WorldCat Presentation • Background … and its Future • OCLC Strategy • WorldCat.org Program • WorldCat Local • OCLC Office of Research Mindy Tran Sr. Training & Support Coordinator Electronic Resources & Technology Program OCLC Western Service Center OCLC Western Service Center 1 2 Background The good Libraries used and viewed favorably • 96% of respondents said that they have visited a library • 57% use libraries frequently • 69% say library use is steady or high OCLC Western Service Center 3 OCLC Western Service Center 4 The not so good The good What students value Q: Where do you typically begin your search for information on a particular topic? – Authoritative content – Research assistance – The library as place Search Engines Library Portals 84% 2% From OCLC: Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005) OCLC Western Service Center 5 OCLC Western Service Center 6 1
OCLC exists to further access to the world's Goal information and reduce library costs by offering services for libraries and their users. Vision: Aggregate services around the user Deliver the collections and services of the library community to the user at the point of need • Discover • collections • Get it • services • Create, manage, share • community, expertise, place OCLC Western Service Center OCLC Western Service Center 7 8 Mobilize Evolution of Delivery Mobilize - to put into action Acquire Synthesize Specialize - involve specific • Local service knowledge in order to serve a • Local added value Specialize particular purpose; to apply or • Local context direct to specific end or use. • Local knowledge Specialize Catalog Synthesize - to combine often diverse conceptions into a coherent whole. Mobilize Circulate Atomic Library Services Atomic “non-Library” Services Synthesize OCLC Western Service Center 9 A view of library services WorldCat.org Provides a library network Remix/reuse services in N ETWORK ETWORK I I NTERFACE NTERFACE S S N N ETWORK I NTERFACE S ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES other environments – Connect users to libraries globally Connect users/consumers to – Visibility on the open web C ONSUMER ONSUMER S S C C ONSUMER S ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES libraries at the global level – Specialized views of WorldCat.org Services for libraries to M M ANAGEMENT ANAGEMENT S S M ANAGEMENT S ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES manage collections and services efficiently OCLC Western Service Center 11 OCLC Western Service Center 12 2
N ETWORK ETWORK I I NTERFACE NTERFACE S S N ETWORK ETWORK I I NTERFACE NTERFACE S S N N ETWORK I NTERFACE S N N ETWORK I NTERFACE S ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES Open WorldCat Partner Program N ETWORK N ETWORK I NTERFACE S N ETWORK I I NTERFACE NTERFACE S S N ETWORK I NTERFACE S N N ETWORK ETWORK I I NTERFACE NTERFACE S S ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES WorldCat.org C ONSUMER C C ONSUMER S ONSUMER S S ERVICES ERVICES ERVICES • Currently supported services – Discovery – Fulfillment – Social networking OCLC Western Service Center 17 3
WorldCat.org -- Discovery WorldCat.org – Sort WorldCat.org – Advanced search WorldCat.org – Detailed record WorldCat.org – Citations WorldCat.org: Links to Digital Archive 4
BEFORE: One-step to find local WorldCat.org – Online access libraries NOW: Local libraries displayed Increased web visibility for libraries: automatically Are we on the right track? Stats – Impressions – Click throughs – Conversions OCLC Western Service Center 28 Page views / impressions Click-throughs .org .org 5
Conversions to library services Click-throughs to WorldCat.org pages 2005-2006 2006-2007 14 12 10 Referrals (in millions) 8 6 4 2 0 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan All WorldCat.org libraries Worldcat.org – Western Libraries Conversions from WorldCat.org to all WorldCat.org libraries Jan 2006 -- Jan 2007 Conversions to library services Month over month % change 800,000 450% Conversions Month over month % change 400% 700,000 350% 600,000 300% 500,000 250% 400,000 200% 300,000 150% 200,000 100% 100,000 50% - 0% jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec jan 2006 2007 Social Network Services • Services that support user workflow and connect users with common interests OCLC Western Service Center 35 OCLC Western Service Center 36 6
