Mark A. Vargas, Library Director

The Robert and Mary Rita Murphy Stump LibrarySaint Xavier University

Single Discovery and Delivery: It’s Not Just WorldCat Anymore

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What’s in WorldCat Local?

Libraries• SXU Library

• Statewide academic library consortium• Libraries from around the world

Formats• Books (including e-books)

• DVDs, CDs, and other AV formats• Journal articles

Databases• Almost all SXU databases searchable• Access to many other resources

Services

• Supports saving, emailing, exporting citations

• Supports I-Share and inter-library loan borrowing

• Buy directly from Amazon or other vendors

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Why SXU Chose WorldCat Local

Meet Patron

Skill Set

Simplified Searching

Remain in Consortiu

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Live Holdings Status

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Implementation(Summer 2009)

Affordable

Tested well

Great support

Easy to implement

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Public FeedbackEasy to Use

• No need to choose databases• Simple ILL

Speed

• Wow!• Switching between formats a

breeze

Services• Cool: create lists, save searches,

export citations

Gripes• Can’t limit to full text

• Metadata

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Unintended Consequences

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Effects on Collection Development

Admin

• Director assigns librarians a subject area, budget, and PO number. Each librarian given an Amazon account.

Selection • Librarians select using WCL.

Ordering• Use “Buy It” to add to Amazon

account and then order.

Records• Amazon maintains ledgers. No

need for acquisitions module.

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Effects on Technical Services

Catalog• Reclamation project and

maintenance

Acq • Eliminated acquisitions staff

ILL • 300% increase = more staffing

Illiad • Implementing

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Effects on TeachingLess time on how to

find informatio

n

More time on

evaluating informatio

n

More time on critical thinking

skills

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Effects on Website

Meet Patron

Skill Set

Simplified Searching

Fewer Choices

= Better

Choices

Eliminate Library Jargon

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Next Steps

Feeds, API’s IlliadWeb

Management System

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Why It’s Just Not WorldCat Anymore

A tool patrons

can actually

use

Takes drudgery

out of discovery

Leads to better

services

Helps learning,

not mechanic

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