Presentation to Military Librarians Workshop

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OCLC Group Services

• Presentation to Military Librarians Workshop
• December 8, 2004

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Imagine if

• Seamless access to the collections of all
  libraries in your group
• Ability to search locally, group-wide, regionally
  or all of WorldCatfrom a single
  interface
• A central union catalog built quickly and easily
• Predictable pricing for unlimited resource
  sharing and cataloging

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• OCLC Group Services make it possible!
• With WorldCat as the foundation.

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OCLC Group Services

• Centralized union catalog with one Web interface
• A solution tailored to your group
• Unlimited access to quality cataloging and
  resource sharing
• Plus, eBooks, digital content management,
  contract cataloging, virtual reference

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OCLC Group Services

• Any group can use it
• Multiple Federal Agencies
• HQ and subcommands
• Everything in between
• Any library can be a part of it
• Any size, type and OCLC membership status

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OCLC WorldCat is the foundation

• Worlds largest bibliographic database
• Over 56 million records
• Fast, powerful searching
• Access to your librarys holdings
• Access to holdings of libraries worldwide

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Who uses OCLC Group Services?

• AFLIS
• The Military Education Research Library Network
  (MERLN)
• National Transportation libraries
• Florida libraries
• Illinois
• Missouri libraries
• Montana libraries

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• Lets take a look

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MERLN Search Screen
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MERLN Results Screen
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MERLN Title Screen
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MERLN Holdings Screen
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Library OPAC
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Who uses OCLC group services?

• Coming soon!
• Air Force libraries in process
• Montana libraries - complete
• North Carolina Community Colleges Nov 2004
• ATLA (American Theological Library Association)
  libraries Nov 2004
• Mexico Nov 2004
• Idaho libraries January 2005
• SEPCHE libraries (SouthEastern Pennsylvania
  Consortium for Higher Education) - Jan 2005

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OCLC Group Services

• Solution components
• Customized group catalog
• Unlimited resource sharing
• Unlimited cataloging
• Any other services to meet your needs

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1. Customized group catalog

• Built using existing holdings in WorldCat
• Available in 3-6 months
• Custom, branded interface
• Links directly to local catalogs

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Building your group catalog
Cataloging tools
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2. Unlimited resource sharing

• Unlimited access to OCLC Interlibrary Loan
  services
• ILL Fee Management (IFM)
• Unlimited Online Union Listing
• Statistical reports

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3. Unlimited cataloging

• Unlimited cataloging through one or more
  interfaces Windows-based, Web-based, Z39.50 or
  CatExpress
• Add, delete and maintain holdings using a batch
  process
• Receive MARC records automatically when ordering
  materials from any OCLC partner vendor

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4. Other services

• Digital collections management
• Contract cataloging
• Virtual reference
• eBooks

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OCLC Group Services gives your group

• Experience, assurance of services from a known
  provider
• A custom solution that builds on what you already
  have
• A hosted service with low overhead
• Lower acquisition costs and no duplicate spending
• Predictable subscription pricing
• Unlimited access to functionality you use the
  most
• Quick implementation (3-6 months)

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OCLC Group Services gives your users

• Seamless access to the collections of every
  library in your group
• Easy, powerful FirstSearch interface with local
  and group holdings emphasized
• Easier use of resource sharing
• More satisfaction and a better experience

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Next steps

• Try out the group catalogs www.oclc.org/groupservi
  ces/access/
• Contact information, John Gioeli
• 703-631-8840
• Jgioeli_at_netlibrary.com