WorldCat.org update October 30, 2006

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WorldCat.org updateOctober 30, 2006

• Doug Loynes
• Director, Content Initiatives

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Welcome

• 1. Background
• 2. OCLC strategy
• What weve done
• Where were going

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Welcome

• 1. What is WorldCat.org?
• 2. How does it differ from FirstSearch WorldCat
  and Open WorldCat?
• How is it funded?
• 4. Whats coming up in FY07?

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The library brand

• Say library, and you think . . .

Good news Positive association with libraries
Bad news Users expectations limited to books
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Web 2.0 and Library 2.0

• Service-oriented
• Expose data
• Collaboration
• Perpetual beta

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The effect

• Comprehensive (enough)
• Accessible
• Immediate gratification
• User behavior factor in defining service
• Major internet hubs

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Social networking -- explosion
8,360
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Alexa.com Top 500 List
United States 1. Yahoo! 2. Google 3. MySpace
4. MSN (Microsoft Network) 5. EBay
Global 1. Yahoo! 2. MSN 3. Google 4.
Baidu.com 5. QQ.com
1. mail.yahoo.com 51 2. search.yahoo.com 10 3.
bid.yahoo.com 3 news.yahoo.com 3
login.yahoo.com 3
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OCLC strategy

• Develop consumer platform to deliver library
  services
• Develop value added network library services
• Syndicate content and services

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How?

• 1. Compile library collections and services
• 2. Open the platform
• 3. Serve the end user

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WorldCat growth, 1974-2006
Holdings 1.093 billion
Gold records (Millionths)
70
50
30
10
1974
2006
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Open the consumer platform
Closed
Open
Open WorldCat 2004
WorldCat on FirstSearch 1990
Group Catalog 2003
WorldCat.org 2006
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Open the consumer platform
Closed
Open
Open WorldCat 2004
WorldCat on FirstSearch 1990
Group Catalog 2003
WorldCat.org 2006
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Open the consumer platform
Closed
Open
Open WorldCat 2004
WorldCat on FirstSearch 1990
Group Catalog 2003
WorldCat.org 2006
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New Partnerships
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WorldCat Search Traffic
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Results Value of Click Throughs
Sponsored links have a well defined market value
on the open Web
2006 OCLC FirstSearch WorldCat revenue
16.0 million
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Open the platform
Closed
Open
Open WorldCat 2004
WorldCat on FirstSearch 1990
Group Catalog 2003
WorldCat.org 2006
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1. What is WorldCat.org?
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WorldCat.org search box
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WorldCat.org search box
Quotes What a fantastic idea! Im
speechless on how great this could be. End
user in the UK This is really great I love
it! Librarian, University of Arizona This
is wonderful! Sweet simple interface. Thank you!
End user Awesome, absolutely awesome! End
user
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WorldCat.org Detailed Record Views
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WorldCat.org Clicks to Libraries
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2. Whats the difference?
FirstSearch WorldCat.org
Researcher-oriented Web user-oriented
Open WorldCat WorldCat.org
Syndication Destination
Distribution
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Back to basics
Reference Resource Sharing Cataloging
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3. How it is funded?

• WorldCat.org a new discovery service
• Pushes WorldCat out to end users
• Funded by FirstSearch WorldCat
• subscriptions

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4. Whats coming up in FY07?

• WorldCat.org platform enhancements
• NextGen OPAC/union catalog service
• Other services

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WorldCat.org -- Platform enhancements
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WorldCat.org NextGen OPAC/Union catalog

• Customized version of WorldCat.org
• Interoperable with local systems
• Hosted and configured centrally

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NextGen OPAC -- Customization

• Collections
• Customized ranking
• Branding

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NextGen OPAC -- Interoperability

• Local holdings
• Patron authentication
• Local circulation
• Consortial resource sharing systems

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NextGen OPAC -- Configuration

• Institution and group profiles
• Interoperability testing
• Implementation

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Other related FY07 projects

• Direct consortial borrowing
• Reference and citation management
• Group resolution

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Timeline

• WorldCat.org enhancements ongoing
• NextGen OPAC pilot Spring 2007
• NextGen OPAC production Summer 2007

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Summary

• Turn model inside out
• Consumer platform
• Move library services to the network
• Syndication
• Value add services on WorldCat.org platform
• NextGen OPAC/Union catalog
• Pilot Spring 2007
• Production Summer 2007