E4libraries Accreditation Scheme
Renewal of Accreditation form
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Rather than asking organisations that have already gained an award on the e4Libraries Accreditation Scheme to apply for renewal / re-accreditation from scratch, the following is an update form which can be used to highlight any significant changes or progress made in the last year (or since your organisation’s previous application).
Please note: if you feel that one or more of these areas is not applicable to your organisation, please explain why in the field provided. If you feel that you have already implemented a technology and derived all possible benefits in a previous year's application please answer 3 (fully implemented) rather than 0 (no new progress made).
Note, if you are applying as a library stock supplier rather than a library, please give details of what you do and how you assist your library customers in these areas.
Section A: About your organisation
Name of Organisation
Type of Organisation:
Address of Organisation:
Your name:
Your job title:
Contact telephone number:
Contact email address:
Number of libraries in your organisation:
Name of Library Management Systems supplier(s):
Name of RFID supplier(s):
Name of your major stock suppliers:
To what extent does your organisation do central buying of stock and services or to what extent is this done locally or by branches?
Are you a member of a consortium?
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Section B
1. Standards
BIC believes that industry standards reduce costs and improve service in libraries. Please indicate any changes to your commitment or policy towards standards.
Please Score your organisation out of 3 where 0 = Not Applicable or No progress made, 1 = only very basic long established standards e.g. ISBN, 2 = More widespread use of standards, 3 = Strong commitment to standards in all areas of the business. Please give details to support your score.
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Your score
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2. Bibliographic Metadata
BIC is committed to the provision and use or accurate and complete bibliographic information/product metadata for use by staff and borrowers. Please indicate any changes in your provision or use of bibliographic information.
Please score your organisation out of 3 where 0 = Not Applicable or No progress made, 1 = some improvements, 2 = Steady progress, 3 = Already fully implemented or strong progress towards improved metadata. Please give details to support your score.
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3. EDI
BIC is committed to electronic communication (e.g. EDI Quotes, Orders, Invoices etc.) between libraries and their stock suppliers. Please indicate any changes in your use of EDI and your exchange of routine business messages.
Please score your organisation out of 3 where 0 = Not Applicable or No progress made, 1 = Some improvements, 2 = Steady progress, 3 = Already implemented or strong progress towards improved full cycle EDI and exploitation of the technology to deliver improved service at lower costs. Please give details to support your score.
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4. RFID
BIC believes that libraries derive significant benefits from the deployment of RFID technology which enables self-service, improved stock management and security.
Please score your organisation out of 3 where where 0 = Not Applicable or No progress made, 1 = some improvements, 2 = Steady progress, 3 = Fully implemented RFID in all libraries (except where impracticable) Please give some details to support your score, e.g. what your RFID is used for and your percentage self-issue rates etc. Please also mention if you use 28560/2, SIP2 or LCF.
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5. Systems Integration
BIC believes that unnecessary re-keying of data can introduce error and that ideally, systems should interoperate, automating the exchange of information with minimal manual intervention. Integration can be from library management systems (LMS) to authority or university finance systems.
Please score your organisation out of 3 where where 0 = Not Applicable or No progress made, 1 = some improvements, 2 = Steady progress, 3 = Fully implemented or strong progress towards systems integration. Please give details to support your score.
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6. Digital
BIC believes that digital books and related products are important to the future of libraries and that this may include renting hardware e-readers or tablets etc. Please indicate any changes in your lending of digital products.
Please score your organisation out of 3 where where 0 = Not Applicable or No progress made, 1 = some improvements, 2 = Steady progress, 3 = Already implemented or strong progress towards a full digital lending strategy. Please give details to support your score:
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7. Promoting and Supporting Activity
BIC encourages libraries and their suppliers to promote beneficial technologies and standards within the library community. Please give details of your involvement, membership of organisations, user-groups etc.
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8. Innovation
BIC is keen to encourage innovation in libraries and extra credit will be given to applicants who have embraced new services or technologies, not already covered above, to enhance their own service offering or provide some other benefit. Please give details:
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Please submit your application (as an email attachment) to Alaina-Marie Bassett by the deadline for submissions:
Book Industry Communication
7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE
Telephone 020 7255 0516
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