OLE Project Update - Webinar March 31 2009

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Open Library Environment Webinar

March 31, 2009

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Agenda

• OLE Overview• Where we’ve been• Where we are• Where we’re headed• Questions• Final thoughts

Jean Ferguson, Head, Research and Reference Services, Perkins Library, Duke University, Jean.F@duke.edu

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OLE Overview• What is OLE?

• Planning phase: September ‘08 – July ‘09

• International participation from 15 libraries and consortia

• Community source alternative to current ILS

Beth Forrest Warner, Officer for Grants, Research Support, & Library Assessment, Univ. Kansas, bwarner@ku.edu

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OLE OverviewWhich of the following do you see as being very important for the future of your library?• Flexibility• Community Ownership• Service Orientation• Enterprise-Level Integration• Efficiency• Sustainability

Beth Forrest Warner, Officer for Grants, Research Support, & Library Assessment, Univ. Kansas, bwarner@ku.edu

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Where we’ve been• Regional Design

Workshops

• Did you attend a workshop?

• Who attended?

• 350+ people from 95 institutions!

John Brennan, Digital Projects Coordinator, Rutgers University, brennanj@rci.rutgers.edu

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Where we’ve been

• Project team meetings

• Webinars

• Community information sharing

John Brennan, Digital Projects Coordinator, Rutgers University, brennanj@rci.rutgers.edu

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Where we’ve been

• Recent progress

• Information for you to review

• OLE website (oleproject.org)

John Brennan, Digital Projects Coordinator, Rutgers University, brennanj@rci.rutgers.edu

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Where we are today

• Scope Document

• Build plan

• Prospectus

Michael Winkler, Director, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, University of Pennsylvania, winkler4@pobox.upenn.edu

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Where we’re headed

• Develop build proposal – Spring• Upcoming events/presentations• Project team meeting – May• Draft design document – June• Ongoing community input and

feedback• Final design document & project

report – July

Doreen Herold, Catalog LibrarianLehigh University, dok205@lehigh.edu

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Questions?

Jean Ferguson, Head, Research and Reference, Perkins Library, Duke University , jean.f@duke.edu

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Final Thoughts

• How useful was this webinar?• Would you be interested in participating in

a late spring webcast to discuss the final document and outcomes of the planning process?

• Send comments/additional questions to John.Little@Duke.edu

Lynne O’Brien, Director, Academic Technology, Perkins Library, Duke University, lynne.obrien@duke.edu

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