ala 2010 -- jane burke
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Focus on the Item:Understanding the end-user perspective
… or The OPAC is Dead !!… or The OPAC is Dead !!
NISO/BISG Forum on the Changing Standards LandscapeJane BurkeJane Burke
Senior Vice President, ProQuest
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Research Library ModelResearch Library Model
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Old Model of Library Use is GoneOld Model of Library Use is Gone
Old model resulted from $$$ of the ’60’s Old model resulted from $$$ of the 60 s Built BIG print collections Users had to come to the collections Users had to come to the collections
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Nature of collections has changedNature of collections has changed
50+% spent on e-resources is not unusual50 % spe t o e esou ces s ot u usua Underutilized
Collections are much more volatile e-journals Open Access journals e-book collections e-music Institutional repository Institutional repository Online reference resources Datasets Datasets
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It’s all about the Users
The Web has changed how we deliver and b as a g d o d a dconsume information The shift from physical to digital delivery of information
has created new requirements and opportunities forhas created new requirements and opportunities for delivering effective library experiences
Th W b h f dl f d hThe Web has profoundly transformed the nature of library collections The majority of new acquisitions are Web-based The majority of new acquisitions are Web-based Collections have increased dramatically and content is
available anytime, anywhereW b h i t ith lib i Web search engines compete with libraries
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Publication structures are disintegratingPublication structures are disintegrating
• Articles, not journals• Chapters, not books• Graphs, not dissertations
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OPAC is really dead!OPAC is really dead!
Collections are primarily digital Collections are primarily digital Hundreds of “databases” Articles not represented Articles not represented
50% + is spent on e-resources “Special” collections are also digital Special collections are also digital
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The Net-Generation or “ ll l ”“Millennials”
Want to be self-sufficient Want to be self-sufficient They do NOT ask questions They want to be anonymous They want to be anonymous They expect all search
systems to behave likesystems to behave like Google, Bing, and other Open Web search enginesOpe eb sea c e g es
Today’s student = Tomorrow’s facultyy
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Project Information Literacya large-scale study about early adults and their research habitsg y y
Students are very busy !y y Article – or chapter -- is the information
object of choice Research is conducted “just in time” Students will try the Library 1st.y y Students start a research project by inputting
a few search terms in the search engine of a gdatabase that had brought them “luck” on a previous assignment.
http://projectinfolit.org/
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Old Model - What the Patron Sees
Where h ld Ishould I
begin?
Charleston 11-07
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Perceived Value of the Library’s Role
The importance of the role of the library The importance of the role of the library as a gateway for locating information has fallen over time
The library is increasingly disintermediatedfrom the actual research processfrom the actual research process
Source: Housewright, R., & Schonfeld, R. (Aug2008).
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How Do You Know That?An Investigation of Studentest gat o o Stude tResearch Practices in the Digital AgeRandall McLure and Kellian ClinkPortal: Libraries and the Academy, Vol. 9, No. 1 (2009)
“It is also clear from teacher and student responses in the study that the library is seen as an intimidating and inconvenient place, especially and interestingly in its primary purpose – supporting student research and often assisting students in the identification location and evaluation of sources ”assisting students in the identification, location, and evaluation of sources.
“We also concede it is understandable that students are drawn to using search engines on the Internet to conduct academic research Thesesearch engines on the Internet to conduct academic research. These engines are easy to use, available to anyone with an Internet connection, and quick and bountiful in their returns.”
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Not just the Library MarketNot just the Library Market
Free vs fee content Free vs fee content Newspapers as the stalking horse Metadata as a commodity Metadata as a commodity
Traditional publishers face disintermediation
disintermediation is the removalof intermediaries in a supply chain:of intermediaries in a supply chain:"cutting out the middleman".
MNLC
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New offerings to LibrariesNew offerings to Libraries
Reacting to the overall trends in information Reacting to the overall trends in information Disrupting the traditional library access tools
OPAC’s – print inventory OPAC s print inventory Federated search – database oriented
“Discovery”: Discovery : Single interface for finding all the information. Users are no longer forced to search inUsers are no longer forced to search in multiple systems for different media types—books, e-books, print and electronic articles, digital media, and other types of resources.
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Discovery LayerDiscovery Layer
Improved search of catalog and local resources Improved search of catalog and local resources Keyword Facets Facets Visualization
Locally installedLocally installed Highly customizable Social information tools – tagging etc Social information tools tagging, etc. 2 types of players
Commercial – vendor supplied Commercial vendor supplied Open Source – library efforts
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CommercialCommercial
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Open SourceOpen Source
Summa -- State and University Library, Denmark Summa State and University Library, Denmark
Villa Nova University Villa Nova University
University of Rochester + University of Rochester + partners
Blacklight – University of Virginia Library
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“Web Scale Discovery”Web Scale Discovery
Access Trend to deal with “object” level Access Trend to deal with object level discovery
Google-like architectures allow very largeGoogle like architectures allow very large indexes at the object level
Further disintegration of the old package g p gmodel
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The World is FlatThe World is Flat
Each object is on an equal levelEach object is on an equal level
SearchSearch
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Web Scale DiscoveryWeb Scale Discovery
Attributes:Attributes: Hosted Pre-harvested Pre harvested Pre-coordinated Contributions directly from publishers Contributions directly from publishers
Coverage Collection and ingest capabilities Collection and ingest capabilities
Local catalog updates Scale !! Scale !!
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Web Scale Discovery
Discovery ServiceDiscovery Service
Central
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How big is big?How big is big?Number of Records
Average CatalogPubMed
Summon
Library of CongressSummon
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Web Scale Discovery redefines the Library’s collectionthe Library s collection
Dartmouth 231,332,304 Arizona State 160 007 795 Arizona State 160,007,795 North Carolina State 166,367,072 Grand Valley State 158 835 800 Grand Valley State 158,835,800 Rollins College 172,249,116
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The World is FlatThe World is Flat
Each object is on an equal levelEach object is on an equal level
SearchSearch
ASIDC 3-08
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Packaging for sale vs. consumption End user consumption is NOT by package End user consumption is NOT by package All formats are alike
Best book vs best article Best book vs. best article Item identifiers are critical
But end users won’t care about them But … end users won t care about them MARC records don’t/won’t work Massive supply chain disruption: Massive supply chain disruption:
Gotta love it to survive
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Hurry Up !!Hurry Up !!
This is a time of “revolution” – not evolution This is a time of revolution not evolution Move quickly in order to avoid
disintermediationdisintermediation Challenge the Standards Process