File #: 25-0065   
Type: Ordinance-S Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 4/23/2025 Final action: 4/23/2025
Title: Online Cataloging - OCLC Inc - 133227 - Amendment (Ordinance S-51827) - Citywide

Title

Online Cataloging - OCLC Inc - 133227 - Amendment (Ordinance S-51827) - Citywide

 

Description

Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee to allow additional expenditures under Contract 133227 with OCLC, Inc. for the purchase of Online Cataloging for the Library Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $215,000.

 

Report

Summary

This contract provides shared technology services and community programs through OCLC, Inc.'s Interlibrary Loan Service to the Phoenix Public Library (PPL) and its members. These services allow members to access and borrow millions of digitalized, pre-created records (metadata) from libraries worldwide, and it increases cataloging efficiency for PPL staff. Additional funds are needed to ensure the continuation of the materials and services provided by OCLC, Inc.

 

This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.

 

Contract Term

The contract term remains unchanged, ending on September 30, 2026.

 

Financial Impact

Upon approval of $215,000 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $1,615,000. Funds are available in the Library Department’s budget.

 

Concurrence/Previous Council Action

The City Council previously reviewed this request:

OCLC Contract 133227 (Ordinance S-38226) on October 5, 2011.

OCLC Contract 133227 (Ordinance S-41897) on July 1, 2015.

• OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., dba OCLC, Inc. Contract 133227 (Ordinance S-43459) on May 10, 2017.

• Online Public Access Cataloging and Metadata Services for Library Department Contract 133227 (Ordinance S-44802) on June 20, 2018.

• Online Cataloging Contract 133227 (Ordinance S-47945) on September 15, 2021.

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Inger Erickson and the Library Department.