NEBASE Hour August 6, 2008 Christa Burns OCLC Member Services Coordinator, NEBASE What’s New at OCLC?

The OCLC Cooperative 69,826 libraries in 112 countries 1,355 55,284 882 5,639 4,253 1,015 320 1,080

2007-2008 OCLC Members Council Executive Committee

Advisory Committee on Small Libraries Recommended by OCLC Members Council How to make OCLC services accessible to smaller libraries Chair – George Bishop, Director, Ovid-Elsie Schools Information Center in Michigan

Recommended by OCLC Members Council

How to make OCLC services accessible to smaller libraries

Chair – George Bishop, Director, Ovid-Elsie Schools Information Center in Michigan

Governance Study Report February 2008 Members Council and Board discuss findings April 2008 Board makes recommendations for changes May 2008 Members Council ratifies July 2008 Implementation begins

February 2008

Members Council and Board discuss findings

April 2008

Board makes recommendations for changes

May 2008

Members Council ratifies

July 2008

Implementation begins

New OCLC governance structure Regional Council Regional Council Regional Council Global Council Board of Trustees Members Members Members

US Service Providers OCLC Western (Including Alaska and Hawaii) Amigos Library Services, Inc. BCR NEBASE MINITEX BCR WILS INCOLSA MLC OHIONET NELINET NyLink PALINET OCLC Eastern (DC, MD, VA) SOLINET ILLINET FEDLINK (All U.S. Federal Libraries) MLNC CLC BLC

RONDAC - Regional OCLC Network Directors Advisory Committee PHOTO FROM 2007 annual report

PHOTO FROM 2007 annual report

Membership Reports/Studies 84% use search engines to begin an information search 2% begin an information search on a library Web site 90% are satisfied with search engines libraries = books Internet’s readers are becoming its authors U.S. library Web site usage—20% (down from 30% in 2005) 25% of general public and 50% of college students participate in social sites

84% use search engines to begin an information search

2% begin an information search on a library Web site

90% are satisfied with search engines

libraries = books

Internet’s readers are becoming its authors

U.S. library Web site usage—20% (down from 30% in 2005)

25% of general public and 50% of college students participate in social sites

From Awareness to Funding Key findings: There are a lot of people who don’t know about their public libraries. The library’s most committed funding supporters are not the heaviest library users. Perceptions of the librarian are an important predictor of library funding support

Key findings:

There are a lot of people who don’t know about their public libraries.

The library’s most committed funding supporters are not the heaviest library users.

Perceptions of the librarian are an important predictor of library funding support

OCLC Programs and Research: Agenda supporting new modes of research, teaching and learning managing the collective collection renovating descriptive and organizing practices modeling new service infrastructures architecture and standards measurement and behaviors

supporting new modes of research, teaching and learning

managing the collective collection

renovating descriptive and organizing practices

modeling new service infrastructures

architecture and standards

measurement and behaviors

OCLC Research Systems and service architecture Knowledge organization Interoperability Collection and User analysis Content management

Virtual International Authority File

WorldCat xISBN service Machine-to-machine FRBR Free for individual & non-commercial use

Machine-to-machine

FRBR

Free for individual & non-commercial use

WorldMap

OCLC ResearchWorks

RLG Programs convening groups of experts building communities developing consensus on shared challenges prototyping innovative information tools and services organizing collaborative initiatives taking an active role in creating and promoting relevant standards and practices

convening groups of experts

building communities

developing consensus on shared challenges

prototyping innovative information tools and services

organizing collaborative initiatives

taking an active role in creating and promoting relevant standards and practices

RLG Programs Museum Data Exchange Study $145,000 grant from Mellon Foundation Batch export of records from museum systems Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Fine Arts, Boston National Gallery of Art Princeton University Art Museum Yale University Art Gallery Victoria & Albert Museum Cleveland Museum of Art

$145,000 grant from Mellon Foundation

Batch export of records from museum systems

WebJunction: 5 th anniversary Funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 32,000 library staff registered 70,000 unique monthly visitors Programs: Rural library sustainability Spanish language outreach Technology planning Online learning Community Partners: Maine Minnesota New Hampshire Vermont Washington EqualAccess Libraries Alabama Arizona Connecticut Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas

Funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

32,000 library staff registered

70,000 unique monthly visitors

Programs:

Rural library sustainability

Spanish language outreach

Technology planning

Online learning

Community Partners:

WorldCat at April 1, 2008 84.1m Books 4.1m Serials 3.1m Visual materials 1.5m Maps 100 million records 1.14 billion holdings 3.1m Sound recordings 2.2m Scores .7m Computer files

WorldCat at June 29, 2008 20.0m 18.7m 9.3m 4.7m fy2008 fy2007 fy2006 fy2005 107 million records!

