Open Library Environment Project Update

October 1, 2008

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Webcast Tech Details • Send questions and comments via chat

window. Answers during Q&A.

• Audio available via phone conferencing:http://oleproject.org/2008/09/27/how-to-join-the-oct-1-ole-project-webcast/

• We’ll put up URL’s for the documents we discuss. (Open docs in a separate window.)

• Recording of the webcast will be available shortly after the event.

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Today’s Agenda

• Project overview

• Project assumptions and scope

• Opportunities to participate

• Q&A –project participants

• Continuing discussion after the webcast via project listserv and website

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Project overview - Rationale

• Current ILS products are inadequate. • Vendor consolidation constrains choices.• Growing need for library systems to interact with

other enterprise systems• Libraries need to control their own destinies.• Detailed rationale in the proposal document:

oleproject.org > Overview > Full Project Description

http://oleproject.org/overview/full-project-description/

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Project Starting Point

• Diverse group of libraries submitted a proposal to convene the library community in planning a new library environment built on Service Oriented Architecture and using open-source software – April 2008

• The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation provided funding for the design project. – June 2008

• Initial group of libraries:

oleproject.org > Project Participants

http://oleproject.org/participants/

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Milestones and timeline

• Plan is to complete the design document by July 2009

• oleproject.org> overview> Project Timeline http://oleproject.org/overview/project-timeline/

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Project assumptions and scope

• Scope document is still a work in progress.

• Community involvement critical for shaping future versions of the document.

• Current version of scope document maintained at:oleproject.org> Overview > Project Scope

http://oleproject.org/overview/project-scope/

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Project assumptions and scope

• Vision: Flexible, adaptable, and community-developed software framework To improve the ILS,

• OLE Framework supports core business • Transforms processes to power new services

Strives to reach enterprise level interoperability

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Project assumptions and scope

• Principles Supports a wide range of resources Built, owned, governed by the library

community Developed using SOA, implemented with Web

Services Adapt and integrate with other enterprise

systems

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Project assumptions and scope

• Project Scope Business Processes Architecture and Data Models Integration and Interoperability Data Governance and Security Discovery and User Experience

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Opportunities for participation

• Must be a community-owned & directed project• Seeking participants in planning and for follow-

on build project proposal• Variety of events, opportunities to participate

oleproject.org> Eventshttp://oleproject.org/events/

• Ongoing communication via website and listservoleproject.org> Get Involvedhttp://oleproject.org/get-involved/

• Or, contact: John Little john.little@duke.edu

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Q & A

Questions? Comments?

Contact:

John Little john.little@duke.edu