Library 2.0 and OCLCLibrary 2.0 and OCLC

Eric ChildressConsulting Project ManagerOCLC Programs & Research

Amigos 2008 - Tecnología aplicada: innovación en los servicios bibliotecarios

Cholula, Puebla, México

5 September 2008

Amigos

2008

OutlineOutline

• About OCLC

• About OCLC Programs & Research

• The Network Environment

• Library 2.0

• OCLC applications and activities

About OCLC and OCLC Programs & Research About OCLC and OCLC Programs & Research

OCLCOCLC

• Founded 1967 in Ohio, U.S.A.

• Non-profit

• Offices located in 10 countries

• Mexico: OCLC Mexico

• Dedicated to public purposes:

• Reduce the rate of rise of library costs

• Further access to information

• World’s largest library cooperative

• 69,000 libraries

• 112 countries

OCLC ServicesOCLC Services

WorldCatWorldCat

• Number of bibliographic records:

• 110 Million

• How often a record is added:

• Every 10 seconds

• Number of holdings:

• 1.3 Billion

• Number of countries represented:

• 112 countries and territories around the world

• Number of languages and dialects represented:

• More than 470

• How often a request is filled through WorldCat Resource Sharing:

• Every 4 seconds

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Mexican library collections in WorldCat

All titles held by Mexican libraries Titles held only by Mexican libraries

Mexican Library Collections in WorldCatMexican Library Collections in WorldCat

Statistical study by Dr. Brian Lavoie (OCLC Research)

July 2008

Mexican libraries in OCLC:

173

Materials published in Mexico (in WorldCat):

582,591

Original WorldCat records contributed by Mexican institutions:

269,435

Total holdings in WorldCat attached to Mexican-contributed records:

533,640

Spanish-language materials in WorldCat:

3,601,796

Spanish-language bibliographic records:

650,487

OCLC Programs & ResearchOCLC Programs & Research

OCLC Research

•Leading applied research center

•Devoted to supporting OCLC’s public mission

•Conducts academic research

•Builds prototypes

•Works on standards

•Assists OCLC new product development work

RLG Programs

•Partnership of OCLC with leading research libraries, archives, museums

• 140+ agencies in 14 countries

•Explores issues important to research institutions

•Staff have expertise in special collections, archives, museums, and the needs of scholars

The Network EnvironmentThe Network Environment

Digital Opportunity IndexDigital Opportunity Index

http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/doi/images/doi_map.jpg

Mexico – Telecommunications & InternetMexico – Telecommunications & Internet

Landline telephones

19.861 million (2006)

Celluar phones:

68.254 million (2007)

Internet users as a % of population:

2000: 2.7%

2007: 21.3%

Internet Users - Mexico

2000 2004 2005 2006 2007

2,712,400

14,901,687

17,100,000

20,200,000

22,700,000

Year Users

Top 20 visited Web sites worldwideTop 20 visited Web sites worldwide

Top Web properties worldwide by number of visitors - June 2008 (SEW)

Top 10 Web sites in MexicoTop 10 Web sites in Mexico

Top 10 Web properties (mobile Opera browser users) in Mexico - July 2008 (SMW)

Library 2.0Library 2.0

Library 2.0 = the Web generation’s libraryLibrary 2.0 = the Web generation’s library

Rethinking everything

• Library 2.0 is a “state of mind”

Building “Web 2.0” services:

• 24/7 access

• Web everywhere

• Portable devices

• Social tools

• User-contributed content

• Data mashups

• Perpetual beta

Re-designing library space:

• Computer-friendly

• More space for people, less space for library stacks

• Moving books to storage

• Group use

• Gaming/entertainment spaces

• Food & drink allowed

flickr commonsflickr commons

http://www.flickr.com/commons

Launched January 16, 2008 with photographs from the Library of Congress

Users comment and tag

• Additional information helps agency improve metadata for images

Users can reuse images

• Public domain images

Additional collections added:

• Bibliothèque de Toulouse (France)

• George Eastman House (U.S.)

• Powerhouse Museum (Australia)

• Smithsonian Institution (U.S.)

Sample OCLC “Library 2.0” ActivitiesSample OCLC “Library 2.0” Activities

WorldCat.org

• All of WorldCat on the Web

• Searchable

• Displays locations of libraries worldwide that own a copy of the title

• Social features:

• User Profiles

• Lists

• Toolbars and widgets

• FireFox search

• Facebook widgets

WorldCat syndicated on the Web

• Google, Yahoo, etc.

• Links to WorldCat.org on Google Book Search, other sites

WorldCat Identities

• Pages for each of 25 Million+ persons, organizations, fictious characters in WorldCat

• Links to WorldCat.org, Wikipedia, other sites

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces)

• xISBN, xISSN, etc.

• WorldCat API

WorldCat.orgWorldCat.org

WorldCat.org ListsWorldCat.org Lists

Registered users can create WorldCat lists

• User-created bibliographies on the Web

• Find items in WorldCat and add to one or more lists

• Add a note to each entry

• Export citations

• Lists may be private or public

• RSS feeds are available for use on blogs, etc.

WorldCat.org and Third PartiesWorldCat.org and Third Parties

OCLC has made WorldCat bibliographic data available to selected third parties

These third parties direct users to their local library by linking back to WorldCat.org

HCI Bibliography

Google Book Search links to WorldCat.orgGoogle Book Search links to WorldCat.org

WorldCat.org WidgetsWorldCat.org Widgets

OCLC has released small applications for WorldCat for:

•Browsers

•Blogs / Web sites

•Popular sites (e.g., facebook)

WorldCat in facebookWorldCat in facebookSearch WorldCat inside facebook

Display results

See friends’ lists

WorldCat Lists in facebookWorldCat Lists in facebook

WorldCat IdentitiesWorldCat Identities

•Built by data mining WorldCat, Authority Files, more

•OCLC-generated pages for each of 25 Million+ persons, organizations, fictious characters in WorldCat

•Includes links to WorldCat.org, Wikipedia, other Web sites

OCLC Grid ServicesOCLC Grid Services

Further readingFurther reading

OCLC Programs and Research

• http://www.oclc.org/programsandresearch

OCLC WorldCat Identities

• http://orlabs.oclc.org/Identities/

OCLC Grid Services

• http://worldcat.org/devnet/index.php/Services

OCLC Reports

• http://www.oclc.org/reports

OCLC América Latina (Español)

• http://www.oclc.org/americalatina/es/