Open Library Environment
Webinar
March 31, 2009
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Agenda
• OLE Overview
• Where we’ve been
• Where we are
• Where we’re headed
• Questions
• Final thoughts
Jean Ferguson, Head, Research and Reference
Services, Perkins Library, Duke 2
University, Jean.F@duke.edu

OLE Overview
• What is OLE?
• Planning phase: September ‘08 – July ‘09
• International participation from 15 libraries
and consortia
• Community source alternative to current ILS
Beth Forrest Warner, Officer for Grants, Research
Support, & Library Assessment, Univ. 3

OLE Overview
Which of the following do you see as being
very important for the future of your library?
• Flexibility
• Community Ownership
• Service Orientation
• Enterprise-Level Integration
• Efficiency
• Sustainability
Beth Forrest Warner, Officer for Grants, Research
Support, & Library Assessment, Univ. 4

Where we’ve been
• Regional Design
Workshops
• Did you attend a
workshop?
• Who attended?
• 350+ people from 95
institutions!
John Brennan, Digital Projects Coordinator,
Rutgers University, brennanj@rci.rutgers.edu 5

Where we’ve been
• Project team meetings
• Webinars
• Community information
sharing
John Brennan, Digital Projects Coordinator,
Rutgers University, brennanj@rci.rutgers.edu 6

Where we’ve been
• Recent progress
• Information for you to
review
• OLE website
(oleproject.org)
John Brennan, Digital Projects Coordinator,
Rutgers University, brennanj@rci.rutgers.edu 7

Where we are today
• Scope Document
• Build plan
• Prospectus
Michael Winkler, Director, Van Pelt-Dietrich
Library, University of 8
Pennsylvania, winkler4@pobox.upenn.edu

Where we’re headed
• Develop build proposal – Spring
• Upcoming events/presentations
• Project team meeting – May
• Draft design document – June
• Ongoing community input and
feedback
• Final design document & project
report – July
Doreen Herold, Catalog Librarian
Lehigh University, dok205@lehigh.edu 9

Questions?
Jean Ferguson, Head, Research and
Reference, Perkins Library, Duke University 10
, jean.f@duke.edu

Final Thoughts
• How useful was this webinar?
• Would you be interested in participating in
a late spring webcast to discuss the final
document and outcomes of the planning
process?
• Send comments/additional questions to
John.Little@Duke.edu
Lynne O’Brien, Director, Academic Technology, Perkins
Library, Duke University, lynne.obrien@duke.edu 11

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