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December 2010 | Vol. 2, No. 2 | ISSN: 2152- 8993
Jay Jordan
OCLC President
and CEO
Looking ahead to 2011
2010 has been year of significant progress for
the OCLC cooperative. Members adopted a
new policy for use of WorldCat records and
completed the transition to a new governance
structure. Use of OCLC services continued at
strong levels, and WorldCat grew faster than
ever. Moreover, libraries began to implement
OCLC’s new, Web- scale services.
We at OCLC intend to build on that momentum in the coming
year. As this issue of Cooperative eNews shows, we are off to
strong start.
We look forward to seeing many of you at the ALA Midwinter
Meeting, January 7- 10, in San Diego, where we have scheduled
a number of events that will help keep you apprised of OCLC’s
plans and activities.
I would like to call your attention to two events in particular. You
can either go to these meetings in person, or they will come to
you via the Web.
The Americas Regional Council ( ARC) Members Meeting will
convene January 7, from 8 a. m. to noon Pacific Time, with ARC
Chair Anne Prestamo presiding. This is your chance to get
involved in the governance of your OCLC cooperative.
Also on January 7, from 1: 30 p. m. to 4: 30 p. m., OCLC will
conduct a symposium on “ Transformational Literacy: Life Stages
and Libraries.” This is an opportunity to hear the views of
anthropologist Mimo Ito on the growing role of information
technology and lifelong learning.
We hope you will be able to join us either in person or virtually.
Details of these events and others are inside this issue of
Cooperative eNews , where you can view the agenda and
register online.
As we look ahead to 2011, OCLC’s public purposes of furthering
access to the world’s information and reducing library costs
remain vitally important.
We at OCLC thank you for your participation in the cooperative
and send our best wishes for the coming year.
In this issue:
OCLC Research and the RLG
Partnership: A Five Year
Overview of
Accomplishments now
available
WebJunction and MELSA
kick off free Jobs and Small
Business Webinar Series on
January 27
FirstSearch database reports
now COUNTER- compliant
The Ethics of Innovation:
Recording now available
Free webinars in January on
maximizing your use of
cooperative services
— Jay Jordan
OCLC President and CEO
News and Events
Join your colleagues and members at ALA Midwinter
Soon, we'll meet in San Diego at ALA Midwinter to discover, share and celebrate the vital
contributions libraries make. OCLC will be there in Booth 2451— please join us! See service
demonstrations, preview future functionality, learn about the latest research reports, meet with other
OCLC members and consult with our team on solutions that will help you serve your library users
more effectively.
Our key membership events are highlighted below. Please view the full list of these sessions that are
open to ALA Midwinter 2011 Meeting registrants, and confirm your attendance at those that interest
you most.
Not attending ALA Midwinter or arriving after January 7?
You can still participate in both the ARC Member Meeting and the OCLC Symposium by registering
as a virtual attendee. Simply check the appropriate box( es) on the registration form and we'll send
you complete instructions via e- mail for attending virtually.
OCLC Members Meeting
8: 00 a. m. – 12: 00 p. m. Pacific Time
Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, Indigo Ballroom A/ B
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Please join us for the OCLC Americas Regional
Council ( ARC) Member Meeting. Attendees will
interact with members of the ARC Executive
Committee, OCLC leadership and members of the
Board of Trustees. Presentations will include
updates on current initiatives and discussions will
center on topics such as WorldCat Quality. We will
also announce the slate of candidates for the
upcoming ARC election. This event will stream live
from the Web.
Refreshments will be provided. Plan on staying for
the OCLC Symposium ( below), which follows at
1: 30 pm in the same location.
View the agenda
Register to participate virtually or in- person
»
Anne Prestamo, Chair,
Americas Regional Council
OCLC Symposium: Transformational Literacy: Life
Stages and Libraries
1: 30 p. m. – 4: 30 p. m. Pacific Time
Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, Indigo Ballroom A/ B
Every day, libraries help people transform their
lives. But nowhere is that role more apparent— and
important— as when people move from one life
stage to another. Join OCLC and a panel of
distinguished guests for a discussion on the need
for information and preparation during these vital
" between" stages.
Mimi Ito, cultural anthropologist and researcher at
the University of California, Irvine, will present a
keynote on the growing role of information
technology and continuous learning in the lives of
young people and students. After a quick snack,
Michael Stephens from the Graduate School of
Library and Information Science at Dominican
University ( and author of " Web 2.0 & Libraries") will
then moderate a discussion on transformational
literacy with Mimi; James LaRue, Director of
Douglas County Libraries in Castle Rock, Colorado;
and Joanie Chavis, Dean of the Learning Resource
Center at the Baton Rouge Community College
Magnolia Library. As always, the audience will be
invited to join in with questions and discussion.
This event will stream live from the Web.
Register to participate virtually or in- person
»
Mimi Ito, cultural
anthropologist and researcher
at the University of California,
Irvine
Map
Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and
Community
1: 30 p. m. – 3: 30 p. m. Pacific Time
San Diego Convention Center, Room 08
In Perceptions of Libraries, 2010:
Context and Community , OCLC
explores how changing contexts
impact perceptions and behaviors
concerning libraries and information
sources. In 2005, OCLC published
Perceptions of Libraries and
Information Sources , a report on
how people perceive of and use
libraries, search engines, Web sites
and other information sources. Five
years later— what has changed?
Join Cathy De Rosa, OCLC Vice
President, Global Marketing, for a
discussion on how technology and
economic environments have
impacted our lifestyles, and how
libraries help fill some of the gaps
for what Americans simply can no
longer afford.
