oclc and libraries: sharing research, services, and resources

State Library of Ohio August 12, 2016

OCLC and Libraries: Sharing Research, Services, and Resources

Lynn Silipigni Connaway, PhDSenior Research Scientist and Director of User ResearchOCLC Research

Ohio ranks 2nd in terms of public library circulation per capita amongst all other U.S. States (Bogard and Inouye 2015)

Ohio ranks 3rd in percentage of population served who are public library cardholders/members (Bogard and Inouye 2015)

Ohio ranks 10th in U.S. in percent of total expenditures spent for collections out of the total operating expenditures(Bogard and Inouye 2015)

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Founded in

1967as the Ohio College Library Center

16,957members worldwide

1,200+ staff

18 offices in

10 countriesOCLC headquarters in Dublin, OH USA

*As of March 22, 2016

Americas

11,379 members in 28 countries

EMEA

3,866 members in 69 countries

Asia Pacific

1,712 members in 22 countries

Global Membership

OCLC Global Council

365million records

2.3billion holdings

46million digital items

17million eBooks

*As of February 26, 2016

Integrate your library in the life of your

users

Embed your library in the fabric of your

community

Share data, work and resources

at scale

The WMS Community

• 400+ libraries live• 500+ libraries committed• Across 6 continents

work place

person event

conceptorganization

WorldCat linked data

The end of an era

OCLC Membership & Research

Research

Research Library

Partnership

Membership &

Governance

Community Center

WebJunction

OCLC Research is committed to three roles1. To act as a community resource for shared Research &

Development (R&D),2. To provide advanced development & technical support

within OCLC itself, &3. To enhance OCLC's engagement with members & to

mobilize the community around shared concerns.

Main Areas of ResearchMain Areas of Research

oc.lc/libraryinlifeofuser oc.lc/willtheyfund oc.lc/shapingthelibrary

• Making Archival and Special Collections More Accessible

• Addressing the Challenges with Organizational Indentifiers and ISNI

• Registering Researchers in Authority Files

• Strength in Numbers: The Research Libraries UK (RLUK) Collective Collection

• Interlibrary Loan Cost Calculator

• Stewardship of the Evolving Scholarly Record: From the Invisible Hand to Conscious Coordination

• VIAF: Virtual International Authority File

• Multilingual Bibliographic Structure

• Cookbook Finder• OCLC Linked Data

Research

• Shaping the Library to the Life of the User: Adapting, Empowering, Partnering, Engaging

• Digital Visitors and Residents: What Motivates Engagement with the Digital Information Environment?

Thank you!Lynn Silipigni Connaway, PhDSenior Research Scientist and Director of User Research OCLC Researchconnawal@oclc.org@LynnConnaway

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