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Data[edit]

Public Libraries and the Internet[edit]

Statewide

State LT56kbps 56-128kbps 129-256kbps 257-768kbps 769-1.5kbps GT1.5mbps DK LT 769 GT769
Michigan 1.20% 9.50% 10.20% 11.10% 39.50% 26.60% 1.80% 32.00% 66.10%

By Metropolitan Status

Rural Surburban Urban
Michigan 46.90% 51.90% 1.30% Michigan 25.50% 71.70% 2.80% Michigan 0% 100% 0%

E-Rate[edit]

We are waiting for data on E-Rate discounts.

Internet2 SPEGs[edit]

Michigan has an Internet2 SPEG, but libraries are not connected.
State Connected 2k6 Possible % of possible K20 < 1.5 Mbps K20 => 1.5Mbps
Michigan 0 661 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

ORS Survey Data[edit]

  How Libraries Connect... Barriers
State % of Libraries w/ Broadband Teleco Company School District Local Gov't Regional Telecom Network Regional Library Network State Telecomm Network State Library Telecom Network Other Few Comm Capacity Too Many Companies High Cost State Policy Lack of Local Expertise Other # of Vulnerable Libraries
Michigan

Misc.[edit]

State Library Conn'y (Draft - circ'd by Rick W. (J. Bertot) Receives Fed'l High-Cost Funding State Adv. Services, BBd or Tech Fund State USF High-Cost State USF Schools & Lib State USF Low-Income(in add'n to fed'l) Provides state support for Fed'l Lifeline/Linkup Statewide Network (SEGP) Statewide Video Franchise Notes
Michigan 60-79% of libraries with connectivity speeds of 769kbps or higher States receiving less than $1 per line in high cost support Michigan * * * $ X X X (2006) - awaiting signing

FCC Data[edit]

Providers of High Speed Lines by Technology

State ADSL SDSL Traditional
Wireline
Cable
Modem
Fiber Satellite Fixed
Wireless
Mobile
Wireless
Power Line
and Other
Total
Michigan 533,835 4,059 23,377 888,018 132,473 12,378 2,755 Data withheld to maintain firm confidentiality Data withheld to maintain firm confidentiality 1,786,572


High-Speed Lines by State (Over 200 kbps in at least one direction)

State 1999
Dec
2000
June
2001
June
2002
June
2003
June
2004
June
2004
Dec
2005
June
2005
Dec
2006
June
Michigan 78,184 131,692 389,441 531,524 729,113 946,819 1,088,090 1,336,312 1,558,034 1,786,572


Universal Service Fund

State or Jurisdiction Payments from USF to Service Providers Estimated
Contributions
Estimated Net
Dollar Flow
High Cost
Support
Low-Income
Support
Schools &
Libraries
Rural Health
Care

Total
  Amount % of Total Amount % of Total
Michigan 53,575 11,425 34,722 694 100,416 1.54% 185,371 2.84% -84,956


Broadband Providers[edit]

Broadband Providers Receiving MDBA Loans
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/broadband_providers_130724_7.pdf

State Network Information[edit]

Network Org. Funding Source Constituents Control Body Technology
MICHIGAN
Merit/MichNet
http://www.merit.edu/michnet
4251 Plymouth Road
Arbor Lakes Bldg.1
Suite 200
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734) 764-9430
Merit is a non-profit corporation owned by twelve of Michigan’s four year publicly supported universities Merit affiliates include: 70 colleges and universities, 24 community colleges, 253 K-12 schools or school districts 16 local, state and federal government agencies, 17 healthcare organizations, 74 libraries, 46 non profit organizations and 51 business Operated by Merit Network, Inc a non-profit corporation owned by 12 of MI 4-year public universities. In addition to the twelve members there are 427 affiliates with a combined total of 551 direct network attachments from 223 separate locations Comprehensive dial up and direct connection services. Frame relay, ATM 45 Mbps connection to internet MCI

State-Level Broadband Report[edit]

State Broadband Index
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/State_Broadband_Index_71282_7.pdf
Annual Legislative Report - March 1, 2007
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cis/2006_Annual_Report_MBDA__190385_7.pdf

Karen's Report[edit]

Library of Michigan[edit]

The Library of Michigan is the official state library agency. In October 2001, the Library became part of the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries (HAL).

In November 2005, Governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Nancy R. Robertson as State Librarian. Ms. Robertson had worked at the State Library since 1995. Ms Robertson served as acting state librarian, deputy state librarian for internal operations, and the curator and rare book librarian.

