ole project - oct. 1, 2008 webcast
DESCRIPTION
The First public webcast about the Ole Project by various members of the Ole Project community.TRANSCRIPT
Open Library Environment Project Update
October 1, 2008
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Webcast Tech Details • Send questions and comments via chat
window. Answers during Q&A.
• Audio available via phone conferencing:http://oleproject.org/2008/09/27/how-to-join-the-oct-1-ole-project-webcast/
• We’ll put up URL’s for the documents we discuss. (Open docs in a separate window.)
• Recording of the webcast will be available shortly after the event.
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Today’s Agenda
• Project overview
• Project assumptions and scope
• Opportunities to participate
• Q&A –project participants
• Continuing discussion after the webcast via project listserv and website
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Project overview - Rationale
• Current ILS products are inadequate. • Vendor consolidation constrains choices.• Growing need for library systems to interact with
other enterprise systems• Libraries need to control their own destinies.• Detailed rationale in the proposal document:
oleproject.org > Overview > Full Project Description
http://oleproject.org/overview/full-project-description/
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Project Starting Point
• Diverse group of libraries submitted a proposal to convene the library community in planning a new library environment built on Service Oriented Architecture and using open-source software – April 2008
• The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation provided funding for the design project. – June 2008
• Initial group of libraries:
oleproject.org > Project Participants
http://oleproject.org/participants/
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Milestones and timeline
• Plan is to complete the design document by July 2009
• oleproject.org> overview> Project Timeline http://oleproject.org/overview/project-timeline/
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Project assumptions and scope
• Scope document is still a work in progress.
• Community involvement critical for shaping future versions of the document.
• Current version of scope document maintained at:oleproject.org> Overview > Project Scope
http://oleproject.org/overview/project-scope/
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Project assumptions and scope
• Vision: Flexible, adaptable, and community-developed software framework To improve the ILS,
• OLE Framework supports core business • Transforms processes to power new services
Strives to reach enterprise level interoperability
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Project assumptions and scope
• Principles Supports a wide range of resources Built, owned, governed by the library
community Developed using SOA, implemented with Web
Services Adapt and integrate with other enterprise
systems
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Project assumptions and scope
• Project Scope Business Processes Architecture and Data Models Integration and Interoperability Data Governance and Security Discovery and User Experience
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Opportunities for participation
• Must be a community-owned & directed project• Seeking participants in planning and for follow-
on build project proposal• Variety of events, opportunities to participate
oleproject.org> Eventshttp://oleproject.org/events/
• Ongoing communication via website and listservoleproject.org> Get Involvedhttp://oleproject.org/get-involved/
• Or, contact: John Little [email protected]
