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Collaboration, visibility and
data-driven decision making
ELLEN HARTMAN – SENIOR LIBRARY CONSULTANT OCLC
Ellen Hartman
Senior Library Consultant
Save time by
collaborationExplore the
library
Discover
your
collections
From data to
insight
Save time by
collaboration
Working together to
get your library to
Automate
borrowing and
lending
SHARE
Help your users
easily find and
get resources
DISCOVER
Streamline
circulation tasks
and reduce
training time
CIRCULATE
Save time on
selecting and
acquiring
ACQUIRE
Get more time
to catalog
unique materials
DESCRIBE ANALYZE
Support
decisions about
your collection
A complete, cloud-based system
providing all essential library functions
Shared
cataloguing
Shared
electronic
collections
Shared
knowledge
base
Shared
licence-
templates
Shared
prediction
patterns
Shared
Vendors
Collaboration through WorldShare
Search and catalogue in WorldCat
In 2017 OCLC member libraries copy cataloged
saving an average of
10 minutes per title
94%of their items from WorldCat
The power of cooperative cataloging
The power of cooperative cataloging
By copy cataloging
libraries collectively saved
21,187,275 titles
3.5 million hours
65 thousand publisher contracts
We have connected our services with our knowledge
base, and have given access to electronic content.
Includes 20.900+ content collections
from 6,777 providers
• Subscription packages
• Open Access content
• Demand Driven Acquisitions
• Shared collections
• Cooperatively created and
managed
The WorldCat knowledge base
Knowledge base collections
Automate your holdings management
For more information, visit oc.lc/autoload
Coming soon:
Freely available and Open Access content
Shared license templates
A shared Vendor Information Center
OCLC
Community Center
Join the community at oc.lc/community
• 15,700+ members
• 5,000+ institutions
• 260 new postings a month
Explore the library
“If you want to be a reference
librarian, you must learn to
overcome not only your shyness
but also the shyness of others.”
S.R. Ranganathan, The Five Laws of Library Science
Discover your
collections
What you need, when you need it,
regardless of format or location
Intuitive
Easy to use for students,
faculty and staff
True single search
One search provides users
with ALL the resources
available to the institution
and consortia
Results
fit-for-purpose
Your users control the display
of the right resources for the
task at hand
User research
UX Studies
5 wordsIn library searches, compared
to..
How do patrons search?
3 wordsIn Google searches
40% Of the clicks on the top
result
What do users need in an optimized design?
• Convenient
• Easy to use
• Follows popular
website patterns
New algorithms expand relevance options
FEATURED
ON LIBRARY
WEBSITES
From Google to the Library
From data to insight
From what we count to what counts
Empower librarians
with self-sevice access
to information so they
can make better
business decisions
VS
Creating your own custom reports
Objects are like
building blocks for
your report
Objects are used to
build queries and to
retrieve data for
reports.
Data driven decisions
How can I use data for:
• Budgeting
• Selecting and deselecting
resources
• Managing my library
locations
What are our open fines and fees?
How much is my physical collection used?
Am I paying for e-journals that aren’t used?
When is my library busiest?
Planning and
preparation
Making your
case
Communication
Proving your library’s value
How do I present my library’s data and
achievements?
• To your management
• For funding
• For benchmarking
From visualisation to engagement
Dashboards for quick overviews