The Governor, in consultation with the Library of Michigan Board of Trustees, appoints the state librarian, who is charged with the care of all administrative functions of the Library.

The Governor appoints the members of State Library Board of Trustees who represent libraries and users. Members from the legislative and judicial branches are appointed by that body.

State Library Contacts[edit]

State Librarian
Nancy Robertson
E-mail: nrobertson@michigan.gov
Phone: 517-373-5504
Michigan eLibrary Coordinator
Sue Davidsen
e-mail: davidsens@michigan.gov
phone: (517) 373-4466
Director of Statewide Services
Sheryl Mase
e-mail: smase@michigan.gov
phone: (517) 373-4331
State Data Coordinator
Terri Assaf
e-mail: assaft@michigan.gov
Phone (517) 373-3828

The Governor appoints the members of State Library Board of Trustees who represent libraries and users. Members from the legislative and judicial branches are appointed by that body.

Elaine M. Logan (Chair)
Pfizer, Inc.
Email: elaine.logan@pfizer.com
Rep. Spec. Libs.
B. Denise Bartlett
Email: bndbartlett@tds.net
Rep. Schools
Linda Farynk, (Vice-Chair)
Director, Melvin J. Zahnow Library
Saginaw Valley State University
Rep. MLA
Senator Irma Clark-Coleman
Email: seniclark-coleman@senate.michigan.gov
Rep. Legislature - (no term) (D - Dist. 3 - Detroit)
Representative Fran Amos
Email: franamos@house.michigan.gov
Rep. Legislature (no term) (R - Dist. 43 - Waterford)
Senator Tom George
Email: sentgeorge@senate.michigan.gov
Rep. Legislature (no term) (R - Dist. 20 - Kalamazoo)
Charles R. Myers, Mayor
City of Lowell
Email: myersc@icnb.com
Rep. Genl. User )
Clifford Taylor
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
(Designee): Barbara Bonge
Rep. Supreme Court (no term)
Nancy S. Skowronski
Director, Detroit Public Library
Email: nskowro@detroit.lib.mi.us
Rep. Public Libraries
Representative Aldo Vagnozzi
Email: aldovagnozzi@house.michigan.gov
Rep. Legislature (no term) (D - Dist. 37 - Farmington Hills)
Michael O. Smith
Director, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Email: M.O.Smith@wayne.edu
Rep. Academics
William Anderson
Director, Department of History, Arts, and Libraries
Email: banderson@michigan.gov
Rep. HAL (no term)
William Anderson
Director, Department of History, Arts, and Libraries
Email: banderson@michigan.gov
Rep. HAL (no term)
Nancy R. Robertson
State Librarian
Email: nrobertson@michigan.gov
Secretary

Michigan Public Libraries[edit]

Michigan has 379 main libraries, 279 branch libraries, and 16 bookmobiles. In FY 2005, Michigan public libraries offered 7,785 Internet computers.

Public Libraries and Filtering

The State Library does not track how many public libraries use filters. Sheryl Mase estimated that about 1/3 of all libraries use filters.

Public Libraries and E-Rate

Discounts received for FY 2005 total $1,546,800. Total discounts for Fiscal Years 03, 04, and 05 total $5,464,412. 116 libraries applied for E-rate discounts in FY 2005.

Michigan Cooperative Libraries[edit]

Created by statute and administered by the Library of Michigan, these libraries have separate boards and services. All public libraries meeting certain requirement are eligible to be members in the cooperative library. Funding comes from the state and from participating libraries. Cooperative libraries must consist of one of the following:
a) Two or more counties with a total population of at least 100,000
b) One county plus portions of other counties with a population of at least 100,000
c) One county or portion of the county with a population of at least 400,000
d) Portions of 2 or more counties with a population of at least 350,000
e) Combinations of counties or portions of counties serving a population of at least 50,000, if the region served has a population of 35 or fewer persons per square mile.

Thirteen cooperative libraries serve Michigan residents. The cooperative directors have a separate association:

Michigan Library Cooperative Directors Association
c/o Ann C. Holt/ Capital Library Cooperative
4 Universal Way
Jackson, MI
Email: aholt@clc.lib.mi.us
Phone: (517) 768-8173

Cooperatives and Connectivity[edit]

Seven library cooperatives belong to the Merit network.

