NetLibrary Media Center canned demo

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WorldCat Public Interest Group
February 9, 2009
Chair, Ishwar Laxminarayna OCLC Liaison, Matt
Goldner
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OCLC Licensed Content Platform Project
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The BIG PICTURE

• OCLC is moving toward offering its content on a
  single discovery platform WorldCat.org
• This WorldCat.org platform will give libraries a
  variety of options for accessing materials they
  license and offer to patrons.
• On July 1, OCLC will make available all the
  content licensed from OCLC through the
  WorldCat.org platform and user interface.
• This means that libraries can access all the
  content they license from OCLC, FirstSearch
  databases, NetLibrary econtent, Archive Grid and
  CAMIO through the WorldCat.org user interface.

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Licensed Content Platform Project Database
Searching Using the WorldCat.org UI

• Objective Timeframe
• Use the WorldCat.org platform and UI as the end
  user platform for accessing content licensed from
  OCLC
• Make all OCLC Licensed Content searchable via the
  platform UI by July 1, 2009

• Library Benefits
• Easier end user access to authoritative databases
  and content
• No additional fee to use this new option
• its a free choice
• Increase value for content subscription fee as
  user usage increases for the same license fee
• No training needed
• Minimal change needed to make available
• - copy paste an URL
• Existing platform access to content stays
  available

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Licensed Content Platform Project Database
Searching Using the WorldCat.org UI

• Objective
• Use the WorldCat.org platform and UI as the end
  user platform for accessing content licensed from
  OCLC

• What Libraries will see
• WorldCat.org search box access to databases
• maybe a new tab or two
• Simple URL to get to specific database(s)
• WorldCat.org UI enhancements to advanced search
  to handle database searching
• Ability to create database groups of any size
• No limit multi-database searching
• Links to full text access when available, as
  before
• Saved searches, email results,
• A bit beyond just the search box

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Licensed Content Platform Project Database
Searching Using the WorldCat.org UI

• Objective
• Use the WorldCat.org platform and UI as the end
  user platform for accessing content licensed from
  OCLC

• What librarians will notice
• NOT all FirstSearch or NetLibrary features
  available
• a staff interface project will be defined
  later
• No forced conversion to this new option
• - existing platforms will still be available
• NO Login/Password access
• all IP autho based access
• No additional fees to provide this option to users

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Licensed Content Platform Project Database
Searching Using the WorldCat.org UI

• Customer Visibility Feedback
• Initial View _at_Charleston Conference in November
• 12 Member Customer Advisory Board
• - monthly showcase and feedback conf calls
• ALA Midwinter Booth Demo
• Usability testing at two universities in March

• Timeframe
• Make all OCLC Licensed Content searchable via the
  platform UI by July 1, 2009

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WorldCat.org Web Platform
Subscriber Access to Databases Licensed from OCLC
WorldCat.org
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New Advanced Search Screen
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WorldCat Local Update
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Growth of WorldCat Local with member libraries

• Started taking subscriptions beyond the pilot
  libraries in January of 2008
• 25 sites live to the public
• 16 more sites going live in the next 4 to 6 weeks
• Another 52 currently being implemented March
  through July
• Getting new subscriptions each month

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Ongoing improvements to WorldCat Local service

• 5 rounds of usability testing in the last 12
  months
• Many small user experience changes as a result
• Next large change is the redesign of the Detailed
  Record

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Pro-active roll out of WorldCat Local to member
libraries

• Able to determine library system, logos, colors
  and most common circulation statuses by machine
  interaction
• Loading this data to the WorldCat Registry
  automatically
• Able to deliver functioning WorldCat Local to the
  library for them to try out and complete the
  configuration