OCLC Canada Symposium at CLA / May 2014

Daniel Boivin

Welcome

Executive Director, OCLC Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean

OCLC Canada Symposium at CLA / May 2014

Debbie Schachter

Americas Regional Council Report

Director, Learning Resources, Douglas College OCLC Global Council delegate

• Thanks to Dalia Corkrum & Nominating Committee!

• Terms staggered to provide for more continuity

• Within sub-regions, choices paired by type of library

ARC Elections

ARC Election Results

Vice Chair/Chair-Elect: Jay Starratt

Secretary: John DeSantis

Executive Committee Members-at-Large:

Marie DeYoung Annette Smith Sarah Campbell Mary Konkel

Global Council Delegates: Rosann Bazirjian Regan Brumagen Kenley Neufeld * Ann Pederson * Lori Phillips * Donna Reed * Bradley Schaffner Lynette Schurdevin Ginny Steel

* Re-elected

Global Council Delegates Canada

Gwen Ebbett Dean, University of Windsor Madeleine Lefebvre Chief Librarian, Ryerson University Suzanne Payette Directrice, Bibliothèque publique de Brossard Debbie Schachter Director, Learning Resources, Douglas College

Global Council Delegates Canada

OCLC Canada Advisory Council Chair:

Hélène Roussel, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Members: Gwen Ebbett, University of

Windsor Joyce Garnett, The University

of Western Ontario Michael Ireland, National

Research Council Canada

Madeleine Lefebvre, Ryerson University

Fabien Lengellé, Library and Archives Canada

Lisa O’Hara, University of Manitoba Libraries

Suzanne Payette, Bibliothèque publique de Brossard

Mary-Jo Romaniuk, University of Alberta

Debbie Schachter, Douglas College

OCLC Canada Advisory Council

• In conjunction with ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia

• Symposium: “The Hype and Hope of MOOC’s” • Skip Prichard interviewed panel of experts • Strategic updates from Board Chair Sandy Yee

and CEO Prichard

ARC Member Meeting & Symposium

• Based on OCLC focus groups • Questions:

– Key opportunities? – Key obstacles? – What keeps you up at night?

Tables Talks, Midwinter

ARC Midwinter Table Talk Feedback Key Opportunities Key Obstacles Keeps You Awake “E,” Technology and Data

Cloud computing Print to digital

Cloud computing security and re-using data

Decline of print

Connectivity issues Migrating data Managing information

Budgets, Funding and Library Value

Gaining (or regaining) student trust and understanding of the library

Assuming that everyone values libraries

Hard data proving the library’s worth

Licensing models Delivering value

Staffing Growing the staff needed Repurposing positions

Losing positions when people retire (retirements)

Restructuring technical services

Where is the next generation of librarians coming from?

Re-skilling staff

OCLC Crowd-sourcing models for cataloging

Still not known as a cooperative

Appealing to new generations of librarians

Miscellaneous Fitting the library in the research process

Keeping up with new offerings

Consortia Serving diverse students (languages, private vs. state schools, etc.)

Key Issues from Table Talks

• “E,” technology and data: the cloud, print to digital, managing information

• Library value: gaining student trust, proving the library’s worth

• Staffing: Retirements, restructuring, re-purposing

• OCLC: still not known as a cooperative, appealing to next-gen librarians

• Considering idea of decoupling from ALA meetings

• Skip and ARC EC want your input • This year the meeting will still be held before

the OCLC symposium • First OCLC Alumni reception for past

delegates: Users, Members, and Global

Future of ARC meeting?

Explore. Share. Magnify.

Questions?