The Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative

Poul ErlandsenNational Library of EducationCopenhagen, Denmark

Presentation overview

A Brief HistoryThe OrganisationCurrent Projects / Upcoming events

How Did It All Start?

The development of the ISO ILL Protocol was unsatisfactory

Lack of interoperability between systems

OCLC Report ”Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources”, 2005

Findings

Only 1% of individuals consult a library web page or online catalogues to begin their search for information

While 84% use a search engine like Google or Yahoo

Action

Ensure that library collections and holdings are displayed in search results – e.g Google

Another report from OCLC: ”Environmental Scan: Pattern Recognition”, 2003

Three major trends identified

People are moving on from self-service to self-sufficiency

They are satisfied with the results they get from search engines

They want seamless access

White Paper + Manifesto

It’s Time Again to Think about Resource Sharing

A White Paper published February 2005 A Manifesto for Rethinking Resource

Sharing

Steering Committee

Steering Committee ChairChair ElectPast ChairThree At Large Members (one

international)RRS Project Manager (ex officio)

Subcommittees

Policies & Cultural IssuesUser NeedsDeliveryCommunicationInteroperability

Current Projects / Upcoming events

GoGetterRethinking Resource Sharing in Europe

Forum, Hannover 19 Oct. http://www.bcr.org/RRSEuropeForum/index.html

IFLA preconference, Sydney, August 2010

Manifesto - Principles

Users can choose from optionsdelivery formatmethod of delivery fulfillment type

loan, copy, digital copy, and purchase

Manifesto - Principles

Global accessUse both formal and informal networking

agreements Goal is lowest barrier to fulfillment

Manifesto - Principles

Libraries and cultural heritage institutionsResources from all types availableExpertise from all types utilized

Manifesto - Principles

Reference service facilitates sharingUse reference expertise to aid fulfillmentNo findable object should be totally

unattainable

Manifesto - Principles

Offer service for a fee rather than refusingStrive to achieve services that are not more

expensive than commercial services

The Manifesto - Principles

Fewer restrictions Imposed only as necessaryLowest possible barriers to fulfillment

presented

Manifesto - Principles

Everyone a library userRegistration should be as easy as signing

up for commercial web services

Spørgsmål til grupperne

Hvilke trends ser I som vil have stor betydning for fjernlån i de kommende 2-3 år?

Hvad skal der til for at opnå bedre fjernlånsservice?

Hvilke initiativer har I gennemført for at tilbyde bedre fjernlånsservice for brugerne?

Kan/er alle 7 principper i manifestet gennemført i jeres biblioteker?

Spørgsmål til grupperne – fra Leif:

Principper og retningslinjer for lånesamarbejdet mellem danske biblioteker, oktober 2001

kan ikke bare blive stående!

Hvad så: Ny hurtig opdateret udgave i efteråret – som

intern styrelsesopgave ? Et nyt udvalgsarbejde? Udkast + indbudt workshop ny udgave?