APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING
There are still a limited number of places left for the following event
in Manchester and Edinburgh on 2nd and 3rd November respectively.
Making Partnerships Matter
If two heads are better than one, what could be achieved when thousands
come together to innovate? OCLC has worked for over forty years in the
library sector, partnering with libraries around the world to deliver
transformational services. We invite you to join us at this unique
series of events, to find out more about the OCLC cooperative of
libraries and the next wave of innovation.
10.30 Registration
11.00 Welcome
11.10 Achieving 'Web scale' with libraries (Robin Murray,
Vice-President, Global Product Management) The Web has revolutionised
the way we work, supplying us with new opportunities to deliver
services. Web pioneers have shown us that successful networks can be
rapidly established, achieve mass adoption, and provide enormous
economic benefits back to those who participate.
OCLC has coined the term 'web scale' to describe the point of difference
between those networks that work and those networks that don't. OCLC is
already addressing how library discovery services can be positively
impacted by such an environment, and is now investigating other critical
library operations including electronic resource management and
collection management. Robin Murray provides this strategic overview of
OCLC's product direction and ethos.
11.55 The simple search box (Simon Day, EMEA Product Manager) A sea
change in the information discovery environment has taken place.
At the point where desired information is actually delivered to a user
upon its discovery, the loop is closed and the cycle of discovery
through to delivery is completed. WorldCat Local is OCLC's solution for
the information needs of library customers that require immediate access
to materials, be they physical, electronic or digital. Simon Day will
give an insight into how OCLC has stepped up to the challenge of
providing the single, simple search box that your users want for getting
to everything.
12.40 LUNCH
13.20 Case study of York St John University's implementation of WorldCat
Local
13.40 WorldCat - what a concentration of data can do for you (Fiona
Leslie, EMEA Marketing Communications Manager)
Taking a closer look at WorldCat and exploring its value to libraries,
particularly as the community is being called upon to demonstrate
greater efficiencies, effectiveness and relevance to the 'digital
native'.
14.15 Web Scale Management Services (Phil Coles, Regional Account
Manager)
Many business environments today provide Web-based management
applications that host software and data 'in the cloud'. Does it make
sense for libraries to transfer their management functions and data to
the Web? What are the advantages of 'Web-scale' to a management and
end-user environment? What cooperation opportunities can be created
between libraries? And does such a technology shift allow libraries to
provide better services to their communities? Hear an overview of
developments and thoughts from OCLC on cloud computing for libraries,
and what benefits libraries can expect to receive from this new
generation of library management services.
15.00 Questions
15.15 CLOSE AND REFRESHMENTS
Events are being held at:
2nd November - The Ormond Building, The Council Chamber, Manchester
Metropolitan University
3rd November - St. Trinnean's Meeting Room, St. Leonard's Hall,
University of Edinburgh
To register, go here: https://www3.oclc.org/partnershipsmatter
We hope you can join us.
Fiona Leslie
Marketing Communications Manager * OCLC EMEA
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unique, free events, aimed at academic institutions across the UK and
Ireland exploring developments to OCLC's service strategy and the next
wave of innovation for libraries.
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