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ICOLCOctober 4, 2001
ICOLCOctober 4, 2001
OCLC Services
PurposePurpose
• Libraries’ web-based information portal needs– Maximize consortia’s role in their
members’ use of database resources
• OCLC’s services – overview, pricing, distribution models– Roles of consortia and libraries– OCLC services through portals
Roles of libraries and consortiaRoles of libraries and consortia
• Multiple portals and interfaces across consortia and libraries
• Consortia level/individual institutions– Local system– Web page – Portal software
• Increasing importance of consortia– Multi-type, single type, local system-
based, others…
OCLC’s FocusOCLC’s Focus
• Helping consortia & libraries integrate services into their portals and workflow
• Open OCLC services– Work with portal of choice
• Package and present our services to work for/within consortia
• Develop new services• Leverage cooperation in building new
services that extend the portal– Cooperative reference– Archiving
What We’ll Cover To Illustrate Our Strategy and Actual PlansWhat We’ll Cover To Illustrate Our Strategy and Actual Plans
• WorldCat• FirstSearch
• Extend WorldCat
• Make it easier to integrate WorldCat into the library portal
• Use WorldCat to help libraries “surface” their collections and services on the Web
• Expand FirstSearch portal capabilities
• Explore possibilities for a WorldCat-based Union catalog service
Goals for WorldCat/FirstSearchGoals for WorldCat/FirstSearch
• “Discovery View” of WorldCat
• WorldCat linking program
• FirstSearch enhancements
• WorldCat Union Catalog Service
ProjectsProjects
Discovery View of WorldCat
Discovery View of WorldCat
ArticleFirstAuthorities
CORCPathfinders
Q&A
OCLC DatabasesItem-level indexing
Linked Repositories
Custom ViewsMy consortiumMy libraryMy subjectMy region
Services- Recommendations- User Evaluations- Activity-based interfaces
Remote Circ.ISO ILL
Buy itLicensedContent
Fulfillment Options
Extending WorldCat
Discovery View
Results setSort by holdings/formatCollocation
Record DisplayTOCsReviewsBiographiesCover art
Linking ServicesOPACLicensed ServicesWeb Sites
WorldCat Enhancements - 9/2001WorldCat Enhancements - 9/2001
• Evaluative Content•500,000 book cover art pieces•250,000 book summaries•76,000 book tables of contents
• Interface Upgrade•New record display •Document type icons easier to
use•All languages displayed
Search Screen with IconsSearch Screen with Icons
Document Icons and TabsDocument Icons and Tabs
Record DisplayRecord Display
Book Summary Book Summary
What’s next for WorldCat?What’s next for WorldCat?
• December 2001– More evaluative content– Scoping for small groups– Integration of the ECO/ArticleFirst dbases
• February 2002– Sort results by library holdings– Limiting by “sub-document” types
• Ongoing work– Oracle rearchitecture -- Enables full
scoping, collocation, unicode, and more . . .
WorldCat Linking Program
WorldCat Linking Program
WorldCat Linking ProgramWorldCat Linking Program
• Problem: Library collections are “invisible” in portions of the library portal and on the broader Web
• OCLC approach: Use WorldCat to connect patrons to library collections from
• Licensed services offered by the library
• Popular Web sites outside of library portals
WorldCat Linking ProgramHow it works . . . WorldCat Linking ProgramHow it works . . .
– OCLC partners with trusted third parties
• Reference service providers, search engines, local system vendors, book sellers, Web sites, etc.
– Partners link to WorldCat• Known item or subject searches
• Current partners
– Links return . . . • Metadata about the item(s)
• Holdings information for relevant libraries (generic or custom)
• Links to library catalogs and library fulfillment options
(libraries control these links!)
Item record or results list in
partner application
Find in Libraries Link
An exampleAn example
“Find at a library” link
Check Catalog
WorldCat Linking Program - StatusWorldCat Linking Program - Status
• Interface available 9/16/2001
• Alibris link enabled 10/3/2001
• Testing with additional partners
• Program available in Q1 2002
FirstSearch EnhancementsFirstSearch Enhancements
FirstSearch focusFirstSearch focus
• Interface: • Tighter integration with the library
portal• Gateway/portal services• Patron customization
• Content:• Develop WorldCat & OCLC content • Load content that is unique to OCLC• Grow Electronic Collections Online
FirstSearch as a Gateway to Library Collections
3rd PartyA&I
Periodical Full Text
OCLC Dbases
FirstSearch Databases
RemoteCirculation
ISO ILL
Document Suppliers
Article linking
Fulfillment Options
LocalHoldings
Z39.50 Databases-Point-and-click configuration for ~170 databases
Local Catalogs- OPACs as FS databases
Library Portal
FirstSearch
FirstSearch Database
Record Display
Tighter Integration with the Library PortalTighter Integration with the Library Portal• Integration with local/regional catalogs
– Display local Z39.50 holdings (Q1 2002)
– Display Z39.50 OPACs as FS databases (Q3 2002)
– Remote authentication with local patron files (TBD)
• Linking services– Linking from WorldCat to Web Booksellers
(available)
– OpenURL linking to remote services (Q4 2001)
– Article linking for non-OCLC full text (Q1 2002)
– Linking to remote ISO ILL services (TBD)
– Linking to non-FS Z39.50 dbases (TBD)
Display Z39.50 local holdingsDisplay Z39.50 local holdings
WorldCat Union Catalog Service
WorldCat Union Catalog Service
WorldCat Union Catalog SolutionWorldCat Union Catalog Solution
• Problem
– Managing regional catalogs in multi-type consortia with disparate local systems
• Hosted solutions are expensive, incomplete and difficult to manage
• Distributed solutions suffer from performance problems and tend to be incomplete
WorldCat Union Catalog SolutionWorldCat Union Catalog Solution• OCLC concept: WorldCat Union Catalog
– Would offer a hosted alternative to local installations
– Based on a “scoped” view of WorldCat
– Would integrate batchload, cataloging, ILL, “patron” catalog into single service
– Rationale: could reduce local technical burden, offer expanded service and lower costs
– Status: Under investigation
WorldCat
WorldCat Union Catalog ServiceWorldCat Union Catalog Service
Group View
Staff View Patron Access
FirstSearch Interface•Extended WorldCat
•Local catalog integration
•Z39.50 gateway•Fulfillment options
Z39.50 Client•Local systems•Other clientsoftware
LibraryView
WorldCat linking service•Web services
•Local systems
OCLC Cataloging/ Holdings maintenance
OCLC Fulfillment Services
ILL (group processing)
local system linkDigital content
Consolidated Administrative Module
Other notable projectsOther notable projects
• Web ILL• IPIG profile database• FS customization• Cooperative reference service
OCLC working with consortia…
helping libraries serve their patrons.
OCLC working with consortia…
helping libraries serve their patrons.