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WorldCat Local – the single search that connects people to all your library materials

WorldCat LocalWorldCat Local27August 2010

Stockholm

The questions we hear the most…The questions we hear the most…

• Q: How can we help users find all of our physical, electronic and digital materials?

• Q: How do we put our library’s resources where our users are?

• Q: How can we make it easy for people to get what they need?

•

A: Connect users to all your content.

•

A: Put single discovery where your users are.

•

A: Provide intuitive delivery options.


• Q: How can we help users find all of our physical, electronic and digital materials?A: Connect users to all your content.

• Q: How do we put our library’s resources where our users are?A: Put discovery where your users are.

• Q: How can we make it easy for people to get what they need?A: Provide intuitive delivery options.

contentdiscovery

delivery


contentdiscovery

delivery++

=WorldCat Local

•With WorldCat Local…

• Mobile is included: no additional software, development or integration required.

• Knowledge base functionality is included: no additional resolver service integration costs.

• A central index is included: replaces meta-search

• Evaluative content is included: no additional fees

And another important question…How can my library save money?And another important question…How can my library save money?

Today’s agendaToday’s agenda

• How WorldCat Local will

• Connect your users to all your content

• Put single discovery where your users are

• Provide intuitive delivery options

plus…

• Results from other WorldCat Local libraries

• The benefits of being part of a global library-community

CONTENT + DISCOVERY + DELIVERY =

WorldCat Local


WorldCat Local

Single search discovery

from many paths

Intelligent delivery

to the point of need

Massive contentfrom many sources


WorldCat Local


WorldCat Local

Electronic / LicensedMaterials

WorldCatLocal

Massive contentfrom many sources


WorldCat Local


WorldCat Local

Digital materials

WorldCatLocal


WorldCat Local


WorldCat Local

Physical Materials

WorldCatLocal

WorldCat Local more than just booksWorldCat Local more than just books

in millions

Licensed content in a single searchLicensed content in a single search

• Goal: Replace federated search with central indexing

• How: Form partnerships with publishers and aggregators

• Status: ~1.000 databases represented

• Databases/collections direct from publisher: EBSCO, Gale, LexisNexis, Wilson, JSTOR, RMIT, universities, societies, OCLC, etc.

• 215 million citations currently indexed

• 167 million citations signed and ready to index

Ebooks Ebooks

• Goal: Comprehensive coverage of library eBook collections

• How: Partner with eBook providers and mass digitization projects

• Status: ~ 5 million records in WorldCat

• Aggregator partners: NetLibrary, eBrary, myiLibrary• Mass digitization partners: Google Books, HathiTrust,

etc.• Publisher partners: Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, etc.

Special Collections Special Collections

• Goal: Make all Institutional Repositories and Archives of interest to libraries worldwide discoverable and accessible

• How: Seek out key digital collections and harvest them

• Status:

• OAIster: 1.180 IRs, 25 million records• ArchiveGrid: 2.500+ institutions, 1 million records,

92.000+ finding aids • Both are available through WorldCat Local

Evaluative contentEvaluative content

• Goal: Offer a robust collection to support discovery

• How: Aggregate and link to evaluative content

• Status: 25 million data elements under contract

• 3.4 million bookcovers• 14.2 million ToCs• 2.7 million summaries• 1.6 million albums covers and 12 million songs

allallfindfindHow can we help users

find all of our physical, electronic and

digital materials?


WorldCat Local

worldcat.org


WorldCat Local


WorldCat Local

WorldCatLocal

Single search discovery

from many paths

WorldCat.org aggregates Web searches,sending traffic back to libraries

WorldCat.org aggregates Web searches,sending traffic back to libraries

595.310.617

32.674.282

Web services:WorldCat.org and Google BooksWeb services:WorldCat.org and Google Books

Put your custom WorldCat Localsearch box on any Web sitePut your custom WorldCat Localsearch box on any Web site

find it SearchSearch OurLibrary and Beyond

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WorldCat widgetsWorldCat widgets

Go mobileGo mobile

Mobile AppsMobile Apps

WorldCat Local answers the questionsWorldCat Local answers the questions

•How can we put our library resources where users are?

•WorldCat partnerships with leading Web services

•Two-way integration with Google Books

•Aggregation of search engine ranking

•Portable tools, APIs, widgets and apps.

WorldCat LocalWorldCat Local

RemoteIndex

RemoteIndex

RemoteIndex

RemoteIndex

Remote Index

Remote Index

WorldCat Local

WorldCatwith your

libraryholdings

WorldCatwith your

libraryholdings

OCLCLicensed Content

OCLCLicensed Content

Central IndexCentral Index

Non-OCLCLicensedContent

Non-OCLCLicensedContent

Knowledge Base

Knowledge Base

WMS

Management services

WMS

Management services

Interface design informed by ongoing usability testingInterface design informed by ongoing usability testing

• Persistent search boxSocial actions now up top

“More Like This” for similar items

Summary info for a quick decision

Preview button

Toggle content areas

Tools enable user interactionTools enable user interaction

•Personal profile

•Lists

•Citations

•Tagging

•Saved searches

to getto geteasyeasyHow can we make it

easyfor people

to getthe items they need?


WorldCat Local


WorldCat Local


WorldCat Local

LocalILSILLConsortia

HathiTrust

GoogleBooksOAISTER

WorldCatknowledge

baseArticles

LocalResolver

Requestphysical materials

Requestphysical materials

Click to digital materials

Click to digital materials

WorldCatLocal

Intelligent delivery

to the point of need

Shortest path to the resourceShortest path to the resource

Working together for successWorking together for success

• Goal: Make WorldCat Local succeed for your library

• How:

• Weave into your institution’s site(s)

• Configure your collections

• Integrate other library services

Integrated chatIntegrated chat

Success in the numbers: Macalester CollegeSuccess in the numbers: Macalester College

Traffic to OpenURL resolver

from WorldCat Local:

125118 337

3002

5084

7740

3219

230

2193

4531

6844

June 08 July 08 Aug 08 Sept 08 Oct 08 Nov 08

Requests

Clickthroughs

WorldCat Localadded

Success in the numbers: Cornell UniversitySuccess in the numbers: Cornell University

April 2009 WorldCat Local generated 207 OpenURL Requests and ranked 20th for referring URL.

April 2010 WorldCat Local generated 16.950 OpenURL requests and is ranked 1st for referring URL.

What librarians are sayingWhat librarians are saying

“Ease of implementation”

“a future we want to be part of”

“quality information”

“users are having success”

“integration of resources all in one place”

US • > 1000 WCL installations

(University of California, University of Washington Libraries, Cornell University, Macalester College, University of Colorado etc.)

Europe (UK & Spain)• Sales just started > 10 users

(South West Regional Libraries - SWRLS, York St. John University, Trinity St. David Wales, Universidad de Salamanca, Universidad de Leon etc.)

WorldCat Local UsersWorldCat Local Users

•Massive content from many sources•Discovery – single discovery where you users

are•Delivery to the point of need•Mobile is included: no additional software,

development or integration required.

•Knowledge base functionality is included: no additional link manager integration costs.

•A central index is included: replaces meta-search

•Evaluative content is included: no additional fees

Results - conclusionsResults - conclusions

WorldCat Local – the single search that connects people to all your library materials

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