UC WorldCat Local Project Pilot or Done Deal

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UC WorldCat Local ProjectPilot or Done Deal?

• Next Generation Melvyl
• Sara Davidson
• Patricia Martin
• November 16, 2007

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Discussion Points

• Context
• Current Status
• Added value
• How will the pilot work?
• Search and Display
• Full Record
• Request
• Social Networking
• Pilot Specifics
• Records
• OCLC Symbols
• Local Data
• Evaluation

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Pilot Context

• BSTF Report Major recommendations
• Enhancing search and retrieval
• Rearchitecting the OPAC
• Adopting new cataloging practices
• Supporting continuous improvement

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Why Are We Doing This?

• Added value
• More types of records
• Better search, navigation and delivery
• Journal article integration
• Introducing social networking features
• Additional language interfaces
• Opportunities for streamlining cataloging
  practices

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Key Dates

• Current timeline
• Phase 1 release in April 2008
• Request released in Phase II June 2008
• Pilot to last at least 6 months, possibly longer

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Whats Happening Now

• Improving Communication
• Survey that people can participate in
• http//vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/aaeg2e40f
• Planning blitz is over
• Speccing, technical development phase

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Whats Happening Now Ctd

• Campus participation
• Reclamation projects, Z39.50 testing, campus
  branding
• New Task Groups formed
• End User Communication, Help End User Support

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Pilot Overview

• Based on WorldCat Local
• Multiple views of Next Generation Melvyl
• 10 campus-specific views
• 1 UC-wide view
• Continuous development
• Links to local OPACs for circulation location
  information
• UC-eLinks
• Google mass digitized content will be visible

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What makes UCs pilot unique?

• Discovery -- Ranking in a local view
• Holdings/Availability via Z39.50 interoperability
  with local systems
• Place Hold button leading to local system
• Testing of UC Libraries icon and WorldCat Local
  icon for accessing item

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Pilot Features

• Illustrated through University of Washingtons
  WorldCat Local Pilot

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Search Display
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Holdings Local, Group, Global
Local e.g. UC Irvine Libraries
Group e.g. UC Libraries
Global
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Full Record Display
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Request
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Access to Full Text Online (via resolver)
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Pilot Specifics Records

• Load samples
• SCP
• SRLF new OCLC symbol for monographic records
• Brief records
• Digital object metadata OAC, sample campus
  collections, eScholarship Repository, Calisphere
• On-order, in-process

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Pilot Specifics OCLC Symbols

• Multiple symbols comprising a single campus
• Existing symbols, e.g. CUT (UCSB)
• Use new symbols for
• SCP
• Mass digitization
• RLFs -just SRLF for pilot

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Pilot Specifics Local Data

• Not all bib and holdings data is in WorldCat
• Start with using Z39.50 for Holdings
• Plan to move to summary holdings information and
  local URLs to Local Holding Records (LHRs)
• Will need new solution for Circ data
• NCIP?

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How Will the Project be Evaluated?

• Enhanced discovery services
• Access to all 10 campuses current OCLC records
• Operability with UC-eLinks and Request
• Retrieval and display records with local
  locations, holdings, and status information
• Loading, access and display sample
  non-traditional records (on-order, brief and
  vendor records)
• UC and OCLC user assessment

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How Will the Project be Evaluated?

• Evaluation of partnership
• Performance benchmarks
• UC and OCLC user assessment
• OCLC pricing model
• OCLC business plans

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Pilot or Done Deal?

• Assessment in light of BSTF
• Technical evaluation
• Partnership
• OCLC future plans and research agenda
• Still an open question

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More Information

• Single point of content for UC project news and
  updates
• http//libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/about/
  uc_oclc.html
• FAQ on this page
• Survey
• http//vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/aaeg2e40f
• Feedback link
• News from OCLC
• http//www.oclc.org/worldcatlocal/default.htm

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Questions?