20.0m

18.7m

9.3m

4.7m

fy2008

fy2007

fy2006

fy2005

Batchloading/processing

National files loaded or pending for WorldCat ARLICON (Russia) Bavarian State Library Bibliothèque nationale de France Bibliothek Alexandrina (Egypt) Bibliothekszentrum Baden Wurtemburg (Germany) Bibliothesverbund Bayern (Germany) British Library CBUC (Spain) Danish National Library CURL (UK) GBV (Germany) HBZ Verbund (Germany) HeBIS (Germany) IZUM (Slovenia) Jewish National and University Library Lebanese American University Libraries and Archives Canada

ARLICON (Russia)

Bavarian State Library

Bibliothèque nationale de France

Bibliothek Alexandrina (Egypt)

Bibliothekszentrum Baden Wurtemburg (Germany)

Bibliothesverbund Bayern (Germany)

British Library

CBUC (Spain)

Danish National Library

CURL (UK)

GBV (Germany)

HBZ Verbund (Germany)

HeBIS (Germany)

IZUM (Slovenia)

Jewish National and University Library

Lebanese American University

Libraries and Archives Canada

National files loaded or pending for WorldCat National Library of Australia National Library of China National Library of Finland National Library of Iceland National Library of New Zealand National Library of Russia National Library of Scotland National Library of Slovenia National Library of Sweden National Central Library, Taiwan National Library of Wales OBV (Germany) Qatar University Russian State Library Swiss National Library The Combined Regions (UK) VLACC (Belgium) Zayed University Consortium (UAE)

National Library of Australia

National Library of China

National Library of Finland

National Library of Iceland

National Library of New Zealand

National Library of Russia

National Library of Scotland

National Library of Slovenia

National Library of Sweden

National Central Library, Taiwan

National Library of Wales

OBV (Germany)

Qatar University

Russian State Library

Swiss National Library

The Combined Regions (UK)

VLACC (Belgium)

Zayed University Consortium (UAE)

Multilingual WorldCat Percentage of non-English Records 1998 36% 2008 50 ¼ %

Next Generation Cataloging Services Pilot Upstream capture of ONIX metadata Libraries: Chicago Public Library Phoenix Public Library MIT Library The Ohio State University Library Publishers/vendors: Ingram Book Group Hachette Book Group Princeton University Press Taylor and Francis

Upstream capture of ONIX metadata

Libraries:

Chicago Public Library Phoenix Public Library MIT Library The Ohio State University Library

Publishers/vendors:

Ingram Book Group Hachette Book Group Princeton University Press Taylor and Francis

WorldCat API 10-15 developers from cataloging institutions in North America and Europe Search of WorldCat and retrieval of holdings Developers build applications that will enhance the value of member-contributed metadata

10-15 developers from cataloging institutions in North America and Europe

Search of WorldCat and retrieval of holdings

Developers build applications that will enhance the value of member-contributed metadata

Dewey Decimal Classfication

CONTENTdm Efficient online access to primary source materials PDF support Connexion digital import Persistent URLs Click-through thumbnail images on WorldCat.org

Efficient online access to primary source materials

PDF support

Connexion digital import

Persistent URLs

Click-through thumbnail images on WorldCat.org

Harvest Metadata from Digital Content Management Systems Metadata Content management server The Web End users retrieve the information they need

Digital Archive

eBooks 170,000 titles 6,500 eAudiobooks 450 publishers

eBooks

170,000 titles

6,500 eAudiobooks

450 publishers

NetLibrary Media Center—Coming Soon Key Benefits: Single click transfer to a portable device Title segmentation Makes NetLibrary audiobooks accessible to as many users as possible.

Key Benefits:

Single click transfer to a portable device

Title segmentation

Makes NetLibrary audiobooks accessible to as many users as possible.

