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OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Jennifer Pearson
OCLC Services for Groups
OCLC Services for GroupsSolutions for your Consortia
Agenda
Needs of the group
Solution for the group
Features of the group catalog
Overview of OCLC services for groups
Q & A
Summary
Group needs
Centralized location of specialized information
Secure environment
Accommodation of disparate (or no) integrated library systems
How group catalog addresses the needs
Increases visibility of collections
Web-based, ILS independent solution
Fast performance
Low/no switching costs
Hosted solution – no exposure to your servers
OCLC’s group catalog
Physical union catalog based on holdings set in WorldCat
Customized “scopes”
Branding
Guest view (optional)
Library A
Library C
Group catalog
Building a group catalog
Cataloging tools
Library A
Library B
Library C
Define scopes
MERLN group catalog
Over 1.5 million holdings for 13 libraries
Over 9,300 searches performed in first six months
Guest view usage almost 80% of total searches
Transportation Libraries Group Catalog
Almost 500,000 holdings for 15 libraries
Over 15,300 searches performed in first two months
Guest view usage over 85% of total searches
Adding four new libraries this summer
Transportation libraries catalog search screen
Transportation libraries catalog search results
Transportation libraries catalog holdings for
searched item
Item record in home library catalog
Access to guest view from NTL site
Transportation Guest View
OCLC services for groups
Group catalog
Unlimited cataloging services
Unlimited resource sharing
Questions?
In Summary
A single, easy-to-use view of all resources
Increased access to library collections
Economical ILS independent solution
To contact me: [email protected]
