Tidewater Consortium, 22 July 09

“So what’s OCLC up to now?”“So what’s OCLC up to now?”

Tidewater ConsortiumJuly 22, 2009

George NeedhamVice President, Global and Regional Councils

““It is not the strongest It is not the strongest of the species that of the species that survives, nor the survives, nor the most intelligent most intelligent that survives. that survives. It is the one that is It is the one that is the most adaptable the most adaptable to change.”to change.”

—Charles Darwin—Charles Darwin

Introducing…Introducing…

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So what?

Legacy thinkingLegacy thinking

OCLC ReportsOCLC Reports

OCLC ReportsOCLC Reports

OCLC ReportsOCLC Reports

OCLC ReportsOCLC Reports

Reports available for free download at: http://www.oclc.org/us/en/reports/

The support pyramidThe support pyramid

Chronic Nonvoters

Super Supporters

Greater Good

Kid- Driven

Library as

Office

Just for Fun

Look to

Libns

FinanciallyStrapped

Detached The WebWins

Nonvoters

ProbableSupporters

Super Supporters

Barriers to Support

From Awareness to Funding (OCLC, 2008).

Supporters ≠ Users!Supporters ≠ Users!

Exception MainstreamException Mainstream

Who sets their expectations today?

Who sets their expectations today?

Frill NecessityFrill Necessity

Donation InvestmentDonation Investment

Past FuturePast Future

Information TransformationInformation Transformation

Relationships trump transactionsRelationships trump transactions

Now what?Now what?

The future of booksThe future of books

Building library Web-scale Building library Web-scale

Create a compelling user environment

Increase OCLC’s global relevance and position of trust

Create system-wide

efficiencies in library management

Make OCLC Web Services

a valued part of library operations

Benefits of Web-scaleBenefits of Web-scale

Increased visibility

Reduced duplication

Streamlined workflows

Cooperative intelligence and improved service levels

Online Catalogs: Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians WantWhat Users and Librarians WantOnline Catalogs: Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians WantWhat Users and Librarians Want

End-Users expect online catalogs:

• to look like popular Web sites

• to have summaries, abstracts, tables of contents

• to help find needed information

Librarians expect online catalogs:

• to help them carry out work responsibilities

• to have accurate, structured data

• to exhibit classical principles of organization

http://www.oclc.org/reports/onlinecatalogs/default.htm

139 million records1.45 billion holdingsAs of July 20, 2009

WorldCat: Growing faster than WorldCat: Growing faster than ever!ever!WorldCat: Growing faster than WorldCat: Growing faster than ever!ever!

WorldCat Growth since 1998WorldCat Growth since 1998

Millions of records

The collective collectionThe collective collection

1.8 billion items and growing!

139 million bib records

3.6 million digital items

1.45 billion holdings

320 million electronic database records

27 million items(Google, Hathi Trust, OAIster)

Physical holdings in WorldCat

Licensed digital content in library collections

Local library content being digitized

New! Metadata Services for PublishersNew! Metadata Services for Publishers

WorldCat.orgWorldCat.org

2007/2008129.4 million

9.5 million

Referrals from partner sites to Open WorldCat Landing page

Clickthroughs from Open WorldCat to library services

2008/2009149.5 million

10.6 million

Enhancements:• user to library affiliation

• weRead recommendations

• Facebook apps

• search box widgets

• WorldCat Identities

• Google Books API

• lists

• tagging

• reviews

• ratings

• RSS

• list watching

WorldCat.org WorldCat.org

NetLibraryNetLibrary® FirstSearchFirstSearch®

CAMIOCAMIO® ArchiveGridArchiveGridSM

One platform for One platform for OCLC electronic resourcesOCLC electronic resourcesOne platform for One platform for OCLC electronic resourcesOCLC electronic resources

WorldCat Mobile PilotWorldCat Mobile Pilot

FirstSearch base packageFirstSearch base packageFirstSearch base packageFirstSearch base package

CONTENTdm

CAMIO

Archive Grid

OAIster

WorldCat

Electronic Books

OCLC ArticleFirst

OCLC PapersFirst

OCLC ProceedingsFirst

WorldCat Dissertations and Theses

Clase and Periódica

ERIC

GPO

MEDLINE

The World Almanac

ArticleFirst

NEW!

