2. 2 Next Generation Catalogs Complete Faceted Not just a destination Community participation Flexible privacy and filtering Open

3. 3 eXtensible Catalog (XC) Alternative way to reveal library collections to users Integrate library content into other systems Open source, collaborative

4. 4 eXtensible Catalog (XC) User interface: faceting, Web 2.0 Support for local development Handle multiple metadata schemas Informed by user research

5. 5 eXtensible Catalog (XC) Phase 1 (2006-2007) –Funding: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – Scholarly Communications Program –Duration: 1 year –Develop a project plan Phase 2 (2007-2009) –Build and deploy XC software –Conduct User Research –Develop a governance structure

6. 6 XC Phase 1: C4 Prototype Demo

7. 7 XC Phase 2 Activities Develop a metadata application profile Conduct user research Implement the XC software Seek out additional partners Governance and Sustainability Dissemination

8. 8 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)

9. 9 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

10. 10 XC Phase 2: User Research Partners Cornell University Ohio State University Yale University

11. 11 Metadata Services Hub Metadata Cache Temporary storage of packages of metadata along with sources ILS Other metadata repository Institutional repository Normalization Terminology Relationships Transforms Sources for existing library metadata XC User Interface Platforms Drupal Blackboard Sakai XC-schema metadata delivered to client platforms XC User Interfaces Out of the box XC user Interface XC Cataloging User Interface XC Administration User Interface Library resources organized by course Library resources organized by course Homegrown (PHP or Java) XC Phase 2: System Diagram User and staff generated metadata delivered to the MSH

12. 12 Phase 2 System Diagram Summary Multiple sources for existing metadata Metadata Service Hub Multiple user platforms and interfaces

13. 13 XC Vision Address the needs of many libraries Flexible, extensible software Use XC “as is” or build on top of it

14. 14 More information on XC: www.extensiblecatalog.info Jennifer Bowen jbowen@library.rochester.edu David Lindahl dlindahl@library.rochester.edu