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SWRLS , March 11 th 2013. Elisabeth Robinson. UK Product Manager OCLC @ misswizzie. OCLC : building the future of library management. OCLC – a snapshot. Best known for WorldCat UNITY UK FABLIbraries Bookmark Your Library Enquire/ QuestionPoint Dewey. WorldShare.
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SWRLS, March 11th 2013 Elisabeth Robinson UK Product ManagerOCLC @misswizzie OCLC : building the future of library management
OCLC – a snapshot • Best known for • WorldCat • UNITY UK • FABLIbraries • Bookmark Your Library • Enquire/QuestionPoint • Dewey
WorldShare • WorldShare Management Services • ‘True’ Cloud based solution • Library services platform • 100 sites live worldwide • Academic and Public
Why something new? • Traditional systems vs. new requirements • Increase of e-materials • Integration / interoperability • Drive for efficiencies • “Doing more with less.....” • Alternative payment models • Lower upfront cost, and annual subscription
Shared data saves money Greatly reduceneed forIT staffsupport Easier workflowsempowerstaffto do more Includesintegratedcataloguing data Nodatasecuritycosts No localsoftwarecosts WorldCat presence increases library visibility No localhardwarecosts Simple and intuitive interfacessave work and training time No additional charge foruser interface “extras”
Cloud based • No hardware responsibility • Saving money • Less reliance on IT • Releasing resource • Flexibility of delivery • Mobile technologies
Further benefit of cloud solution:Reduced time and costs on technology Before cloud computing… After cloud computing… 70% 30% INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE Amazon.com: http://www.slideshare.net/goodfriday/amazon-web-services-building-a-webscale-computing-architecture
Shared data/shared services • Creating efficiencies • Logical workflows • Data reuse • Catalogue • Vendors • Knowledge-base & ERM • Analysis • Peer organisations • Last copy
Open technologies • Library services platforms • Open architecture • Interoperability • Applications and web services • A platform on which to build your library’s future • A platform that enables innovation
Example:Working with external services: The Amazon Budget Widget Current Budget: 4,573.21 Current Budget: 4,573.21 Remaining Budget: 4,357.29 Remaining Budget: 4,348.43 “The application platform will allow us to develop power tools that could really, really streamline operations for staff.” Kyle Banerjee, Digital Services Program ManagerOrbis Cascade Alliance (pilot participant) Price: $8.86
Being Global: WMS Product & Development team 3 continents, 5 countries, 12 cities Dub Dub Dub Dub SM Circulation Acquisitions IDM/UDS Infrastructure License Management KnowledgeBase WorldCat User Interface Cookbook NJ NJ Vendor Information Centre Localisation
Ask the users... “Above all, we liked that OCLC is a library cooperative. We are members working together toward a common vision sharing many of the same challenges. And it is through this shared vision that we hope to eliminate many of the barriers that prevent access to information.” Sandy Ashworth, Director, Boundary County District Library