Technology Resources Education Consortium (TREC)
In addition to serving librarians in Region 11, our ESC also manages Technology Resources Education Consortium (TREC), a statewide consortium for Destiny Library and Resource Manager that provides data automation systems for member schools.
Through a partnership with Follett, we host services for 151 districts and charters across the state.
TREC replaces the need for costly servers and reduces technical support time and effort to set up and maintain data systems. We do this by providing state-of-the-art data automation systems and managing the setup, updates, and customization of the system.
We also provide free ongoing professional development and training and a full-time help desk to support our TREC consortium members. Take a closer look at some of our key benefits:
Cost-effectiveness
- One set of equipment purchased, licensed, managed, and replaced centrally for the consortium
- Central data system management, new versions uploaded, system backups, and reports generated centrally
- Access to a K-12 eBook collection
- 300 LightBox titles per district (nonfiction multi-user interactive eBooks)
- 250 Brain Hive eBooks
Efficiency
- Less district personnel time and resources needed
- Local technical support for participating members
- Better collection development opportunities
- More collaboration opportunities with consortium members
Free Training
- Multiple face-to-face learning sessions
- Virtual training sessions
- Local and regional in-person user group meetings
- Distance-learning opportunities via videoconferencing
- Onsite training opportunities
- Online video help files and resources