access 2005, edmonton the library and the network: flattening the library and turning it inside out...

Access 2005, Edmonton

The library and the network:flattening the library and turning it inside out

Lorcan Dempsey

Access 2005Edmonton 19 October 2005


Overview


• Registration• Query translation• Markup translation• Authentication / Authorization

Terminology ServicesArchitecture

Web Service

FullText

Vocabulary A

Protocol

SQL

Vocabulary B

Protocol

XML

Vocabulary C

Protocol

SRW/U REST SOAP

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Some context


A flat world:coordinates adapted from Friedman

A digital platformComputation and communication

Reduced friction in workflows‘Web services’ – communicating applicationsStreamlined logistics and supply chain Flow

Distributed global deep collaboration and sourcingProcesses assembled based on cost and efficiency

Vertical intra-organizational assembly moves tohorizontal interorganizational assembly


The web is the information space Amazoogle defines what is ‘on-

web’ The texting generation Rip, mix and burn

Network workflows emerging to help manage time spent in network

The library has to be in those workflows

Flattening requires more fluid communications – cf ILL

Zero sum funding and … … growing requirements Collaborative/sourced processes.

A digital platform

Reduced friction in workflows

Deep collaboration and sourcing

Access 2005, EdmontonSearch engine

Personalenvironments

PDAs

learning management systems

campus portal

course materialtext book

RSS aggregator

readinglistslibrary

user environmentsresource environment

Institutional repository

Digital collections

E-reserve CatalogLicensed collections

Aggregations

Virtual reference

Cataloging, ILL

Flow and flattening: the library in the user environment,Not the user in the library environment.

Flattening and flow:Flexible assembly of services from multiple sources.


Turning libraries inside out

In the flow Search Social networking So …


In the user *-flow

Workflow Learnflow Commuteflow Lifeflow

Research flow e.g. See Cliff’s talk Personal collections and

citation chaining Integration of

data and literature Repository deposit

in workflow


Example: developing metasearch

2 nice presentations at the NISO OpenURL and Metasearch meetinghttp://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/OpenURL-05-Agen-FINAL.html

“The aim is to provide service which fits into patterns of user behavior and abstracts away from the boundaries of database providers. The focus was on putting data where it was useful. The focus was not on putting the user in front of a 'one-stop-shop' which is how metasearch often seems to be presented. Both presentations also usefully see metasearch as a part only of a wider system of services which discover, locate, request and deliver resources of interest.” LD


‘2 clicks to full-text’ Integrate ‘find articles’

service with other services ‘Variety of pathways’ Metasearch appropriate

databases from course pages

Innovative Uses of Metasearch: Rethinking Metasearch for a Better User ExperienceDavid Lindahl & Jeff Suszczynski, U Rochester


‘Integrate library content into other campus systems’

‘Centerpiece of a web services oriented infrastructure’

Data presented nicely – what is is andhow available.

Doing More with Metasearch The Metalib X-Server.David Walker, Calstate San Marcos

MetalibFederated Search Engine, hosted at the Chancellor’s Office.

Library CatalogDatabase of local book, media, and journal holdings, as well as print and media reserves.

CircuitDatabase of San Diego area academic library collections.

E-ResDatabase of electronic reserves.

SFXOpenURL link server, hosted at the Chancellor’s Office

MA

RC

-XM

L

OpenURL-XML

Custom XML

Custo

m X

ML

HTML

RSS

Reserves HarvesterGathers and combines reserves from catalog and Eres.

XML

Z39.50

MARC

Xerxes


Gather -- create -- share

Flecker and McLean. DLF paper

More prefabricatedworkflows


Elgg :: Personal Learning Landscape


Experiment …

What would your services be like if the only UIs you could use were services on this page?


Everything is in three generations:library protocols

Generation one Z39.50, ISO-ILL, … S2S Library niche

Generation two OpenURL, OAI-PMH, NCIP,

SRU, … B2B Web services idiom

Generation three: intrastructure Leverage G2 infrastructure:

lightweight services on top of SRU/OpenURL/OAI

RESTful COinS Bridges to generic

approaches and desktop frameworks

RSS Research pane Bookmarklets Widgets


Inside out:

What services where? Discovering Linking Gathering Annotating Depositing Creating Asking

Questions Levels of engagement:

Satisfiction and conviction Different grades of

experience and intersection Brand and presence

Disembedding from traditional settings and re-embedding at the point of need

A one-stop shop is a one-shop stop! Flattening to allow flow …


Flatteninglibraries

Long tail diseconomies Process sourcing:

a new era of cooperation and sourcing


The long tail


Aggregation of supply Systemwide transaction

costs? Discover – locate – request –

deliver – mix Systemwide ‘Intentional’

data? Improve service

Value added services over unified resource?

Compare Metasearch?

Aggregation of demand? Connect anybody with what

they want? Google 5 analysis – rareness

is common

Every user his/her book. Every book his/her user.

Compare libraries and network hubs


Long tail and libraries?

Find systemwide levels for Supply: Consolidation of data,

services, innovation Demand: maximize use of

resources (cf OhioLink)

US – unverifed figures 13K public and

academic libraries

2.16B items 1.97B

circulations 20% of items

circulate ILLs represent

1.7% of total circulations

Rareness is common (G5 paper)


Process: “The vertical library”


Collaboratively sourced

Third party

“Library flattening”

Sourced


Sourcing decisions

Cataloging Resource sharing A&I Virtual reference

‘Data substrate’ Collective collection (used and

usable collections) Services

Digitization Preservation Annnotation, re-use, .. Data aggregation and

mining Counter, circ, holdings, … Recommender Database of intentions, D3M

Syndication: to search engines and others

Registry&directory


Environment intelligence

Collections

Libraries

Licenses

Terms, schema

Services

Institutions

OCKHAMJISC IESROCLC Resolver Registry


Sourcing patterns Mobilize capacity of libraries

through shared infrastructure

Institutional Enterprise systems Research and learning

infrastructure

Jurisdictional California Digital Library DEFF JISC, SURF?

Third party Consortial

(RLG, OCLC), OCUL, …

Vendor

Issues It is impossible for all

libraries to do everything .. ‘Vertical’ structures

entrenched – within and between institutions

Lack of architecture/business process models


So ….

Turning libraries inside out: The library needs to be where the the user is – on the network

Flattening: The library will look towards systemwide efficiencies in organization by consolidating data, services and innovation at appropriate levels. Through what structures?

Ecology of (web) services: in each case, the library will work with a growing number of service platforms, and will need to stitch them together effectively.


Thank you ..

OCLC Research

http://www.oclc.org/research

http://orweblog.oclc.org

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Documents

edmonton slide

sourcing slide

shop slide

edmonton overview slide

workflow slide

context slide

long tail slide

u rochester slide