Transcript Consuls Presentation - Library Technology Guides

Cooperation, Cloud, and
Consumer Technologies
Future library services and Technologies
Marshall Breeding
Independent Consult, Author,
Founder and Publisher, Library Technology Guides
http://www.librarytechnology.org/
http://twitter.com/mbreeding
20 February 2014
Dialog- Marshall Breeding vs. Hao-Ren (Claven) Ke
Strategic Cooperation
Cooperation for Automation
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Large-scale shared implementations
 Regional,
Province, National
 Inter-institutional cooperation
 Main topic of speech tomorrow at the National Taiwan
Normal University
Library Services Platforms
New genre of library automation
Library Services Platform
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Library-specific software. Designed to help libraries
automate their internal operations, manage collections,
fulfillment requests, and deliver services
Services
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Service oriented architecture
Exposes Web services and other API’s
Facilitates the services libraries offer to their users
Platform
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General infrastructure for library automation
Consistent with the concept of Platform as a Service
Library programmers address the APIs of the platform to extend
functionality, create connections with other systems, dynamically
interact with data
Library Services Platform
Characteristics
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Highly Shared data models
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Delivered through software as a service
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Multi-tenant
Unified workflows across formats and media
Flexible metadata management
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Knowledgebase architecture
Some may take hybrid approach to accommodate local data
stores
MARC – Dublin Core – VRA – MODS – ONIX
Bibframe
New structures not yet invented
Open APIs for extensibility and interoperability
New Library Management Model
Unified Presentation Layer
Search:
Library Services
Platform
Digital
Coll
Search
Engine
API Layer
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Consolidated index
Self-Check /
Automated
Return
ProQuest
EBSCO
…
JSTOR
Stock
Management
Other
Resources
Enterprise
Resource
Planning
Learning
Management
Smart Cad /
Payment
systems
Authentication
Service
Discovery Services
Improving access to library collections
Online Catalog
ILS Data
Search:
Scope of Search
Search Results
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Books, Journals, and
Media at the Title
Level
Not in scope:
 Articles
 Book
Chapters
 Digital objects
Next-gen Catalogs or Discovery
Interface
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Single search box
Query tools
Did you mean
 Type-ahead
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Relevance ranked results
Faceted navigation
Enhanced visual displays
Cover art
 Summaries, reviews,
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Recommendation services
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Scope of Search
Books, Journals, and
Media at the Title Level
Other local and open
access content
Not in scope:
Articles
 Book Chapters
 Digital objects
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Discovery Interface search model
Search:
Local
Index
ILS Data
Digital
Collections
ProQuest
Search Results
MetaSearch
Engine
EBSCOhost
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MLA
Bibliography
ABC-CLIO
Real-time query and
responses
Web-scale Index-based Discovery
(2009- present)
Digital
Collections
Search:
Profile of Library
Subscriptions
Customer
Profile
Consolidated Index
Search Results
Usagegenerated
Data
ILS Data
Web Site
Content
Institutional
Repositories
Aggregated
Content
packages
…
Open Access
E-Journals
Reference
Sources
Pre-built harvesting and
indexing
Bento Box Discovery Model
Aggregated
Content
packages
ILS Data
VuFind / Blacklight
Search Results
Web Site
Content
Digital
Collections
Institutional
Repositories
Consolidated Index
Search:
Open Access
E-Journals
Pre-built harvesting and
indexing
Public Library Information Portal
ILS Data
Digital
Collections
Search:
Usagegenerated
Data
Customer
Profile
Consolidated Index
Search Results
Web Site
Content
Community
Information
Aggregated
Content
packages
…
Customerprovided
content
Reference
Sources
Archives
Pre-built harvesting and indexing
Discovery services as Website
Replacement
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Portal environment that includes customized content
management service that can fulfill typical offerings
on library Web sites
Full integration between Web site and resource
discovery (ideally)
Examples:
 Axiell
Arena
 Infor Iguana
 BiblioCommons
E-Book Integration
Critical concern for public libraries
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Most libraries offer e-book lending programs
Strong demand: increasing use statistics
Print lending remains vigorous
Academic libraries will benefit at a later phase by
e-book lending models developed in the public
library sector
Commercial library e-book lending
services
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OverDrive
3M Cloud Library
Baker & Taylor: Axis 360
“Douglas County Model”
 Locally
curated e-book collections and lending platform
E-book Lending Models
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Phase I: Link out to e-book lending service
Phase II: Load MARC records in local catalog, then
link out on individual titles
Phase III: Discovery and lending operations
performed fully within the library’s catalog or
discovery environment
Full e-book lending
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Discovery of print and e-book titles and copies
simultaneously
E-book transactions represented within patron’s
library account
 List
of charged items, due dates
 Service options: renew, return, etc.
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Ability to check-out and download e-books into ereader
The e-book integration ecosystem
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E-book lending services must expose APIs
Online catalog or discovery services must consume
APIs and adjust interface design and business logic
to accommodate discovery and lending operations
Challenge: each e-book service provider’s APIs are
different
Response: Work toward consistent or standard suite
of APIs
Models of Development and
Innovation
Proprietary Licensed Software
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Most commercial products
Significantly larger development teams
Open Source
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Community-based software development
No licensing costs
Services offered for: hosting, implementation, data
conversion, ongoing support
Self-service: all costs absorbed within institution
Library examples:
 Koha
 Evergreen
 Kuali
OLE
Consumer Technologies
Consumer Tech Trends
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Device adoption: Tablets, Smartphones, PCs
 Need
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to balance how to deliver library services
3D printing
 Experimental
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implementations in library maker spaces
Wearable tech
 Google
Glass? Interesting, but privacy concerns
Industry Trends
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business Trends
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Consolidation: Large international companies
gaining increasing reach into libraries across many
international regions
Local companies vulnerable: May not have the
development capacity to develop new generations
of products
Content and Technology increasingly interwoven
Questions and discussion