RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users Ricky Erway, OCLC Programs and Research OCA meeting Oct. 17, 2007

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RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users OCA Oct 17 5 Can’t see the forest for the trees?

RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users OCA Oct 17 6 Distinguish between editions Computational comparisons Linguistic analysis Link to a citation Recombination for electronic reserves Discipline-based portals My collection Translation Annotation

RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users OCA Oct 17 7 Integrated access Incorporate with OPACs FRBRization to dedup and cluster editions Offer shelf-like browsing Integration with licensed digitized content Customized functionality for local community Add structural or semantic mark-up Integration with IR assets Inclusion of primary sources

RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users OCA Oct 17 8 Public-Private Mass Digitization Appearance vs. reality 1.They are non-exclusive deals 2.The private partner bears all the costs 3.Institutions are free to serve the content to users 4.They are only limited term deals

RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users OCA Oct 17 9 Future Negotiations  Limited confidentiality - Open the Discussion, Consult with Peers  More complete deliverables - Collect and Retain All Digitized Data  More open access - Preserve Traditional Freedoms to Support Research and Scholarship  Less restricted distribution – Strive for the Freedom to Aggregate Content  Responsible treatment of usage data - Include Usage Data in Negotiations  Limited duration and survivability - Avoid Contract Exclusivity and Perpetuity

RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users OCA Oct Negotiating strategy  Inform your counsel of your desired outcome  Let counsel determine warranties and indemnifications  Know your bottom line – at what point are you prepared to walk away?  Start with the best agreement to date  Negotiate on behalf of the broader community  How much more would it cost to make it free?

RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users OCA Oct Focus on special collections Material that is unique or rare is in a variety of formats will only be acquired once need only be cataloged once supports our local users will be accessed by remote users Scale up digitization to avoid marginalization

RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users OCA Oct Special collections - Shifting Gears: Gearing Up to Get Into the Flow  Focus on access  Stop selecting  Do some, monitor use, do more  Programs not projects  Describe further up the hierarchy  Emphasize quantity  Discovery happens elsewhere  Get funding without selling out

RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users OCA Oct Next up  Explore user expectations for scholarly use of the outputs of mass digitization (Part of broader initiative to explore new modes of research, teaching, and learning)  Scan  Consult  Invite  Refine  Synthesize  Share

RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users OCA Oct Related OCLC activities  eContent Synchronization  Registry of Copyright Evidence  Registry of Digital Masters  Global Digital Format Registry  Collection Analysis/Anatomy of Aggregate Collections  Shared Print

RLG Programs Presenting Digital Harmony to Users OCA Oct Contact Ricky Erway (650) Reports mentioned (Nov/Dec issue)