In September 2006, The Library Network (TLN), the public library cooperative serving 65 libraries in southeast Michigan, announced a new optical and data networking services contract with ATT. Under the terms of the three-year contract, AT&T will deliver AT&T OPT-E-MAN® and AT&T network-based virtual private network (VPN).

Tammy Turgeon, Interim Director
The Library Network
13331 Reeck Road
Southgate, MI
Email: tturgeon@tln.lib.mi.us
Phone: (734) 281-3830

Elwood J. Downing. Merit Network, Member Services Manager, noted that the following library cooperatives have made great progress in providing high-speed broadband to their member libraries, particularly in rural areas. Mr. Downing recommends that the team talk to these directors.

Superiorland Library Cooperative is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Many of the member libraries are in rural areas.

Suzanne Dees, Director
Superiorland Library Cooperative
1615 Presque Isle Avenue
Marquette MI
Phone: (906) 228-7697
Email: sdees@uproc.lib.mi.us

2) The Library Network, (see above for contact information)

3) Northland Library Cooperative in the North East rural portion of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. This cooperative moved to fiber and will have an ROI in less than two and one-half years.

Northland Library Cooperative
316 East Chisholm Street
Alpena, MI
Ms. Jennifer L. Dean, Director
Email: jdean@northland.lib.mi.us
(989) 356-1622
(989) 354-3939

4) Valley Library Consortium, Karl Steiner, Director (contact information below). Merit is currently building fiber into the "the last mile."

5) Chippewa River District Library. This is a district library, not a cooperative, but Mr. Downing suggests that the team contact Mr. Mitchell as this rural library is engineering solutions to provide high-speed access.

Lise Mitchell, Library Director
Emial: lhmitch@crdl.org
Phone. 989.773.3242.

MEL (Michigan Electronic Library)[edit]

MeL is the Michigan eLibrary, and contains magazine, newspaper and journal articles, books, and evaluated Web sites. MeL includes specialized resources such as genealogy, health, business, test preparation, careers and education. MeL also provides eBooks and online courses.

The Library of Michigan contracts with the Michigan Library Consortium and collaborates with a number of Michigan organizations and institutions to provide the MeL service. This service is funded in part by the State of Michigan and additional support from LSTA. The cost of MeL is approximately $3.5 million per year.

MeL grew from the combination of several statewide projects. The original projects were the Michigan Electronic Library, a collection of Internet resources selected by librarians and AccessMichigan, a project to provide licensed commercial databases to Michigan's libraries. MeLCat, a statewide resource-sharing project, was begun in 2005.

MeL.org earned top ranking in the "government-to-citizen" category as part of the Center's annual "Best of the Web" and Digital Government Achievement Awards competition.

State Government Telecommunication[edit]

Public Services Commission

The Public Services Commission’s Telecommunication Department is headed by

Mr. Orjiakor Isiogu
Michigan Public Service Commission
6545 Mercantile Way
Lansing
Email: onisiog@michigan.gov
Phone: (517) 241-6180

Michigan Broadband Development Authority (MBDA)

In 2002, Michigan's legislature created the first Broadband Development Authority in the United States. The agency facilitates broadband expansion for the benefit of all people of the state. The Authority is an independent state government agency, authorized to issue investment grade, taxable and tax-exempt bonds, the proceeds of which can be used to provide financing assistance.

The MBDA was created to help Michigan attract more private sector investment in high-speed Internet infrastructure, and to increase demand for and utilization of broadband services. It does so by offering low-cost loans to telecommunications companies willing to make such investments and by offering organizations low-cost financing for the acquisition of hardware/software applications that will improve or increase their use of broadband service.

MBDA loans have expanded service into locations where few if any other broadband services existed and in markets where there was typically only one dominant carrier. In the latter markets, the MBDA has seen prices drop dramatically because of the competitive pressure created by its loans and the resulting expansion of broadband services. ACD.net, for example, has used MBDA loans to expand services in several suburban communities outside major metropolitan areas. In each instance, the incumbent carriers have matched or reduced pricing and have expanded their investments in those same areas. Quantifying the overall impact of this “multiplier” investment is difficult, but it is significant.

Beyond lending, the MBDA has communicated and advocated for the need for expanding the availability of high-speed Internet services. It has championed the need for communities to have wireless/mobile options in addition to traditional broadband services.