WorldCat LocalWorldCat Local

Faceted browse

Evaluative content

FRBRized results

Citation formatting

Relevancy Ranking

Customized local view

Interoperates with local systems for circulation, resource sharing, resolution to full text

EBSCO and OCLC PartnershipEBSCO and OCLC Partnership

Authenticated patrons get seamless access to full-text information through either WorldCat Local or the EBSCO platform.

Hathi Trust and OCLCHathi Trust and OCLC

California Digital Library

Indiana University

Michigan State University

Northwestern University

The Ohio State University

Penn State University

Purdue University

University of California Berkeley

University of California Davis

University of California Irvine

University of California Los Angeles

University of California Merced

University of California Riverside

University of California San Diego

University of California San Francisco

University of California Santa Barbara

University of California Santa Cruz

The University of Chicago

University of Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago

The University of Iowa

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Virginia

Public discovery interface to 2.5 million digitized volumes

University of Michigan and OAIsterUniversity of Michigan and OAIster

19 million records

1,000 organizations worldwide

OAI-PMH(Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting)

FREE access continues

Library Management Services at Web-scaleLibrary Management Services at Web-scale

OCLC announces strategy to move librarymanagement services to Web-scaleOffers libraries ‘quick start’ to Web-scale services

Quick start version of WorldCat Local now included as part of WorldCat subscription

Quick Start at a glanceQuick Start at a glance

Users see:

URL

search box

locally branded interface

local resources listed first in search results

Libraries see:

included in subscription to WorldCat database at no additional cost

staff complete the unique configuration for their library

turn it on!

Moving toward Web-scale, cooperative library management services

Moving toward Web-scale, cooperative library management services

WorldCat Local “quick start” is the first step…

New system architecture and workflows to support global transaction rates and collaboration

Soon, pilots for Web-scale delivery and circulation, acquisition, license management and more

Advisory Committee for cooperative library management services

Advisory Committee for cooperative library management services

Helene BlowersDigital Strategy DirectorColumbus Metropolitan Library

John HelmerExecutive DirectorOrbis Cascade Alliance

Jan IsonExecutive DirectorLincoln Trail Libraries System

R. David LankesAssociate ProfessorSyracuse University

Sarah McHughStatewide Projects LibrarianMontana State Library

Mary PiorunAssociate DirectorUniversity of Massachusetts Medical Center Library

Tim RogersExecutive DirectorNCLIVE

John TeskeyDirector of LibrariesUniversity of New Brunswick

Andrew PaceOCLCex officio

WorldCat Resource Sharing: Coming soonWorldCat Resource Sharing: Coming soon

Policies Directory Upgrade: August 2009

WorldCat Direct: October 2009

•Home delivery via interlibrary loan (Better World Books is lender)

ILLiad 8.0: In beta

WorldCat Navigator

Unmediated article resource sharing service

OCLC Resource Sharing OCLC Resource Sharing Community SiteCommunity SiteOCLC Resource Sharing OCLC Resource Sharing Community SiteCommunity Site

http://resourcesharing.webjunction.org

Anyone want to talk about the records use policy?Anyone want to talk about the records use policy?

A new campaignA new campaign

$5 million grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Public pilot awareness campaign in Savannah, Georgia and Central Iowa

Geek the LibraryGeek the Library

Geek the LibraryGeek the Library

Awareness, not usageAwareness, not usage

Show your passion!Show your passion!

Thanks!Thanks!

Let’s keep the conversation going!

E-mail: needhamg@oclc.org

Blog: http://scanblog.blogspot.com

Listen to podcasts with George Needham and Joan Frye Williams,“George and Joan: Thinking Out Loud,” at

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