Jan IsonLincoln Trail Libraries System

jison@lincolntrail.infoMassachusetts Library Association

May 6, 2008

Presentation Topics

Context -- Illinois Library Landscape WorldCat Local Focus Illinois WorldCat Local Pilot User views

The Catalog E-Resources Digital Content Social Networking

Next Steps

Illinois Library Cooperation Landscape Library Cooperation

Regional Library Cooperation -- 42 years

Multitype Cooperation -- 25 years

Regional shared ILS -- 33 years

Statewide Academic shared ILS -- 28 years

9 Shared State and Locally-supported ILS -- Over 1100 library buildings and over 800 agencies Sirsi-Dynix -- Classic -- 1 System Sirsi-Dynix -- Horizon -- 2 Systems Sirsi-Dynix -- Unicorn -- 4 Systems (Various

Flavors) Innovative Interface -- Millennium -- 2 Systems

1 Statewide Shared ILS primarily Academic Libraries -- 71 libraries ExLibris -- Voyager -- CARLI

Shared ILS in Illinois

Illinois Bibliographic Resources Library Holdings in Shared Systems

System ILS -- 35.2 Million Holdings CARLI -- 32 Million Holdings

OCLC Members 1600 Governing Members

SILC Statewide Illinois Catalog -- Based on the

1600 member library holdings in Illinois

Illinois E-Resources & Digital Content State Library purchases

First Search Base Package Wilson Select Plus

Academic Libraries -- 536 E-Resources Public Libraries -- 156 E-Resources School Libraries -- 121 E-Resources Special Libraries -- 148 E-Resources MyMedia Mall -- E-Books, Audio Books & Video Digital Content

Illinois Digital Archive (IDA), Illinois Harvest, Digital Past, Open Content Alliance, etc.

Data Information Silos

Google-like search box Locally Branded. Retrieves print, non-print, and electronic

resources in one search. Relevancy Ranking and faceted searching to

refine search by author, content, format, or date.

WorldCat Local as a Next Generation Catalog Interface

WorldCat Local as a Next Generation Catalog Interface Uses Link Resolver to directly access full text

for authorized electronic subscriptions. Social Networking Tools

Creation of customized, shareable, saved lists. Citations provided in multiple formats to aid

creation of bibliographies WorldCat Registries User Generated Reviews

WorldCat Local Unique Features Operates at the Network Level Integrates Local, Regional, State and

International resources Integrates Resource Sharing Beyond Federated Searching

Integrated Data Resources

Illinois WorldCat Local

Works with multiple ILS Interfaces (4) Works with multiple Link Resolver

Services (3) Works with multiple Resource Sharing

Options (3) Integrates Local Databases

WorldCat Local libraries must:

Load your library’s collections into WorldCat, including, if necessary: OPAC/reclamation eSerials holdings Standalone special collections

Synchronize cataloging with WorldCat on a daily basis.

Index OCLC numbers in your library’s local system (to support links back to your local system).

Turn on patron-initiated ILL (through the FirstSearchAdministrative Module)

Illinois WorldCat Local Libraries

Simple Branded Interface

WorldCat Local Search Box

HTML coding is supplied to the library so that the “google-like” search box can be placed in locations which will be most convenient to users.

Central High School has placed their search box in the center of their library web page.

For physical items in the library,call number and shelf status are displayed. To see availability at other libraries in the consortium, click on the + sign.

For this item, WorldCat supplies contents, an abstract, and information about the author.

Relevancy Ranking & Faceted Search

Relevance, the default sort, will display resulting records available at your library, then other Illinois libraries, then the consortium, and finally the full WorldCat database.

Faceted searching allows the userto refine a search by author, content, format, or date.

Four levels of relevancy are displayed in this search.

Integrated Searching and Link Resolver

Limiting our search to articles.

To view the full text, click on the view item online box.

A user within an LTLS library with access to Periodicals Abstracts, will be taken directlyto the full text of this article.

A search at Central High School retrievesan article from Library Journal.

Central High School maintains a subscription to EBSCO’s MAS Ultra.

Delivery & Resource Sharing Options

To place a hold on this item, click on the button and…

logon to LINC to complete the transaction.

If the item is not held within the local ILS,use the “request item” option.

Fill out and submit this request form which will be sent to the library’s ILL review file.

Digital Content & Open Content Alliance

This search retrieves two OpenContent Alliance titles.

Retrieving a digital photo from the IL Digital Archives by limiting to “InternetResource.”

Photography of the Lindsay childrenFrom the Illinois Digital Archives collection.

Social Networking Tools

For a citation to this book, click on the “Cite this Item” link.

A variety of citations are displayed.

To view a sample from the new “identities” project, click onone of the hyperlinked authors.

The goal of WorldCat Identities (a research project) is to create a summary page for every name in WorldCat.

By selecting an associated subject…

WCL will set up a new search for the user.

By registering and signing in to WorldCat, users can access “social networking” services to create and share lists and reviews.

Since I am logged into my WorldCataccount, I can add this title to one ofmy lists.

Since we have successfully signed in, we can also create and submit a review.

Since we are still logged on to our WorldCat account, we canalso create and submit a review of an item.

What our customers are sayingIt's nice that you can find books not in the system or even buy. Would be better if you could click a button and send a "purchase request" to the library system so that someone could get it to benefit all.

I've just started using the website. It is a great tool. I'm so thankful it is available.

I loved the many choices to choose from!!!

A way to see inside each library in this system. You've done an incredible job. Thank You.

Get all pilot sites up

Conduct User surveys

Authentication using EZProxy

Add local developed indexes & databases

Home Delivery for ILL

Next Steps

What have we learned?

Takes longer than expected Everyone has their own view of how to

implement Relevancy & Faceted Search defined

many ways Local ILS deployment has an impact on

WCL Many, many Silos It’s all about people

Questions?