James W. Butler, III
Michigan Broadband Development Authority
300 N. Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48913
Phone: 517.241.2121
Email: butlerj4@michigan.gov

Video Franchising

On December 21, 2006, Governor Granholm signed legislation to change video service in the state of Michigan. This legislation is known as Public Act 480, or more commonly known as the “Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act”. 2006 PA 480 creates a uniformed franchise agreement that is to be used between each franchising entity and video provider in the state of Michigan. The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has been the designated agency to implement the Act.

Michigan Telecommunication Association (Private)

Scott Stevenson, President
124 W. Allegan, Ste. 1400
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: 517- 482-4166
Email: stevenson.scott@telecommich.org

Jennifer Greenburg, Government Policy Director
Email: greenburg.jennifer@telecommich.org
Phone: 517-482-4166

Other Michigan Library Organizations[edit]

Michigan Library Consortium

MLC is Michigan’s OCLC regional service center. It is a non-profit membership organization comprised of all types of Michigan libraries. MLC provides libraries a convenient, single point of contact for training, group purchasing and technical support for electronic resources.

Randy Dykhuis. Executive Director
1407 Rensen Street, Suite 1
Lansing, MI
E-Mail: dykhuisr@mlcnet.org
Phone: 800-530-9019
Phone: 517-394-2420 ext: 119

Michigan Library Association

Gretchen Couraud, CAE, CFRE
Executive Director
Phone: 517 394-2774, ext. 224
Email: couraudg@mlcnet.org
Gretchen directs the association and is the chief lobbyist and public relations contact.

MERIT Network

http://www.merit.ed
4251 Plymouth Road
Arbor Lakes Bldg.1, Suite 200
Ann Arbor, MI
(734) 764-9430

Dan Welch, Merit Executive Director (appointed 2006)
Phone: 734-615-0547
Email: dwelch@merit.edu

Elwood Downing, Manager Membership Services
Phone: 734-936-2040
Email: edowning@merit.edu

Merit Network is a non-profit corporation owned by 12 of Michigan's four-year public universities. Merit also offers services to higher education, K12, library, government and non-profit organizations in Michigan. Known as Affiliate Members, these organizations fully participate in the Merit community and elect representatives to the Merit Advisory Council. In addition to the twelve members, Merit has over 250 Affiliate Members with over 440 direct network attachments.

Merit network is based on a 10 Gbps core fiber network and including connections to four Tier 1 service providers and over 20 non-transit peers. Merit is Michigan's Giga-pop with redundant connections to the commodity Internet as well as at major backbone nodes. Reliability is provided 24x7-365 days (including holidays) by Network Operations Center. Merit Network is also the Internet2 connector for educational, including libraries, in the state of Michigan.

Merit and Public Libraries. Public libraries can join through the Affiliate Member program, which started in 1992. Services include:

Internet2. Merit was one of the first state education networks to receive designation as an Internet2 Sponsored Educational Group Participant (SEGP). Through this program, Merit serves as a conduit to Internet2's many working groups and initiatives for Michigan institutions. While several Michigan universities are Internet2 members, Merit provides access to nearly 45 other institutions via the SEGP program.

High-volume bandwidth. Merit provides each Affiliate Member with a direct "pipe" to peers, Internet2, and multiple commodity Internet links.

Collaboration. Merit staff members facilitate collaborations among Affiliate Members and Members.

WAN Management. Merit provides a fully managed WAN service for a number of school districts and library systems. Merit supports WAN to the same standards as a backbone.

E-Rate. Merit is an authorized E-Rate Eligible Service Provider, with streamlined processes for E-Rate discounts. Discounts from 7/1/2006 through 6/30/07, for Merit Library Affiliate Members participating in Internet Access E-rate funding are:

Total Cost before Discount: $775,219

Total Discount: $532,582

Total invoiced to Merit Affiliate Member Libraries: $242,636.81

Average Discount is approx: 71%

Training and technical expertise. Merit staff offer technical meetings, seminars, webinars, training sessions and ad hoc interactions with Merit engineers; Merit provides avenues for educational organizations to learn and exchange information amongst peers such as Merit Annual Meeting; Merit seminars/workshops; web casts designed to provide technical training; and on-line discussion groups.

</strong>Affiliate Member relationships</strong>. Merit provides a way for libraries to be involved in the governance of Merit through the Merit Advisory Council (MAC) members. The chair and co-chair of the MAC attend the Merit Board Meetings to bring Affiliate concerns and technology needs to the attention of the Merit Board.

