Presenting Digital Harmony to Users Ricky Erway OCLC Programs and Research MCN Nov. 8, 2007

Harmonizing Digitization Public/private mass digitization partnerships Digitizing special collections Scholarly use of digitized content

Can’t see the forest for the trees?

Distinguish between editions Computational comparisons Linguistic analysis Link to a citation Recombination for electronic reserves Discipline-based portals My collection Translation Annotation

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

Public-Private Mass Digitization Appearance vs. reality They are non-exclusive deals The private partner bears all the costs Institutions are free to serve the content to users They are only limited term deals

Future Negotiations Open the Discussion, Consult with Peers Collect and Retain All Digitized Data Preserve Traditional Freedoms to Support Research and Scholarship Strive for the Freedom to Aggregate Content Include Usage Data in Negotiations Avoid Contract Exclusivity and Perpetuity

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?

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 local users  will be accessed by remote users Scale up digitization to avoid marginalization

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

Explore user expectations for scholarly use of the outputs of mass digitization (Part of a broader initiative to explore new modes of research, teaching, and learning) Scan Consult Invite Refine Synthesize Share Next up: Consensus building around digitization

Thank You! Questions? Ricky Erway (650) Reports mentioned (Nov/Dec issue)

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