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One-Stop eContent Management

One-Stop eContent Management James Galbraith Associate Product Manager, OCLC ALA Mid-Winter, January 2009 Denver, Colorado What will we cover in this update? NetLibrary Updates Database Updates Overview of the Licensed Content Platform project OCLC: eContent For Libraries

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One-Stop eContent Management

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  1. One-Stop eContent Management James Galbraith Associate Product Manager, OCLC ALA Mid-Winter, January 2009 Denver, Colorado

  2. What will we cover in this update? • NetLibrary Updates • Database Updates • Overview of the Licensed Content Platform project

  3. OCLC: eContent For Libraries • Offer collections relevant to Librarians and End Users • Help libraries reach users where they begin their research – in the library’s OPAC and on the Web • Provide a single and familiar access point to their content and collections available anytime, anywhere

  4. More than 16,000 libraries 550+ Publisher partners 175,000+ eBooks 10,000+ eAudiobooks Growing by 3,000 titles per month Top 5 eBook subjects are: Technology & Engineering Business, Economics &Management Computer Science Medicine Social Sciences Top 5 eAudiobook Subjects Are; Mystery and Suspense Children & Young Adult Literature Popular Fiction and Literature Classics Biography & Memoirs NetLibrary - foremost collection available to libraries worldwide

  5. New eBook publishers is a leading U.S. publisher of scholarly, reference and academic books – noted for mix of subject areas – strong on popular culture and niche subject areas. A nonprofit research, development, and service agency*, WestEd enhances and increases education and human development within schools, families, and communities The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is the professional and regulatory body for pharmacists in England, Scotland and Wales.

  6. NetLibrary new eAudiobook publishers • Unabridged eAudiobooks and radio dramatizations. main subject areas : fiction, non-fiction, African-American, children's literature, mystery, science-fiction, and romance. • Authors include Joyce Carol Oates, James Herriot, Orson Scott Card, Janet Evanovich, and Ray Bradbury Award-winning audio publisher of fiction and non-fiction titles, including Business/ Finance, History, Humor, Garrison Keillor/Prairie Home companion, Westerns, Spirituality, as well as "As Heard on NPR“ -Authors include Stephen King and J.R.R. Tolkien

  7. Subject Sets • OCLC NetLibrary now offers 60 eBook and 15 eAudiobook Subject Sets for 2008-09 • Selected from our catalog of more than 175,000 titles, NetLibrary Subject Sets are available for all library types and include OCLC MARC records, marketing support and implementation services at no additional charge

  8. Biographies & Memoirs Children’s & Young Adult Listening Self-help & Personal Growth Non-fiction Bestsellers & Popular Titles Fiction Bestsellers & Popular Titles Business Self-Help Language Learning Management & Leadership Academic Listening Classics Personal Finance Romance Award Winners International Fiction Mystery & Suspense eAudiobook Subject Sets

  9. Growing Foreign Language Content • Over 8,000 foreign-language titles • Top 5 Languages: • Spanish 5555 • German 962 • French 822 • Japanese 455 • Dutch 309 • Building French and Spanish collections in FY2009

  10. OCLC Mobile Collections: in Partnership with Sony • OCLC and Sony are partnering to deliver OCLC eBook collections designed specifically to be read on the Sony eBook Reader. • Libraries can choose to order these collections in one of two ways: 1) Mobile Collection – one copy of each title, exclusively for use with the Sony Reader, includes Sony Reader PRS-505 and the required Adobe license; 2) Mobile Collection Plus – two copies of each title, one set of titles for use with the Sony Reader and one set for standard online use.

  11. OCLC will offer five eBook collections for the Sony Reader PRS 505 • Mobile Collection package pricing reflects” • A 10% discount on the titles and prepaid access fee • A SONY PRS 505 Reader • No charge for the ACS license. • Mobile Collection Plus package pricing reflects Mobile Collection pricing plus no prepaid access fee on the second copy.

  12. Media Center: One-Click Downloads • Over 100 libraries have opened up Media Center to their patrons • Over 2,000 patrons have downloaded Media Center to their personal computers • Over 700 DRM free titles will be available by March 31, 2009. Title List available via Sales Operations

  13. Adding new databases to the Base Package – at no additional charge - in January FY09 • Current Base Package Components • WorldCat • ArticleFirst • Clase/Periodica * • eBooks • ECO • ERIC • GPO • MEDLINE • PapersFirst • ProceedingsFirst • WorldCat Dissertations • WorldAlmanac * • Databases to be added to Base Package Jan. 31st • ArchiveGrid • World’s largest repository of primary source materials • CAMIO • A worldly collection of museum art images • OAISTER • World’s largest open archive database access documents, images content and audio/video materials

  14. Licensed Content Platform Project Database Searching Using the WorldCat.org User Interface Objective & Timeframe • Use the WorldCat.org platform and UI as the end user platform for accessing content licensed from OCLC • Make all OCLC Licensed Content searchable via the platform & UI by July 1, 2009 Library Benefits • Easier end user access to authoritative databases and content • No additional fee to use this new option – it’s a free choice • Minimal change needed to make available • Existing platform access to via FirstSearch content stays available

  15. The BIG PICTURE • OCLC is moving toward offering its content on a single discovery platform – WorldCat.org • On July 1, OCLC will make available all the content licensed from OCLC through the WorldCat.org platform and user interface. Libraries will be able to access all the content they license from OCLC, FirstSearch databases, NetLibrary eBooks and eAudiobooks, Archive Grid and CAMIO through the WorldCat.org user interface • In mid-2009 WorldCat Local will add a metasearch feature that will enable libraries to search their physical and digital collections in a single search.

  16. Basic Search Screen

  17. Article Format Search

  18. Article Search Results

  19. New Advanced Search Screen

  20. Special Indexes available for specific databasesprovide some search refinement capability Dropdown for special Index selection

  21. Add/Remove Database Option

  22. Advanced Search Screen

  23. Search Results: Advanced Search

  24. eBook Search

  25. eBook Search Results

  26. Clicking on the “View Item Online” Launches the NetLibrary Reader and your eBook

  27. What we have covered in this update. • NetLibrary Updates • Database Updates • Overview of the Licensed Content Platform project

  28. Questions? • James Galbraith • Associate Product Manager, OCLC • Phone: 303-748-0809 • Email: galbraij@oclc.org

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