LTS All Staff Meeting Spring 2008
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Today’s agenda Unit reports LeBlanc on WCL Q & A Acquisitions Cataloging Database Management Electronic Resources & Serials Management Metadata LeBlanc on WCL Q & A Anne Kenney Talks Shop Lunch!
Acquisitions Services What’s new (since last time) ? Two staff members: Yael Zucker and Masayo Uchiyama
Acquisitions accomplishments Processed a record number of firm orders compared to the same point of FY 2006/07 - 25,658 vs.18,264 (40 %, or 7,400) - Exceed the total of 06/07 by end March - Help from other LTS units (Peter & Chip) - ITSO > WCS orders up - Order requests changed in the web era
Acquisitions accomplishments Kept up with timely receiving Help from other LTS units (Laurie & Dorothy) Added flexibility by cross training staff Expect heavy receiving to continue through June
Acquisitions challenges Uneven work load Beginning vs. end of FY Lag time between orders and receiving More cross training between Ordering and Receiving units Work with vendors to increase automation Chinese, Spanish, Latin American vendors Folding e-books into mainstream acquisitions plans
Cataloging Services Update New initiatives OCLC serials reclamation Microform reclamation Voyager 6.5.3 testing Ongoing projects Rare and gifts cataloging E-resources Completion of Harris recon
Electronic Resources & Serials Management Unit (ERSM) Office Changes / Staff Changes Print Serials Check-in Tracking System for new e-resources acquisitions, licensing & cataloging http://www.library.cornell.edu/ittsapps/nerf/main_page.php E-books, e-series, ERM
OCLC WorldCat Local: What Is It? Why Now? Jim LeBlanc LTS Staff Meeting March 24, 2008
WorldCat Local: What Is It? A global catalog of 98M BIB records Prioritizes local holdings Includes holdings from thousands of other libraries
WorldCat Local: What Is It? Displays local volume holdings and circulation information in real time Provides seamless interface for local Borrow Direct and ILL clients
WorldCat Local: Why Now? Access more important than ownership Need to make holdings more readily visible beyond the local catalog Plans for Web 2.0 initiatives
WorldCat Local: Why Now? Plans to broaden access to full-text article content Design based on usability studies with real library patrons
Want to see it? Do a Google search on “university of washington libraries,” OR Check out http://www.lib.washington.edu/ WorldCat Local version of CUL catalog coming later this spring
Conclusion: Find globally, get locally! (Karen Calhoun; ALA Midwinter 2008)