OCLC Western Service Center OCLC Western Service Center 37 38 Components of WorldCat What’s next? Local • WorldCat Local • Content – Customized view of WorldCat.org that can serve • Interoperability with local delivery as a library or library consortium’s local discovery service environment • WorldCat.org – future phase Branded version of WorldCat.org • – An add-on that allows users to search all licensed databases in the library’s collection OCLC Western Service Center 39 OCLC Western Service Center 40 Content we’ll index from your collection Content collections • OCLC supplied content Physical collections • – All of WorldCat (including “shared Electronic journals collections”) • – All article metadata in WorldCat.org Special collections • – All evaluative content in WorldCat on Digitized collections • FirstSearch WorldCat.org OCLC Western Service Center 41 7
Integration with Local Delivery Systems to be tested Environment Circulation • Innovative (INNOPAC, Millennium, – Request/Place hold via circulation INNReach) – Or via intra-consortial borrowing system Interlibrary loan • SirsiDynix (Horizon, Unicorn) – Interoperability with OCLC ILL, ILLiad, VDX • Endeavor (Voyager) Online full-text • Ex Libris (ALEPH 500) – Direct access to FirstSearch, ECO, NetLibrary – Linking to OpenURL Resolver OCLC Western Service Center OCLC Western Service Center 43 44 WorldCat Local: University of Holdings: Local, Group, Global Washington Customized View UW First Then Summit Rest of WorldCat Detailed record – request item Detailed record – item held by UW 8
Request handled locally Item not held by UW Article citations Item not held by UW or Summit Other Article citations interfaces 9
Chinese interface Searching in the vernacular WorldCat Local Partners WorldCat Local Timeline • Pilot partners • Pilot – Spring 2007 – University of Washington • Launch service – Late Summer 2007 – Peninsula Library System – Libraries from the state of Illinois • Other potential partners | In discussions with: – University of California libraries – The Ohio State University OCLC Western Service Center 57 OCLC Western Service Center 58 What makes WorldCat Local Office of Research Unique? • Shared-platform approach • Audience Level • Access to the global network • Fiction Finder (beta) • Syndication across the network • WorldCat Identities (beta) OCLC Western Service Center 59 OCLC Western Service Center 60 10
FictionFinder • Research prototype • Updated December 2006 • Provides access to books, eBooks, and audio books tagged as fiction OCLC Western Service Center 62 OCLC FRBR Workset Algorithm Controlled Vocabularies • Extensive use of controlled vocabularies • Provides a FRBR-inspired view of the – Special indexes data – Browse lists – Subject clouds – Groups records into works • FAST used for topics, time periods, and places – Facilitates aggregation of data elements • Also: – Genre terms for fiction & drama (GSAFD) from individual records – Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) – Enables creation of richer descriptions – Bilindex – Répertoire de vedettes-matière (RVM) – Improves ranking & navigation OCLC Western Service Center 63 OCLC Western Service Center 64 Features Other Features • FictionFinder displays Audience Level • Default ranking of results is by library indicators for works and editions holdings, can also sort by author, title, (manifestations) and number of editions • Links to WorldCat.org – Find any edition (work level) • Extensively indexed – Find this edition (edition level) OCLC Western Service Center 65 OCLC Western Service Center 66 11
FictionFinder database •Includes • Excludes – Comics & graphic – Works about fiction, novels drama, etc. – Fiction – Movies, films, video – Dramas – Music – Novels – Short stories – Books, eBooks & Audio formats OCLC Western Service Center 67 12
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Making data … play well together The “Bow Tie” Thank you! In a Flat World: Value - Created by broadening scope of mobilization Time and geography no OCLC Western Service Center Mobilize longer important Phone: (800) 854-5753 Email: western@oclc.org S ource work using Specialize technology Value – Created by generating tight, minimal Interface definition Embrace all forms of Synthesize information Value - Created by broadening scope of OCLC Western Service Center 82 synthesization 14
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