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. Please describe the formal and/or informal decision appeal process(es) used in the consortium: Question Title * 13. How can the consortium be dissolved? (See next survey for Question 14) Question Title * 15. Please describe any issues you had, if any, in answering the questions in this section or any other comments you have about this section: Done