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**Technology profile of the library authority**

Shared Services

Are library systems shared with other authorities?

Yes: the library management system (Spydus) is shared with the AGMA library consortium. At the moment, only bibliographic data is shared.

Outsourcing

Is the service or aspects of the service outsourced?

Telephone renewals or membership enquiries by 'phone are dealt with by arm's-length Contact Centre.

RFID

In all libraries?

No: three libraries: Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Central (this latter based in Number One Riverside, the new municipal buildings)

E-books

Does the library provide e-books?

Playaways available for loan in some libraries

Online:

OneClickDigital e-audiobooks,

Overdrive scheduled for later in 2014.

Also the usual access to Librivox and Gutenberg.

EDI

What EDI mesages are used?

Quotes, Fulfilments and Invoices. Acknowledgements scheduled for Summer 2014

Integration between Library Systems and Finance

How is this achieved?

Manually via a weekly report that's emailed over for import into Civica Financials

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