local needs, shared solutions: aspects of collaboration
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Local NEEDS, shared solutions: Aspects of collaboration. Chew Chiat Naun Heads of Cataloging Interest Group ALA Annual Conference Las Vegas, June 30 th , 2014. Disclaimers. Reality is complex Speculation, not research Bread and butter issues Not specifically about 2CUL. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chew Chiat NaunHeads of Cataloging Interest GroupALA Annual ConferenceLas Vegas, June 30 t h , 2014
LOCAL NEEDS, SHARED SOLUTIONS:
ASPECTS OF COLLABORATION
Reality is complexSpeculation, not researchBread and butter issuesNot specifically about 2CUL
DISCLAIMERS
Predicated on overlapping collectionsCommon standardsIntegrated processesShared values
SHARED PRODUCTION WORK
COLLECTION TRENDS
Free rider problem“Open access”Workflows Incentives?
Purpose of utilities
VALUES
FORMAL COLLABORATIONS, VENDOR SERVICES
Long tail problemOther ways to distribute work2CUL and Cornell examplesHow to pay for work is crucial
FORMAL COLLABORATIONS, VENDOR SERVICES
Attitudes very dependent on local situation
Reasons for sharing vendorsEconomies of scale, stabilityDon’t have to keep reinventing processesWell understood business modelLocating, hiring, compensating staff
Consider broader range of servicesProgress depends on building
relationships
OUTSOURCING
Are cataloguing standards lining up with objectives?
Unresolved issues in RDAImplementation issuesTimeframes
STANDARDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Other ways to do standards?Devolve decisionmakingRole of specialist communities
Relevant developments:Open Metadata RegistryOCLC WorldCat Works
CATALOGUING STANDARDS
FRBR IN THE REAL WORLD
OCLC WORKS
“Build to share” principleExample is shared codePioneering ventures (e.g. NCSU Endeca)Two current Cornell projects
PubMed/HathiTrustFAST
“SHARING OUTWARDS”
PUBMED/HATHITRUST LINKING
Multiple objectivesUse for faceting in discovery systemLightweight controlled subject vocabulary for MARC cataloguing
“Linked data ready”Collaboration with OCLC Research
Workflow (e.g. maintenance)Vocabulary development (e.g. local extensions)
FAST (FACETED APPLICATION OF SUBJECT
TERMINOLOGY)
QUESTIONS?cnc53@cornel l .edu