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ReShare: Sharing Solutions for Increased Collections Costs in Libraries

ReShare is an open community project dedicated to addressing the challenges of sharing library collections in the face of rising costs and market consolidation. With a user-centered approach and innovative features, ReShare aims to provide a sustainable solution for libraries. Join us in shaping the future of library sharing!

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ReShare: Sharing Solutions for Increased Collections Costs in Libraries

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  1. Project ReShare Nora Dethloff,University of Houston Sebastian Hammer, Index Data Colorado ILL, Westminster Colorado April 25, 2019

  2. Increased collections costs + shrinking collections = Greater need for sharing

  3. Our Challenges • User Experience Issues • Sharing Across Groups • Interoperability • Market Consolidation • Aging Technology

  4. So What Is ReShare? A Vision A Community A Project A Group of People Particularly Fond of Narwhals

  5. Why Open? • Community Ownership • Responsive to Practitioners • Allows Innovation to Flourish • Green Bay Packers

  6. Open Isn’t Scary *We promise

  7. ReShare & Sustainability

  8. Project Leadership Lynn Bailey, Index Data Lisa Croucher, Triangle Research Libraries Network Nora Dethloff, University of Houston (GWLA) Sebastian Hammer, Index Data, ReShare architect Ian Ibbotson, Knowledge Integration David Larsen, University of Chicago (BTAA / IPL) Miklos Lendvay, National Library of Hungary Tim McGeary, Duke University (TRLN / IPL) Anne McKee, Greater Western Library Alliance Jill Morris, PALCI - ReShare SC Chair Kurt Munson, Northwestern University (BTAA) Heidi Nance, University of Pennsylvania / Ivy Plus Libraries James Robinson, PALCI Sydney Thompson, North Carolina State University (TRLN) Kristen Wilson, Index Data - ReShare Project Coordinator Michael Winkler, Open Library Foundation, OLE Stephanie Wright, Mozilla Foundation Joe Zucca, University of Pennsylvania (PALCI / IPL)

  9. Product Management Team Subject Matter Experts Nora Dethloff, University of Houston Ian Ibbotson, Knowledge Integration Allen Jones, The New School David Larsen, University of Chicago Kurt Munson, Convener of PM Team, Northwestern University Kristina Rose, New York University Sydney Thompson, NC State University Kristen Wilson, Project Coordinator, Index Data Emily Batista, University of Pennsylvania Jessica Bower, Yale University Peter Collins, University of Pennsylvania Melissa Eighmy Brown, University of Minnesota Hilary Fredette, West Virginia University Geneva Holliday, UNC Chapel Hill Lashanda Howard-Curry, University of Chicago Allen Jones, Convener, The New School Demian Katz, Villanova University Andrea Loigman, Duke University Kurt Munson, Northwestern University Mia Partlow, NC State University Mike Paxton, IUPUI Ruth Tillman, Penn State University Kristin Walker, UT Austin Kristen Wilson, Index Data, Project Coordinator

  10. Who Does What? Steering Committee • Vision • Resourcing • Outreach Product Managers • Scope • Requirements • Project Management Subject Matter Experts • Expertise • User Experience • Feedback Developers • Architecture • Code • Packaging

  11. RESHARE MVP (NICKNAME: INEVITABLE NARWHAL) Library directory • Aggregation of library service profiles, loan rules, etc Discovery • Record load and management • Sync / load from ILS • Normalization of holdings • Selection/filtering • Aggregation into shared index • Deduplication at Instance level • Drive location of loanable copy • Shared discovery layer (VuFind or Blacklight) • Download/sync with local discovery layers Real-time availability status Fulfillment • Requesting • APIs/endpoints for creating requests • Routing/load balancing • Create temporary local record in ILS • Tracking • Patron notices • Supplying • Place hold in ILS • Print pickslip • Tracking • Shipping • Print shipping labels • Integrate with shippers, UPS API, etc • Reporting

  12. So What’s Next?

  13. User-Centered Approach Define purpose User research Develop concepts Create prototypes Provide UX guidelines https://samhaeng.com/projects/1006/r/1001/latest/

  14. Timeline Spring 2019 Fall 2019 Spring 2020 Summer 2020 Mockups & Library Directory Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Software Testing & Pilots Working Prototypes Reporting Tools & Functionality Community Development & Sustainability: Business Models, Preferred Service Providers, & Partnerships

  15. IMAGE CREDITS • “Despaired Businessman” is licensed for reuse under Pixabay License • “Food Open Sign Store” is licensed for reuse under Pixabay License • Frightened toy is in the public domain • Community is in the public domain • “Jack Russell Tilting Her Head” is licensed for reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 • “Help Hand Isolated” is licensed for reuse under Pixabay License

  16. Sebastian’s part of the presentation • Have worked in libraries for close to 30 years • Started Index Data almost exactly 25 years ago • Somehow never figured out how to design nice slides • Were doing Open Source Software way before it became a thing • I like to make things work well together What I think • Open Source isn’t about free lunches or free kittens • Open Source can be about choice and agency • Open Source is about the conversation between developers and users All images licensed for reuse without attribution

  17. Ownership of Process Steering Committee Vision, resourcing, outreach Subject Matter Experts Expertise, user experience, feedback Product Managers Scope, requirements, project management Developers Architecture, code, packaging

  18. Ownership of work product Apache v2 license Individual, institutional, and commercial use Open Library Foundation

  19. FOLIO as a starting point Supports a modular approach Gives ReShare a head start Community-owned software at work!

  20. High-level architecture Index and Directory • Enables cross-consortial lending • Can play nice with others • It is not monolithic OAI-PMH OAI-PMH LSP Policies Requests Patron ISO18626 Or ISO10161, etc Image by Pixabay

  21. How Can I Help? • Be an Advocate! • Visit https://projectreshare.org/get-involved • We’re looking for developers, domain experts, funding, and pilot sites.

  22. Questions? Email: info@projectreshare.org Twitter: @projectreshare Web: https://projectreshare.org

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