OCLC Online Computer Library Center
OCLC
SERVICES FOR CONSORTIA
AMICAL
June 01-03, 2005
Lebanese American University,
Beirut
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
WHAT IS OCLC
(becoming)?
1967
Automate the library catalogue
2006
A PLATFORM for community, communications and
technology that allows libraries to economically
process, manage, discover and share information.
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
The VALUE of OCLC
Enable each library to accomplish
its OWN goals at its OWN pace
Community
Mechanisms for Cooperation
Leadership / Research
Standards
Technology
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
OCLC Participants
Over 58,000 libraries in 95 countries
964
4,733
3,616
41,958
785
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Non-US
CONSORTIA CATALOGS
IN
WORLDCAT
Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL)
Digital Library for International Research (formerly
American Overseas Digital Library)
Red de Bibliotecas Sur-Sureste (REBIS)
SABINET South Africa
Singapore Integrated Library Automation Services
Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)
LinkUK - 75 public libraries in the UK
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AMICAL
Languages in WorldCat
French
Spanish
Russian
Italian
Arabic
Hungarian
Greek
Bulgarian
Armenian
3.5 million
2.5 million
1 million
1 million
350,000
120,000
100,000
63,000
27,000
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Practical Tools
for
Consortia
Group Services
OCLC Interlibrary Loan
Cataloging Services
Collection Analysis
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
GROUP SERVICES
Group Catalog. A single view of your
consortium’s resources
Unlimited Resource Sharing
Unlimited Cataloging Services
Collection Analysis
NetLibrary ebooks
Cooperative Reference. Question Point 24/7
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
A Group Catalog
Search all libraries in
AMICAL group or extend to
all of WorldCat
Form “subject” catalogues
Direct link to each library’s
catalog
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Group Catalog
 Uses holdings in WorldCat
 Custom, branded interface
 Links directly to local catalogs
 Public availability via the web
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Create a Group Catalog from the
Consortium’s holdings in WorldCat
Records in WorldCat
American University of
Paris
American College of
Greece
American University in
Cairo
Outside Consortium
Not in WorldCat
Your Group Catalog
Batchloading /
Custom cataloging
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Group Catalog Makes It Possible
Linking of resources within your group catalog
Local resources
Cataloging
E-books & e-journals
AMICAL
Catalog
E- databases &
reference management
ILL & Serials
Union Listing
Digital collections
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
WorldCat Resource Sharing
7000 Sources, 10 million requests
Requests can be local, group
or worldwide
Create, send and track
ILL Fee management
Serials Online Union Listing
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
WorldCat Collection Analysis
Analyze the age and subject content of your
collection regardless of:
Classification scheme
Shelving location
Compare your collections to other OCLC
libraries
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Individual Library Analysis
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Change Analysis Screen
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Column Values are now Formats
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Group Analysis for the Western Group
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Overlap
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
WorldCat Cataloging
Copy cataloging
Retroconversion
Contract Cataloging (TechPro)
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The Value of WorldCat
Authoritative source of bib records
Resource MAP and Sharing Facilitator
Portal for illuminating your collections
Basis for Analysis & Collection Dev.
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Functional Requirements
for Bibliographic Records (FRBR)
Knowledge
organization
FRBR work-set algorithm
Work
|
expression
|
manifestation
|
item
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
9
1 000 000 000 0
1 billion in 2006
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Other Group Services
netLibrary ebooks
Cooperative Reference
Education
Open WorldCat
Digital Preservation
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CONTENTdm Harvested Collections

Broward County Library


Combined Arms Research
Library
University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee

Washington State University

Indiana Historical Society

West Virginia Wesleyan

Louisiana Tech University

Nashville Public Library

Westminster College

Pequot Library

Winnefox Library System

Southern Utah University

Wisconsin Historical Society
College
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QuestionPoint + 24/7
Phone
Email
Books
+ 24/7
Walk Up
Chat Online
Fax
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Open WorldCat:
LIBRARIES in a Web World
 Illuminate LIBRARIES
 Guide users to LIBRARIES
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Google Scholar/Find in a Library
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
NetLibrary eBooks
 82,000 titles
 12,400 libraries
 450 publishers
 44 countries
 Digital audio
books
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
46645
ISBN: locate library
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Practial Contributions
to
AMICAL PROJECTS 2005
Professional Development:
Choose a subject. OCLC will
coordinate to bring an instructor to
Cairo.
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Practial Contributions
to
AMICAL PROJECTS 2005
Pilot Union Catalog and ILL
“Wash” and load institutions’
records into WorldCat
Build an AMICAL CAT with full
ILL capabilities
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Under Development Pilot
for
AMICAL PROJECTS 2005
Joint “single view”, common
interface project with Serials
Solutions, EBSCO and TDnet