Register »
Cathy De Rosa, Vice
President for the Americas
and Global Vice President of
Marketing
OCLC Update Breakfast
7: 00 a. m. – 8: 00 a. m. Pacific Time
Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, Sapphire Ballroom A/ B/ E/ F
Join OCLC and your colleagues for breakfast, a
free gift and an update on OCLC activities from Jay
Jordan, President and CEO. Then, share roundtable
conversation with colleagues who share your
interests, hosted by OCLC staff. Choose a
roundtable topic when you register.
Register »
Jay Jordan, President and
Chief Executive Officer
OCLC Research and the RLG Partnership: A Five Year Overview of
Accomplishments now available
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As 2010 comes to a close, we’re reflecting not only on the past year, but on the past five years
since RLG and OCLC successfully merged. Nearly five years ago, RLG and OCLC joined to
create a venue where affiliated institutions could collectively identify, analyze, prioritize and design
scalable solutions to shared information challenges. Since then, OCLC Research and the RLG
Partnership have brought to fruition a powerful, globally influential program of work that has
provided significant value to the library, archive and museum communities worldwide. OCLC would
like to thank the RLG Partners for their collaboration, which has resulted in an impressively large
array of initiatives, publications and achievements, some of which are highlighted in this document.
OCLC Research and the RLG Partnership: A Five Year Overview of Accomplishments ››
Reason # 24: Offer simple and advanced
searching options in the same interface.
You can embed the simple WorldCat search box into any blog
or Web page, making it easy for your users to begin their
search when most convenient. Advanced WorldCat. org search
options allow " power users" to create complex queries and limit
results by language, format and date of publication.
View all 25 Reasons to Choose WorldCat ››
WebJunction and MELSA kick off
free Jobs and Small Business
Webinar Series on January 27
Starting in January and extending through May,
WebJunction will be hosting a series of webinars
produced by MELSA, the Metropolitan Library
Service Agency in Minnesota, on topics related to
serving the workforce in your community. The first
event in this new Jobs and Small Business
Webinar Series will focus on Understanding
Unemployment Insurance and Its Impact On Your
Customers.
This webinar will take place on January 27, from 2: 00 – 3: 00 p. m. Eastern Time. We will be
joined by an Unemployment Insurance Specialist from the Minnesota Department of Employment
and Economic Development, who will explain out how the service works. In addition, Alice Neve,
Public Service Manager at St. Paul Public Library, will describe how your library can support UI
customers. Using her library as an example, she will describe how to collaborate with local UI
offices, analyze challenges and implement solutions throughout your library system. This webinar
is free and open to all.
Register for this webinar ››
FirstSearch database reports now
COUNTER- compliant
OCLC FirstSearch database reports are now
COUNTER- compliant, having passed a standards
compliance audit for Counting Online Usage for
Networked Electronic Resources ( COUNTER).
COUNTER provides usage statistics reports that allow
libraries to compare database usage across vendor
platforms in a consistent, credible and compatible
manner.
OCLC’s COUNTER reports measure journal use within databases, including download methods,
database use at the session and search level, turn- aways and service use. OCLC has provided
usage statistics for FirstSearch databases for many years. In response to requests from member
libraries, OCLC COUNTER reports are now available to help members more easily meet certain
requirements within their institutions.
COUNTER has also worked with NISO on OCLC’s SUSHI ( Standardized Usage Statistics
Harvesting Initiative) to develop a protocol to facilitate the automated harvesting and consolidation
of usage statistics from different vendors. The SUSHI server is registered on the NISO site.
Launched in March 2002, COUNTER ( Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources)
is an international initiative serving librarians, publishers and intermediaries by setting standards
that facilitate the recording and reporting of online usage statistics.
Find out more about COUNTER ››
Recording now available
A discussion of ethics has been part of the professional landscape since 1903 when Mary Plummer,
ALA President, presented the first code of ethics for librarians. Since then, the information services
landscape has only become more challenging and complex.
View the recording from OCLC and Library Journal’s second “ Virtual Symposium��� to learn about the
ways in which ethical considerations affect innovation, privacy issues and how libraries deliver
services. More than 900 individuals participated in this symposium virtually, which took place on
November 17 and featured:
Liza Barry- Kessler, Managing Partner, Privacy Council, LLC
Gary Price, Librarian and Consultant; Founder and Editor, Resource Shelf
Wayne Bivens- Tatum, Philosophy and Religion Librarian, Princeton University Library.
View the recording ››
Support and Training
Maximize your use of cooperative
services with these free webinars
Maximizing the Value of Your OCLC Cataloging
Subscription
Join OCLC for our new webinar designed to help
cataloging and technical services managers contain
costs, improve efficiency and use staff resources most
effectively. This free session will focus on the many
options for cataloging with OCLC, activities and
services that are included in the OCLC cataloging
subscription.
Thursday, January 20, 2011, from 1: 00 – 2: 00
p. m. ( ET) ››
Maximizing the Value of WorldCat. org
This webinar provides an introduction to WorldCat. org,
the cooperative’s public- facing discovery tool for
library- owned materials worldwide. This course
illustrates how public services staff, managers and
technical services staff can work behind the scenes to
help users get the best results from WorldCat. org.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011, from 1: 00 – 2: 00
p. m. ( ET) ››
OCLC 101: A guide to your
cooperative
This free webinar offers an overview of
the benefits of membership in OCLC,
valuable resources and opportunities
for participation. Designed for anyone
who wants to learn more about the
OCLC cooperative, this session is
open to all. Join us as we review
everything from WorldCat to Web-scale
Management Services, valuable
support and training resources,
comprehensive research and advocacy
initiatives and much more!
Register for this January 24
webinar ››
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Star Award!
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to recognize OCLC staff who have made exceptional
contributions and exceeded expectations in delivering superior
service to libraries. To nominate an individual, send comments
about your experience and the nominee’s name to
starawards@ oclc. org.
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