Worldcat Local: A Solution that Changes Everything.

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Worldcat Local: A Solution that Changes Everything. Angi Faiks and Johan Oberg

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Worldcat Local: A Solution that Changes Everything. Angi Faiks and Johan Oberg. Macalester College:. Small, private, liberal arts college St. Paul, MN 2,000 undergraduate students. ~90 countries represented III Millennium 8-school shared catalog. Choosing WorldCat Local. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Worldcat Local: A Solution that Changes Everything.

Angi Faiks and Johan Oberg

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Macalester College:

Small, private, liberal arts college St. Paul, MN 2,000 undergraduate students

~90 countries represented III Millennium 8-school shared catalog

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Choosing WorldCat Local

What appealed to us:

Research library experience Simple search Smooth transition from find to get Easy implementation Searching the world, not just our stuff

What we wanted: A ‘catalog’ solution offering a better experience,

ASAP!

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WCL Website Integration

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WCL Website Integration

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WCL Website Integration

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Redesigned Website – Further Integration

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Comparison, Search Box Placement

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How were our choices received?

It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's a fill in the blank

On-going conceptual change No easy definition of the new system The word “catalog” rarely used

Why does it not easily lend itself to a name? Includes a wide range of materials Does not contain all possible resources

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Feedback

Users report satisfaction Initially looked for old catalog Searches in old catalog dropped dramatically and

quickly

Easy to teach:

“Students like the Google-likse search, and getting good, ranked results. Students initially did not want to try it, but once I showed them, they were hooked on WorldCat Local. I'm hooked on WorldCat Local.”

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Feedback from faculty

Positive reactions from faculty:

“It’s amazing what students are able to access.” “Love that students are searching WorldCat

automatically and I don’t have to force them. This is so much better.”

“Wow. This is terrific! Makes my job much easier--and gives me faster access to more knowledge, and an easier way to distribute it to students. Thanks.”

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Impact on Use

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WCL and ILL

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WCL and Circulation Increase

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Future New possibilities Web-scale Mobile access Open development and the API More digital content

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Lessons Google and Amazon is the mental

model Be bold – put new service front and

center Searching what *we* own is an

outdated notion Take a few risks…