2. 2 XC Project Overview What is XC? XC Project Overview XC Partners Our vision for XC Demonstration of C4 prototype

3. 3 What is XC? Alternative way to reveal library collections to users Integrate library content into other systems Open source, collaborative

4. 4 What is XC? User interface: faceting, Web 2.0 Web services interface for local development Handle multiple metadata schemas Informed by user research

5. 5 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 System Diagram User and staff generated metadata delivered to the MSH

6. 6 XC (Phase 1) 2006-2007 Funding: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholarly Communications Duration: 1 year Develop a project plan

7. 7 XC (Phase 2) 2007-2009 With XC Partner Institutions: –Build and deploy XC software –Conduct user research –Develop a governance plan Now seeking funding

8. 8 XC Partner Categories Implementation partners Advisory partners Component partners User research partners

9. 9 XC Implementation Partners Notre Dame University (Aleph) CARLI - Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (Voyager) Rochester Institute of Technology (III) Georgia PINES (Evergreen)

10. 10 XC Advisory Board Andrew Pace (North Carolina State University) Karen Calhoun (OCLC) Barbara Tillett (Library of Congress) John Blyberg (Darien CT Public Library)

11. 11 Component Partners Cornell (Metadata Services) University at Buffalo Others?

12. 12 User Research Partners Yale University Cornell University Ohio State University

13. 13 Our Vision for XC 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

15. Demonstration of C4 Prototype