Collection Management and Resource Discovery in OULS Alice Keller OULS Asst Director, C&RD ALLCU Conference, Oxford, July 08
Libraries in Oxford 39 College Libraries „Bodleian Group“ BodleianInd Inst Oriental Collections RHO/VHL LawRSL Departmental and Faculty Libraries Other Libraries Taylor LibrarySackler Library
Libraries in Oxford 39 College Libraries Bodleian Group BodleianInd Inst Oriental Collections RHO/VHL LawRSL Departmental and Faculty Libraries Other Libraries Taylor LibrarySackler Library OULS
Subject consultant -Selection -Budget holder -User education Materials budget Clerical Staff involved in -Acquisitions -Cataloguing -Book processing Part I: Organisation of selection, ordering, and cataloguing in OULS
OULS
OLIS OULS
OLIS OULS c c c. 2008?
OLIS OULS Next steps?
Alternative proposals for next steps
OLIS OULS Here we are in 2007 Alternative proposals for next steps
OLIS OULS
Eastern Europea n Lang Hub Western Europea n Lang Hub English Lang Hub (incl. LD) - OSNEY - Shelf - ready Lib C Shelf - ready Lib G Shelf - ready Lib F Shelf - ready Lib E Shelf - ready Lib D Shelf - ready Lib A Shelf - ready Lib B E- resou rces Non- Euro p Lang Non- Euro p Lang Chin/Jap WC Selection German Polish French English Italian Vendor systems Depository Suggested organisation for ordering, receiving, cataloguing books in OULS
1.Hidden collections 2.Bodleian shortcomings. Is there such a thing? 3.The beauty of complexity 4.Challenges for OLIS 5.E-journal usage 6.Google Books: How much quality do users expect? Part II: Particular challenges in Oxford relating to Collections and Resource Discovery
Backlogs of uncatalogued material Hidden collections
Collections on card catalogues Hidden collections
Digitised images: will users find this? Hidden collections
Digitised, but not seamlessly integrated in OLIS Hidden collections
Bodleian shortcomings Is there such a thing? Bodleian shortcomings
“… the Faculty Libraries were created to compensate for Bodleian shortcomings.” more user-oriented approach, open shelf collections, support for Reading Lists, lending libraries, emphasis on speed. Bodleian shortcomings
The Beauty of Complexity: Workflows in OULS Beauty of Complexity
Challenges for OLIS
E-Journal use vs lending stats Some stats for 2006/07: Full-text downloads: 4,412,546 Loans from Oxford university and college libraries: 2,306,700 Satisfied ASR requests: 328,896 E-Journal usage
Google Books how much quality do users need / want / expect?