Transcript 30 September 2013 - Challenges of networking library services

Ontario University Library
Consortia Activity
Gwendolyn Ebbett
Dean of the Library
University of Windsor
presented at
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Library
30 September 2013
Ontario Council of University Libraries –
who we are and what we do
• Commitment to work together to maximize a collective expertise and
resources
• Enhance information services in Ontario and beyond through
 collective purchasing and shared digital information
infrastructure
 collaborative planning
 advocacy
 assessment
 research
 partnerships
 communications, and
 professional development
Ontario Council of University Libraries –
who we are and what we do
• Established record of leadership in shared
development
• Providing information tools and access essential for
high quality education and research
Ontario Council of University Libraries –
who we are and what we do
• 2-3 general membership meetings each year.
• Executive Committee
• 3 Standing Committees
 OCUL Information Resources (OCUL-IR) Committee
 OCUL Planning and Assessment (OCUL-PA) Committee
 OCUL Scholars Portal (OCUL-SP) Committee
Strategic Directions and Goals
• Collaborate to provide a world-class learning experience
for Ontario’s students
• Expand shared digital research infrastructure
• Provide and preserve academic resources essential for
teaching, learning and research
• Founded in 2002 with two projects:
– Portal for e-journal content
– Shared interlibrary loan system (RACER)
• Today:
– Digital collections (journals, books, statistical survey
data, geospatial data)
• 34,320,452 articles from over 14,084 full text
journals covering every academic discipline.
• Almost 142,000 commercial and over 359,000
open access titles.
• Today:
– Research and member services (ILL, open URL
linking, citation management, virtual reference,
evaluation & assessment)
Ask a Librarian
OCUL’s consortial chat reference service
• 13 member libraries
Consortial
Assessment and Evaluation
MINES for Libraries
MINES = Measuring the Impact of
Networked Electronic Resources
A survey of e-resource use
Data on:
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Frequency of use by faculty affiliation
Frequency by purpose of use
(coursework, patient care, teaching,
funded/non-funded research)
Reason for use (cited in another
source, course reading list,
recommended by professor/librarian)
User status (undergraduate, graduate,
faculty) and location of use (on
campus, off-campus, in library)
SCOT – Scholars Portal
Overlap Tool
Tool for identifying coverage and
overlap in electronic resources
(databases and journal packages)
Can be used to compare up to
3 databases or sets.
• Today:
– Preservation activities (TDR, IPY-DACN)
• Today:
– New/emerging services and projects (data
management, ACE repository and accessibility toolkit)
ODESI
 Content
• Social science data from Statistics Canada, Gallup Canada,
other opinion polls
• Metadata compliant with Data Documentation Initiative metadata
standard
 Functionality
• Search, visualize, and download
 Support
• Scholars Portal supports the technical infrastructure
• Close collaboration with Ontario data librarians who provide
research support for data
Dataverse
 Content
• Research data from individuals and organizations associated
with Ontario universities
• Metadata compliant with Data Documentation Initiative metadata
standard
 Functionality
• User can upload and control access to their research data
• Visualization options, and download in multiple formats
 Support
• Application support by Scholars Portal
• Collaboration with interested parties and users of the service
Scholars GeoPortal
 Content
• Geospatial data from Statistics Canada, Ontario provincial
government, & commercial providers
• Metadata compliant with North American Profile of ISO 19115
standard
 Functionality
• Search, visualize, and download
 Support
• Scholars Portal supports the technical infrastructure
• Close collaboration with Ontario data librarians who provide
research support for data
Ontario Digital Library Research Cloud
(ODLRC)
• A collaboration of Ontario’s university libraries to build a high
capacity, geographically distributed storage and compute network
using proven and scalable open source cloud technologies.
• Designed to house large volumes of scholarly digital resources to
1. allow for cost effective and sustainable long-term preservation;
and
2. support data and text mining using innovative research tools
designed in partnership with researchers across the province.
• Partners: University of Toronto (lead), Carleton University, University
of Guelph, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, Queen’s
University, University of Waterloo, University of Windsor, Wilfrid
Laurier University and York University.
Partnerships &
External Relations
OCUL seeks to be a leader in the development of partnerships to
expand Canada’s digital research infrastructure and stimulate global
collaboration.
Partnerships
• Canadian Government Information (CGI) Private LOCKSS Network
• Canadian Polar Data Network (CPDN)
• Internet Archive
• The Keepers Registry
• Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Major Development Partnership
&
Benefits to joining IATUL:
• Provides an international voice
• Provides partnerships on common issues,
challenges and opportunities
• Provides a forum to share research by Canadian
librarians
• Provides opportunities to participate in
exchanges
Websites
Ontario Council of University Libraries –
www.ocul.on.ca
Scholars Portal
http://www.ocul.on.ca/spstaff
Gwendolyn Ebbett
Dean of the Library
University of Windsor
[email protected]
+1 (519) 253-3000 ext. 3161
Website: http://leddy.uwindsor.ca/