Collection directions ACCUL meeting, OCLC, March 27 2003 Lorcan Dempsey, VP Research, OCLC
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Collection directions
ACCUL meeting, OCLC, March 27 2003
Lorcan Dempsey, VP Research, OCLC
http://www.oclc.org/research/
Environment
Changing patterns of behavior – research, learning, cultural engagement
Creating value
Funding envelope?
The scholarly and cultural record in a digital environment?
Look at:
– Special collections– Research and
learning– Wide open web– All the other stuff
• Books, journals, A&I !!
The Archival Research Center is a direct outgrowth of the belief that primary resource materials should be a major focal point of instruction and research. …. However, traditional access to these materials is cumbersome and labor-intensive and most institutions do not allow copying. …Digitizing these materials keeps them alive and relevent for modern users … (ARL report)
The return of the special
There is growing appreciation among libraries that unique or rare materials
– are valuable research and learning resources– have been underutilized.
There is a growing interest in digitizing cultural heritage materials
– as it offers opportunities for releasing their value in new ways
– as a way of disclosing the memory and identity of communities.
Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) Motion Capture LabSource: http://www.accad.ohio-state.edu/mocap/mocap_info.htm
Knowledge bank – OSU – in planning
April 26 2002. A proposal for the development of an OSU knowledge bank
Research and learning
Research and learning behavior is increasingly entering the network space
– Library resources need to be available at the appropriate stage within the learning or research environment
– New forms of engagement and support.– Research and learning outputs will present
major management and curatorial issues– Institutions and faculty are interested in
‘disclosing’ research and learning materials as part of the scholarly enterprise (OAI)
Books, journals, …
Rich business apparatus. Commodity?
Ease of access – D2D
• Discovery <> locate <> request <> Delivery
• New directory services? Portal utilities.
Reduce costs
Increased interest in management information for collection development, collection management, …
Increased interest in outsourcing?
‘Vanilla’ Collections?
Emphasize service
Licensed materials
“Like many libraries, the UW Libraries has struggled with how to effectively and efficiently manage its growing licensed resources such as e-journals, A&I databases, and full-text services. We were using a mix of locally developed and maintained files and databases (in file cabinets, on our intranet, etc.) to manage our electronic resources. In a highly distributed workflow and service provision environment, the UW Libraries sought a way to integrate this information with our local system and streamline our processes.”
Univ. Washington response. ARL survey.
Licensed resources
Commodity?
– Streamline discovery to delivery process
• Rights and linking– Streamline
management of licenses
Portalization?
– Visibility and integration– Value
provider perspective
user perspective
Bought resources
Provider
– Reduce cataloging cost– Enhance records– Streamline discovery to
delivery process• Resource sharing
arrangements; purchase– Get better management
information for resource sharing, collection management, collection development, …
User
– Richer access to wider resource
Wide open web
Ongoing interest in mediating access to high-quality Internet resources linked to other resources and interests of users
Multiple local and shared initiatives
Collections grid
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stewardship
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Special collectionsRare booksLocal/Historical newspapersLocal history materialsArchives & Manuscripts, Theses & dissertations
Research and learning materials •ePrints/tech reports•Learning objects•Courseware•E-portfolios•Research data
Freely-accessible web resourcesOpen source softwareNewsgroup archives
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Collections grid
Manage commodity materials and services.
Streamline discovery to delivery for print (bought) and digital (licensed) materials
Management intelligence – collection management and analysis
Portal utilities (rights, directories)
Digital content management/preservation
Diverse metadata creation practice (hierarchical description, multiple standards and practices)
Harvest of metadata?
Extend knowledge organization approaches?