Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Three "S"s of Sharing

  • Synchronization
  • Syndication
  • Sharing
Synchronization update of UC libraries for loads done or in process; about 2/3 along the way to be finished on on schedule to be finished within timeframe

2. User Driven
"Quality" in the use workflow from discovery to delivery
"How does what end users say they want relate to what catalogers want?"

Report: Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want 9downloaded two thousand times within first few hours of posting)
http://worldcat.org/oclc/311870930

Available as PDF or print version ($10)
http://www.oclc.org/us/en/reports/onlinecatalogs/default.html

3. Social
Blurring of the lines between metadata or content consumers and creators (e.g. SoundUnwound, Wikipedia, more)
  • Expert community
  • End user community

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