WorldCat Collection Analysis Analyze usage data ILL borrows, loans Circulation transactions, ratios Authoritative list comparisons Choice—Outstanding Academic Titles Library Journal School Library Journal Doody’s Core Medical Titles

Analyze usage data

ILL borrows, loans

Circulation transactions, ratios

Authoritative list comparisons

Choice—Outstanding Academic Titles

Library Journal

School Library Journal

Doody’s Core Medical Titles

QuestionPoint Jointly developed by Library of Congress & OCLC in 2002 1,900 libraries 1,500 libraries in 24/7 reference cooperative Global knowledge base: 18,000 records in 11 languages Qwidget (chat widget) 3 millionth question —November 2007

Jointly developed by Library of Congress & OCLC in 2002

1,900 libraries

1,500 libraries in 24/7 reference cooperative

Global knowledge base: 18,000 records in 11 languages

Qwidget (chat widget)

3 millionth question —November 2007

WorldCat Registry Institution type Industry identifying codes Physical & electronic locations Consortial memberships Main and branch data Web-based services Vendors used Budgetary and service statistics Administrative contacts

Institution type

Industry identifying codes

Physical & electronic locations

Consortial memberships

Main and branch data

Web-based services

Vendors used

Budgetary and service statistics

Administrative contacts

Orbis Cascade Alliance and OCLC new consortial borrowing solution WorldCat.org, VDX, WorldCat Resource Sharing and a new circulation gateway 38 libraries in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii 28 million volumes

new consortial borrowing solution

WorldCat.org, VDX, WorldCat Resource Sharing and a new circulation gateway

38 libraries in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii

28 million volumes

Participating materials vendor partners

IBERBOOK SÁNCHEZ CUESTA, S.A. Coming soon… IBERBOOK SANCHEZ CUESTA, S.A.

WorldCat.org

WorldCat.org: Average Monthly Traffic 2 million unique users 13 million page views 6 million full record views 750,000 clickthroughs to library services (OPAC, ILL, OpenURL, etc.)

2 million unique users

13 million page views

6 million full record views

750,000 clickthroughs to library services (OPAC, ILL, OpenURL, etc.)

20 million article-level records 20,000 Inside Serials—articles from 20,000 journals 57 million TOTAL ARTICLE-LEVEL RECORDS NOW IN WORLDCAT.ORG British Library and WorldCat.org

20 million

article-level records

20,000

Inside Serials—articles from 20,000 journals

57 million

TOTAL ARTICLE-LEVEL RECORDS NOW IN WORLDCAT.ORG

WorldCat Lists

WorldCat Identities

WorldCat: Facebook Widget

OCLC and Google to exchange data, link digitized books to WorldCat Synchronizes WorldCat with digital collections of interest to the membership Participating organizations provide OCLC with a regular feed of metadata WorldCat is automatically updated with new MARC records as materials become available Reciprocal linking between WorldCat and the host site Automatic

Synchronizes WorldCat with digital collections of interest to the membership

Participating organizations provide OCLC with a regular feed of metadata

WorldCat is automatically updated with new MARC records as materials become available

Reciprocal linking between WorldCat and the host site

Automatic

WorldCat Local Pilot 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

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

WorldCat Local at UCLA Library

Limit search to UCLA Library

Limit search to UC libraries

Search libraries worldwide

WorldCat Local Pilots and Beyond Pilot Partners University of Washington State of Illinois 13 libraries The Ohio State University University of California System Melvyl pilot Already Signed Up! Cornell University CTW Consortium Indiana University Macalaster College Library University of Delaware University of South Florida University of Texas at Austin Already Activated! State Library of Ohio

Pilot Partners

University of Washington

State of Illinois 13 libraries

The Ohio State University

University of California System Melvyl pilot

Already Signed Up!

Cornell University

CTW Consortium

Indiana University

Macalaster College Library

University of Delaware

University of South Florida

University of Texas at Austin

Already Activated!

State Library of Ohio

WorldCat Local and Resource Sharing University of Washington July-Dec. 2006/2007 100% increase in ILL requests via WorldCat 70% increase in borrowing within Summit consortium

University of Washington July-Dec. 2006/2007

OCLC The world’s libraries. Connected. More collaboration More libraries More archives, museums More countries More Web scale More innovation Group Local Global

More collaboration

More libraries

More archives, museums

More countries

More Web scale

More innovation

Questions??? Christa Burns OCLC Member Services Coordinator NEBASE [email_address] 800-307-2665 http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/nebase

Christa Burns

OCLC Member Services Coordinator

NEBASE

[email_address]

800-307-2665

http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/nebase