ALA Midwinter 2015 Tech Wrap-Up: Breeding Slides

1. What’s new in
TechAs seen at ALA Midwinter
Conference
February 5, 2015
Marshall Breeding
Independent Consultant, Author,
Founder and Publisher, Library Technology
Guides
www.librarytechnology.org/
twitter.com/mbreeding
American Libraries Webinar

2. Strategic Technology
 Tools that empower libraries to conduct their
operations and deliver content and services
 Trends play out in slower cycles
 Represents significant investments
 Works best through partnerships and
collaboration

3. Business Changes
 Swets out of business
 Innovative: Polaris and VTLS
 SirsiDynix: EOS
 Serial Solutions > ProQuest (Jan 2014)

4. SirsiDynix
 New ownership: ICV Partners
 BLUEcloud Suite
 New multi-tenant platform for new services and
products
 eResource Central
 Rolling out new Web-based staff modules
 BLUEcloud Campus:
 aims to retain existing and gain new academic
libraries

5. Innovative
 New ownership in 2012 has transformed the
company
 New phase of expansion
 Established new European office in Dublin
 Awarded contract for all public libraries in Ireland
 Acquired Polaris
 Acquired VTLS
 Position of acquired products
 New sales announced for Polaris

6. Ex Libris
 Alma out in full force
 Completion of implementation of Orbis
Cascade Alliance shared system
 Continues business strategy based on
research and development
 Positioned to be even more dominant in
Academic library sector

7. ProQuest Workflow Solutions
 ProQuest: initial release of Intota
 Based on the transformation of library
workflows
 Current package:
 Intota Analytics
 Summon
 360 Link and 360 Resource manager redeployed
on new platform with new features
 Intota V2: expected in 2015 that also
manages print resources

8. EBSCO
 EBSCO Discovery Service: dominant product
in index-based discovery genre
 New Explora interface designed for school and
public libraries
 EBSCOhost optimized for users of academic
libraries
 Design and features target patrons of non-
academic libraries

9. OCLC
 Promoting WorldShare as its strategic
resource management platform
 Research broader than that targeted for
specific products or services
 Linked data, BIBFRAME, etc.

10. Mid-sized companies
 The Library Corporation: last family-owned
business.
 Going strong. New suite of web-based and
mobile clients
 Data products and bibliographic services
 Auto-Graphics
 Integrated library systems and resource-sharing
technology

11. E-book technologies
 Overdrive continues to dominate
 Engaged with the most libraries
 Impressive statistics demonstrating the increased
circulation of e-books
 Mobile app ratings in Apple App store and Google
Play
 Integration with online catalog and discovery
services
 3M: new mobile-friendly client for 3M Cloud
Library
 Baker & Taylor: New Axis 360 App

12. Metadata
 BIBFRAME major topic
 RDA – fading as a separate theme, but part of
BIBFRAME
 OCLC and Library of Congress issue white paper
 Contrast and comparison of approaches to linked data
and BIBFRAME
 Zepheira: multiple initiatives related to linked data
in libraries
 LibHub: prototype program for exposign library
resources
 RA: New linked data readiness product