Roy Tennant

Then: Users built workflow around libraries Now: Library must build

services around user workflow

Discovery happens elsewhere Disclosure

The Way It WasThe Way It Was

Carddistributionservice

Local card catalog

Catalogers

Bibliographicrecords

Added value

The Way It BecameThe Way It Became

Bibliographicutility

Bibliographicrecords

Local catalog

Catalogers

Added value

The Way It Can BeThe Way It Can Be

Union catalog,Locally tailored and skinned

Bibliographicrecords

Catalogers

Added value

Benefits accrue to all!

Benefits of ConcentrationBenefits of Concentration Search results ranking

Holdings data Usage data (e.g., display, circulation)

Recommendations of related books User contributed content can be

shared User contributed content can be made

better Attention can be attracted and

redirected

Benefit of Concentration:Ranking based on numberof holding libraries

Benefit of Concentration:More data to mine

Benefit of Concentration:Ability to make user-contributed data better

From: Social Classification and Folksonomy in Art Museums: early data from the steve.museum tagger prototype a paper for the ASIST SIG-CR workshop on Social Classification, November 4, 2006, by Jennifer Trant

Benefit of Concentration:Ability to perform “switchingservice” for all participants

Benefits of DiffusionBenefits of Diffusion Library holdings syndicated into

places where people are found (e.g., Google)

Small libraries can play in big spaces The more paths there are, the easier

it is for people to reach you

Benefit of Concentration:Exposed in spaces wherepotential users are found

ConcentrationA webscale presenceMobilize data

DiffusionDisclosure of links, data and services