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What’s Next For Libraries: Web 2.0, New Generation OPACS and Beyond

What’s Next For Libraries: Web 2.0, New Generation OPACS and Beyond. Chris Lerch Library Technical Services RIT. What is Web 2.0?.

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What’s Next For Libraries: Web 2.0, New Generation OPACS and Beyond

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  1. What’s Next For Libraries: Web 2.0, New Generation OPACS and Beyond Chris Lerch Library Technical Services RIT

  2. What is Web 2.0? • “A…second-generation of Internet-based services — such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies — that let people collaborate and share information online in previously unavailable ways.” --O’Reilly Media

  3. Web 2.0 vs. Web 1.0 Web 1.0Web 2.0 Reading Writing Companies Communities HTML XML, AJAX Surfing RSS Taxonomy Folksonomy Owning Sharing Web Forms Web Applications Dialup Broadband Web Pages Blogs Desktop Apps Online Apps AOL, eBay, Internet Explorer Firefox, Flickr, Digg

  4. Tagging • Classifying information in multiple ways • Popular uses include files, email messages, web pages, bookmarks, digital pictures, other interests • Beginning to be used by next-generation OPACS

  5. Social Bookmarking • Del.icio.us • Remotely store your bookmarks • Make them public or private • Tag them • Discover what others are sharing and tagging • Library uses – publishing and tagging links for reference, etc.

  6. Photo Sharing • Flickr • Upload digital photos • Tag and share • Links created for blogging, etc. • Library uses – photo collections for reserves, marketing, etc.

  7. Collaboration • Wikis • A web page that can be edited by multiple people • Uses for Libraries – Staff collaboration, FAQs

  8. Online Applications • Google Documents, Zoho • Word processing. Spreadsheets. Presentations • Stored on external server, accessible from any computer • Can be shared • For Libraries, alternatives to Microsoft products, easily portable • Meebo • Online unified chat • Libraries using IM for reference • MeeboMe can be imbedded on a library’s web page

  9. Blogs • Web Based • Blogger • Wordpress • Server Based • Movable Type • Wordpress • Many libraries using blogs

  10. RSS • Really Simple Syndication • Subscribe to web pages, blogs, podcasts • Many Libraries offering RSS subscriptions to new acquisitions, events, news

  11. Social Sites • Digg, Twitter, Myspace and of course: Facebook! • Facebook apps • Library pages now allowed on Facebook

  12. Next Generation OPACS “Why not ‘next generation’ library catalogues? Easy. The current systems increasingly do not meet the needs or the expectations of users. Compared to other systems freely available on the Internet, library catalogues are not time savers and are often seen as an impediment. Let’s see what we can do to rectify the situation.” --Eric Lease Morgan, “The changing face of the OPAC – dream and reality”. Panlibus Magazine, Spring 2007

  13. Next Generation OPACS • Complete • Not just a destination • Community participation • Flexible privacy and filtering • Open

  14. Next Generation OPACS • Tagging • User Reviews • Faceted Results • Federated Results • Recommendations • Smarter Searches • Spell check/”Did you Mean…?”

  15. Competition • Google • OCLC • ILS vendors • Open source software • How many next-generation catalogs do we need?

  16. Next Generation OPACs • Examples • Innovative’s Encore • Aquabrowser • Worldcat Local • LibraryThing for Libraries • LibraryFind • Plymouth State • eXtensible Catalog (XC)

  17. eXtensible Catalog (XC) • Grant of $749,000 from Mellon • Phase 1 (2006-2007) • Funding: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – Scholarly Communications Program • Develop a project plan, prototype • Phase 2 (2007-2009) • Build and deploy XC software • Conduct User Research • Develop a governance structure • Consortium implementation?

  18. XC Phase 1: C4 Prototype UofR

  19. XC Phase 2 Activities • Develop a metadata application profile • Conduct user research • Implement the XC software • Seek out additional partners • Governance and Sustainability • Dissemination

  20. XC Phase 2: Advisory Board • Andrew Pace (North Carolina State University) • Karen Calhoun (OCLC) • Barbara Tillett (Library of Congress) • John Blyberg (Darien CT Public Library)

  21. XC Phase 2: Implementation Partners • Notre Dame University • CARLI – Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois • Rochester Institute of Technology • Oregon State University • Georgia PINES • Cornell University • University at Buffalo

  22. XC Phase 2: User Research Partners • Cornell University • Ohio State University • Yale University

  23. Phase 2 • Multiple sources for existing metadata • Metadata Service Hub • Multiple user platforms and interfaces

  24. XC Phase 2: System Diagram Metadata Services Hub XC User Interface Platforms XC User Interfaces Sources for existing library metadata Out of the box XC user Interface XC-schema metadata delivered to client platforms Metadata Cache Temporary storage of packages of metadata along with sources Drupal XC Cataloging User Interface Institutional repository Plone User and staff generated metadata delivered to the MSH Library resources organized by course ILS Blackboard Homegrown (PHP or Java) Other metadata repository Normalization Terminology Relationships Transforms Sakai Homegrown University of Rochester

  25. XC Vision • Address the needs of many libraries • Flexible, extensible software • Use XC “as is” or build on top of it

  26. XC Vision • Work with a Consortium Committee on Information Technology (CITE) – Rochester Regional Library Council CITE met on November 27 for a “brainstorming” session that began with a presentation by Chris Lerch of Wallace Library, RIT, on social networking tools and the future of libraries (“Web 2.0 and RSS” http://www.rrlc.org/orgmain.asp?sid=&orgID=82). There followed an interesting and energetic discussion resulting is these observations: • The library catalog is outdated. It needs to be a portal, an experience, where users are. • The value of libraries and librarians is that we can help people do their work faster and better. We don’t market what we do very well. • As libraries change, the core values of libraries remain the same. But transitioning and repurposing staff in the Library 2.0 environment can be a challenge. • Bandwidth is still an issue. Blocking of social networking websites is an issue. A first step to address some of these issues will be a meeting of area libraries interested in a project that would allow these libraries to partake of the work done by the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries in their Mellon funded eXtensible Catalog project. RRLC Director’s Report, 1/08

  27. XC Vision • Rochester Regional Library Council • Applying for a grant to make XC available to all members • A way for smaller libraries to get updated OPAC features without major investment in software and/or support. • Total project cost: $822,579

  28. Check Out: http://del.icio.us/crlwml: • Encore - http://encore.colgate.edu/iii/encore/app • AquaBrowser - http://www.queenslibrary.org/ • LibraryThing - http://www.losgatosca.gov/index.asp?NID=42 • Worldcat Local - http://www.lib.washington.edu/ • Library Find - http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/ • eXtensible Catalog - http://www.extensiblecatalog.info/ • PennTags - http://tags.library.upenn.edu/

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