sabinet product review - saoim conference 2014 - by pierre malan
DESCRIPTION
SACat – South African National Union Catalogue - In early 2000 was incorporated into WorldCat and currently reflected as a group catalogue - Is a subset of WorldCat (WorldCat group catalogue) SACat is the basis in South Africa for - Cooperative cataloguing - Resource sharing (Interlibrary Loans) - Online referenceTRANSCRIPT
Adoption of
WorldShare Management Service
in Southern Africa
What exactly is WMS(WMS – WorldShare Management Services)
Adaptation to Change
“It is not the strongest of
the species that survives,
nor the most intelligent.
It is the one that is the
most adaptable to change.”
Charles Darwin
The Challenge (in a nutshell)
• The changing nature of library collections
• The changing expectations of library users
• The inefficiency and legacy status of current library automation systems, not adaptable to either of the above
The OCLC Solution
Acq
Licns.Mngr.
Metadata
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Library App
3rd partyApp
Bibliographic (E & P)
Holdings (E & P)
Authorities
E-Articles(Mega Index)
Works
Vendors
ILL
Ana-lytics
Delivery
Discovery Services
Discovery
E-Collections
E-Licenses
Met
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CollctnMngr.
Course Reserve
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Smart Fulfilment across mediatypes Print & Electronic & Digital
Consumer services
Acq
Licns.Mngr.
Metadata
Circ
Library App
3rd partyApp
Bibliographic (E & P)
Holdings (E & P)
Authorities
E-Collections
Mega IndexE-Articles
Vendors
ILL
Ana-lytics
DeliveryDiscovery
E-Licenses
Usage Data
Platform =Choose your
Services
CollctnMngr.
CourseReserve
Finance SystemsPatron Systems
Self Check…
Campus Systems
Union CatalogResource Sharing
Regional Systems
Partner
WMS - Update
South Africa - where are we today?
South African Scenario
• SACat – South African National Union Catalogue– In early 2000 was incorporated into WorldCat and currently
reflected as a group catalogue
– Is a subset of WorldCat (WorldCat group catalogue)
• SACat is the basis in South Africa for– Cooperative cataloguing
– Resource sharing (Interlibrary Loans)
– Online reference
• WorldCat Discovery Services– In the process of implementation at 22 Academic Libraries
• WorldShare Interlibrary Loan– Implemented at 19 Academic Libraries using the service for
International Interlending
• WorldShare Metadata Management– Will start in mid 2014 to migrate 200+ libraries using OCLC Connexion
• WorldShare License Manager– Implemented at the University of Pretoria
Services and Applications
Licns.Mngr.
Metadata
Library App
3rd partyApp
Bibliographic (E & P)
Holdings (E & P)
Authorities
E-Articles(Mega Index)
Works
Vendors
ILL
Ana-lytics
Delivery
Discovery Services
Discovery
E-Collections
E-Licenses
Met
adat
ap
oo
l
CollctnMngr.
Man
agem
en
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WorldCat Discovery
WorldShare License Manager
WorldShare Metadata Management
WorldShare Interlibrary Loan
WorldShare Other Modules
Over 180 libraries live on WMS
WorldShare globaly
• Cost savings (hardware and subscription)
• Time savings (especially Technical Services)
• Increased staff satisfaction
• Increased user satisfaction
• Increased usage (print & electronic)
Benefits reported by WMS libraries
“Within the first two months, we realized significant savings, including cataloging costs, servers and associated expenses and staff time.”
Jennifer ClarkeAssistant Director of Library Collection Development and Access Services, Bucknell University
Questions?
Thank you!