Librarians Utilization of the Comprehensive Online Union Catalogue of Serials from and
about the Middle East: Online Access for Consolidated Information on Serials (OACIS)
Area Studies SymposiumUniversity of Arizona, Tuscon
July 14-16, 2006
<http://www.library.yale.edu/oacis>
Presentation by Simon Samoeil
OACIS Project Manager, Yale University
Project Details
• Collaborative database project for Middle Eastern serials.
• Three-year project (2003-2006); U.S. Dept. of Education Title VI grant under the “Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access” with matching funds from Yale Library.
Review of goals• To create a freely available publicly accessible
web site featuring a continuously updated union list of Middle Eastern serials– In all formats (including live web links)– From 20+ countries (ME as defined by LC)
• To lay foundations for the future, delivering widest possible information access– Expanded cooperation and participation– Document delivery/ILL– Digitization and preservation
• To create a Union List of Middle East Serials• Interns
Interns
• Atef al-Jundi, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.April 30, 2004 - July 30, 2004
• Adib Khoury, Tishreen University, Latakia, SyriaJuly 30, 2004 - October 29, 2004
• Mohammed Ismail El-Halosy, Alexandrina Library, Alexandria, EgyptApril 29, 2005 - June 3, 2005
• Shenoda Guirguis, Alexandrina Library, Alexandria, EgyptMay 31, 2005 - June 30, 2005
• Randa al-Chidiac, Balamand University, Balamand, LebanonJune 29, 2005 - July 29, 2005
OACIS Advisory Board
Alexandrina Library, Alexandria, EgyptCornell University
Ohio State University Universitaets-und Landesbibliothek of
Sachsen-Anhalt in Halle, Germany University of Pennsylvania
University of Michigan University of Texas
University of Washington Yale University
Universities Participating in OACIS
American University of BeirutNew York Public Library
New York UniversityPrinceton UniversityStanford University
Tishreen University, Latakia, SyriaUniversity of Arizona, Tucson
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAmerican University of Cairo (future member)Harvard University Library (future member)
University of UtahJordan University, Amman, Jordan
OACIS for the Middle East Mirror Sites
Basic Search by Title
Search By Title
Libraries’ Holdings of the Title
Brief Record
Long View
Library View
Advanced Search (1)
Advanced Search (2)
Search by Different Languages Option
Search in Arabic Language (1)
Search in Arabic Language (2)by Title
Search in Arabic Language (3) Results
Search in Arabic Language (4) Results
Search in Arabic Language (5) Results Library View
Statistics Report Language Statistics
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Search Statistics Detail Report for February 2005Month Interface Mode Choice #
February ar Advanced Limit to 1
February ar Advanced Title 47
February ar Advanced Place 7
February ar Advanced Subject 47
February ar Basic Title 17
February ar Basic Place 21
February ar Basic Subject 4
February en Advanced Limit to 11
February en Advanced Title 41
February en Advanced Place 16
February en Advanced Subject 11
February en Basic Title 1081
February en Basic Place 33
February en Basic Subject 95
February fr Basic Title 4
February fr Basic Place 3
February fr Basic Subject 1
This Month's total 1440
Previous Month's total 405
Percent Successful Searches This Month 46.39
Additional Benefits of OACIS for Librarians
• Collection development. Librarians can evaluate the ME serials collection in their own libraries: what they have and what they don’t in comparison to other libraries
• Making sound acquisition decisions
• Knowing of certain serials are current or have ceased publication
• Cataloging using the “Library View Format”
Place of Publication by Selected Library Search
Place of Publication by Selected Library Result
Place of Publication by Selected Library Result
OACIS Data Delivery Activity April 2006
Library Titles Holdings Last Activity
1 American University of Beirut 1799 1072 12/6/20052 Bibliotheca Alexandrina 699 1640 2/8/20063 Cornell 1408 4485 11/3/20054 Michigan 3918 10/4/20055 New York Public Library 1282 1266 8/1/20056 New York University 1289 2114 2/24/20067 Ohio State 910 835 8/1/20058 Pennsylvania 1540 1925 1/19/20069 Princeton 4696 9272 3/1/2006
10 Stanford University 3201 3194 12/7/200511 Texas at Austin 2518 2511 2/28/200612 Tishreen University 360 292 8/1/200513 ULB Sachsen- Anhalt, Halle 1545 2310 10/25/200514 University of Arizona 81 11/17/200515 University of Illinois at Urbana- 3142 3930 2/27/200616 University of Jordan 2078 1999 6/1/200417 University of Utah 2362 2494 2/21/200618 Washington 2029 2148 2/9/200619 Yale 3904 4792 11/29/200520 Yale Law School 12 12 2/1/2006
38773 46291
1 = count of 245 fields
2 = count of 852 fields