Support. Affiliate Members have direct access to a highly trained team of professionals to provide support and assistance to the Library community. Merit has a Library Outreach Coordinator who focuses primarily on the needs of the Michigan Library community. In addition, the Support Team facilitates services for Security Consulting for network design and preventive network attack analysis, MeritMail, streaming media, video Bridging, co-location service, and Web contingency services.

Merit and Filtering. Merit does not provide content filtering to members. Merit provides SPAM and Virus protection services as part of Merit's e-mail service offering. For the July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 USF funding year, Merit had 19 library entities participate in E-Rate funding. These applicants represent 86 libraries.

Merit Affiliate Committee Library Representatives

Travis Bussler
tbussler@crdl.org
Phone: 989.773.3242
Chippewa River District Library
Network Administrator
2007
Roger Mendel
rmendel@flint.org
Phone: (810) 232-7119
Mideastern Library Cooperative
Director
2008
Karl Steiner
ksteiner@vlc.lib.mi.us
Phone: (989) 497-0925
Valley Library Consortium
Director
2009

Other MERIT Information:

• As of July 2007, the Detroit Library will no longer be a member of Merit. The library signed a contract for full telecommunications service with ATT.
• In some locales, Merit will build and own lines using dark fiber. Merit builds in anticipation of future needs and cooperates with community partners to design the best connectivity solutions.
• According to Mr. Downing, the non-member library cooperatives may choose not to belong to Merit because of their rural locations and the costs for Merit membership may be higher than those of local ISPs

Merit E-Rate Information

Discounts from 7/1/2006 through 6/30/07, for Merit Library Affiliate Members participating in Internet Access E-rate funding are:

Total Cost before Discount: $775,219

Total Discount: $532,582

Total invoiced to Merit Affiliate Member Libraries: $242,636.81

Average Discount is approx: 71%


Merit Costs. Costs vary depending on the location of the library, what incumbent telecommunication provider is in the area (Verizon and ATT). In most ATT areas Merit can use a CLEC provider, which is a telecommunications provider company that competes with other, already established carriers (generally the incumbent local exchange carrier provider), which reduces the access circuit cost for each of the libraries.

Using the following assumptions, the costs for 1.5, 6.0M, or 10M are estimated below:

1) One year contract

2) All libraries will use a traditional telco circuit.

3) Libraries are in the ATT telco provider area.

4) One-time costs include all local necessary equipment, telco install, and Merit install fees.

5) Ongoing costs include bandwidth costs and the estimated pass-through cost of the telco circuit [Merit does not mark-up the telco circuit].

1.5M Connection:


Estimated One-time cost: $2,800

Estimated On-going cost: $8,700 <--annually Bandwidth: $4,500 Telco Pass-through: $4,800

6.0M Connection:


Estimated One-time cost: $6,300

Estimated On-going cost: $35,400 <--annually Bandwidth: $18,000 Telco Pass-through: $17,400 <-- 4 -T1s

10.5M Connection:


Estimated One-time cost: $12,700

Estimated On-going cost: $58,800 <--annually Bandwidth: $31,200 Telco Pass-through: $27,600 <-- delivered on a T3 circuit

Libraries that are connected to Merit as of 3/1/2007

Merit Library Bandwidth Level and Connection Speed
Albion Public Library [456:4452] 1.5 1.5M
Ann Arbor District Library 433:2791] 6 1G
Capital Area District Library [7037:9711] 7.5 4.5M
Chippewa River District Library [6864:4478] 1.5 1.5M
Detroit Public Library [165:9437] 20 45M
Flint Public Library [401:12710] 4.5 4.5M
Grosse Pointe Public Library [5106:6170] 1.5 1.5M
Houghton Lake Public Library [6961:11830] 1.5 1.5M
Jackson District Library [419:10990] 4.5 4.5M
Library of Michigan [324:3721] 1.5 1.5M
Michigan Library Consortium [280:5790] 1.5 1.5M
Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative [491] 1.5 1.5M
Monroe County Library System [262:11133] 3 3M
Northland Library Cooperative [205:9690] 3 100M
Saline District Library [284:2198] 1.5 1.5M
Superiorland Library Cooperative [757:1677] 3 1.5M
The Library Network [245:11277] 35 100M
Valley Library Consortium [460:12570] 10.5 100M
Van Buren District Library [264:9030] 1.5 1.5M
Willard Public Library [5110:12734] 4.5 4.5M

The libraries listed above also provide connections to branch libraries. For example, there are 20 libraries listed above and Merit has 148 connections for libraries.
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