Re-thinking Resource Sharing Dare to Share Gail Wanner (SirsiDynix) & Clare MacKeigan (Relais International) October 12, 2006

Agenda Rethinking Resource Sharing initiative –What is it and why now? Interoperability –GET IT!! What it is Status Future

It’s Time Again to Think about Resource Sharing A White Paper published February stars/starssections/committeesa/rrscomm/rrscomm.htm

Why change resource sharing? User expectations –OCLC Perceptions study ( –Amazon, eBay, Google –Digitization –Netflix Technological advances

Rethinking Forums Chicago, November 2005 & Denver, February 2006 Planned: Chicago, April 2007 International focus Participants from all types of libraries –Public –Academic –State, Consortia –Special, K-12 –Vendors Small group discussions & working groups

Vision Statement Create a new global service framework that allows individuals to obtain what they want based on factors such as cost, time, format, and delivery. This framework will encompass promoting and exposing library services in a variety of environments.

Rethinking Main ideas –User focus, not enhancing staff tasks –Vendor neutral –Global context –Broad definition of resource sharing ILL Consortial borrowing Reference Digital services

Working Groups Steering Committee User Needs (ALA RUSA STARS) –Continue evaluation of barriers, expectations Policies (ALA RUSA STARS) –Remove barriers, change policies Interoperability (NISO – possible) –Leapfrog today’s interoperability issues

Rethinking Resource Sharing Interoperability

Resource Sharing Models Traditional Model: Today’s Model: But commercial search engines used to Find 98% time New Resource Sharing Model = DiscoverLocateRequestDeliver FindGet GET IT

Introducing GET IT... –Service operates as a plug-in –Independent of other software –Developed as open source

Internet GET-IT Search Results Item Lookup Domain page list parser Item-object Source list html constructor get-it User-object

GET-IT Application components Personal configuration Domain page list parser Item look-up Source list html constructor Logging agent Intelligent profiler

Internet Search User-object

Profiling Service user-object Populate at installation Modify as needed Possible elements include –Postal or zip code –Local library registration May be stored on (to be determined) –User workstation –Remote server Maintains and stores user-object

Internet GET-IT Search Results Domain page list parser item-object User-object

Domain page list parser item-object –Parse the content of each web page as it is displayed –If a ‘handle’ is found, e.g., ISBN, OpenURL, UPC, titles Generate link,, i.e., Get-It button Create item-object –Not COinS dependent although these elements will serve as ‘handles’

This has been done…. Extensions or plug-ins for web browsers that assist in locating library resources have been developed. Examples of these are: –OpenURL Referrer by Openly InformaticsOpenURL Referrer –Wake County Library Lookup by Josh StaigerWake County Library Lookup –Denver-Prospector-WorldCat-CD-DVD Lookup by Sean LeBlancDenver-Prospector-WorldCat-CD-DVD Lookup

Internet GET-IT Search Results Item Lookup Domain page list parser Item-object User-object

Item lookup Uses an underlying database of services/suppliers this may be part of the user profile Based on user-object identifies relevant sources Possible sources include –libraries within the user’s service area, –commercial supply services, e.g., Amazon, NetFlix –information sources (online help, for example) –request services Based on item-object determines availability from sources Creates list of sources that can supply

Internet GET-IT Search Results Item Lookup Domain page list parser Item-object Source list html constructor User-object

Source list html constructor Item lookup passes list to the source list html constructor Builds browser window with list of sources Each item = deep link to source

Logging agent Gathers the data for statistical analysis (pilot) Two types of click actions reported: – “get-it” button – a link in the resulting pop-up page

Intelligent profiler Track sources user recently selected. Used to sort list so that the user’s preferred sources are at the top.

Reality – proof of concept Initial focus is to –Enable following web pages: Amazon book, CD and DVD pages Netflix One or more OPACs –Identify and use following sources: OpenURL resolvers Amazon book, CD and DVD web pages Netflix One or more OPACs One or more resource sharing systems Firefox

What’s next for GET-IT? Development with preview at Midwinter ALA Jan 2007 Marketing / Testing Evaluation Next generation Developers will build on prototype

Interested? Functional specification Call sent out for volunteers for prototype by John Bodfish via –Web4LibWeb4Lib –Code4LibCode4Lib –NGC4LibNGC4Lib –Gcs-pcsGcs-pcs –GreasemonkeyGreasemonkey