1. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Pattern Recognition in Action for Cataloging and Metadata 2006 OLC Technical Services Retreat Chris Grabenstatter April 25, 2006

2. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Agenda  OCLC Cataloging/Metadata strategic directions  Architecture to support strategy  Examples of projects

3. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Cataloging Environment  Fewer catalogers, reduced budgets  Little growth in print materials acquisitions  E-resources increasing – cataloged?

4. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Deliver more automatically  Build on PromptCat, Cataloging Partners program success  Partner with major materials providers  Cataloging tied to selection – possible new service

5. OCLC Online Computer Library Center More Scripts/Language Support  Growing WorldCat  Supporting libraries’ diverse collections  Easier to get materials cataloged  Growing membership  One stop shopping  Both US and global libraries

6. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Metadata support for e-content  Support automated metadata generation for e-resources  Facilitate storage and discovery of digital content  Support new metadata schemes - crosswalks  Enrich WorldCat with e-serials records and holdings

7. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Continue to deliver value  Ongoing Connexion maintenance  Standards  Simplify pricing

8. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Lego Era “The Internet is entering its Lego era. Indeed, blocks of interchangeable software components are proliferating … and developers are joining them together to create a potentially infinite array of useful new programs.” -- John Markoff, The New York Times, April 5, 2006

9. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Library 2.0 “Library 2.0 is about small pieces of software loosely joined, … requires business models where multiple vendors bring value to consumers together … to reduce duplication of effort and reduce barriers to innovation…” --Paul Miller, “Library 2.0: the challenge of disruptive innovation.” http://www.talis.com/resources/documents/447_Library_2_ prf1.pdf

10. OAI Repositories Local DB’s Metadata Capture Language Service Validate Reports & Stats Profiling Format Crosswalks Terminologies Profiling Data Usage Stats Connexion Digital Archive Content Coop ILS PICA NetLibrary Material Vendors Publishers SRW/Zing Update Shelf Ready Metadata Creation OAI Harvest OCLC Metadata Management Service Digital Archive Acquisitions/ Selection Web Services/Portal/API Layer Z39.50 (authorities Non-roman Local Holdings (MFHD) DA IngestDA Extract Pan/Zoom DA Access

11. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Projects Metadata support for e-content  Extraction/Creation Web Service  Crosswalk Web service  OCLC Terminologies Service  Content Cooperative Pilot  OCLC eSerials Holdings Service

12. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Extraction/Creation Web Service Extract metadata from Web sites, PDF files, and Word files  Re-implementing and enhancing functionality currently available in Connexion browser  Connexion browser – May 2006  Connexion client 1.60 – June 2006

13. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Connexion extract metadata  Enter URL or path to extract metadata  Supported file types.htm,.doc,.pdf  Create multiple records from Web sites linked to the parent URL  Specify to display or save created workforms, apply default constant data, and define My Status value  Future – add tools to “create” metadata

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19. Crosswalk Web Service  Batchload/PromptCat  ONIX to MARC  OAI harvesting – Dublin Core to MARC  Future  Import and export Dublin Core data from Connexion client  Support for other metadata schemes both browser and client interfaces

20. OCLC Online Computer Library Center OCLC Terminologies service  Introduction, June 2006  Add more access points using other controlled vocabularies, e.g., MeSH, GSAFD  Available to all OCLC Cataloging subscribers  Subscriptions available for non-Cataloging users  Use with a variety of metadata editors, e.g., Connexion browser and client

21. OCLC Online Computer Library Center List of Terminologies in initial release  aat - Art & Architecture Thesaurus (J. Paul Getty Trust)  dct - Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Type Vocabulary (Dublin Core Metadata Initiative)  gmgpc - Thesaurus of Graphic Materials, TGM I (Library of Congress)  gsafd - Guidelines On Subject Access To Individual Works Of Fiction, Drama, Etc. (American Library Association)  lctgm - Thesaurus of Graphic Materials, TGM II (Library of Congress)  mesh - Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) (National Library of Medicine)  ngl - Newspaper Genre List (University of Washington)  tgn - Thesaurus of Geographic Names (J. Paul Getty Trust)  ulan - Union List of Artists' Names (J. Paul Getty Trust

22. OCLC Online Computer Library Center 1 1 2 2 Terminology Pane Terminology Pane A separate application

23. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Content Cooperative Pilot  Upload content objects to the OCLC Digital Archive from Connexion browser and client interfaces  Digital image, thesis & dissertation, oral history, e- book, video, etc.  Replace WorldCat records to automatically add a URL pointing to the content object  Access digital content from FirstSearch, Group Catalogs, and OpenWorldCat

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30. Planned Open WorldCat Page for Digital Image

31. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Planned Zoom & Pan

32. OCLC Online Computer Library Center OCLC eSerials Holdings service  Automatically updates eSerials holdings in WorldCat  Access to eSerials via WorldCat Resource Sharing  Access to eSerials through OCLC discovery platform  Compare electronic and print serials collections No additional work for the library!

33. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Digital Collections Print Collections D P Vendors E E E E E E OCLC FirstSearch WorldCat Resource Sharing WorldCat Collection Analysis Open WorldCat E P OCLC P P P P P P P P P P P OCLC Libraries E E E E E P P P P P E E E E E E P Resolver / A-Z serials list P Resolver / A-Z serials list Links to online Full Text Resource Sharing Services Links to OPACs

34. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Pilot Partners  35 Pilot libraries  EBSCO  Ex Libris  Serials Solutions  TDNet  More to come

35. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Benefits to the library  Increased operational efficiencies in ILL  Filling where possible  A revenue opportunity for some  You control requests via automatic deflection  Increased visibility at the point of need  Leverages investment in services

36. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Progress  Initial production system available late June 2006  Web-based registration form  No charge to participate in the eSerials holdings service  Future enhancements projected to include options for local holdings data, MARC record update service, and additional deflection choices

37. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Projects Deliver more automatically  Improve shelf-ready cataloging  PromptCat/Cataloging Partners – 100% goal  Partner with major vendors  Selection  Possible future service  OCLC partnering with materials vendors to help with notification slip selection process  Cataloging a by product of selection  Watch for more information in the future!

38. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Projects More Scripts/Language support  New scripts support  Cyrillic, Greek and Hebrew – July 2005 Thai and Tamil scripts for use with Connexion client 1.50 (investigating Devanagari, Sinhala, and Bengali next) Connexion interface translations  Client  Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) and Japanese – July 2005  German and Korean – Nov. 2005  CatExpress – French (Nov. 2006)  Unicode export – Nov. 2005  Automatic transliteration Web service – June 2006

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41. Questions, Answers & Sharing ? ? ?

42. OCLC Online Computer Library Center Cataloging future directions Contact us  Eric Childress: eric_childress@oclc.orgeric_childress@oclc.org  Chris Grabenstatter: c_grabenstatter@oclc.orgc_grabenstatter@oclc.org