Rethinking Resource Sharing

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Rethinking Resource Sharing

• Gina A. Persichini
• Texas Interlibrary Loan Workshop
• September 29, 2006

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February 2005 A White PaperIts Time to Think
Again About Resource Sharing

• Assumptions
• Mediated ILL
• Increasing Costs
• Improved online searching
• New Approach characteristics
• Less expensive
• Improvement over current
• Desired by the library community
• Opportunities abound!

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Rethinking Resource Sharing Forum I

• Ground Rules
• User centric
• Vendor neutral
• International scope
• Problems and potential solutions
• Subgroups
• User needs
• Cultural and policy issues
• Interoperability of systems

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Rethinking Resource Sharing Vision

• To create a new global service framework that
  allows individuals to obtain what they want based
  on factors such as cost, time, format, and
  delivery. This framework will encompass promoting
  and exposing library services in a variety of
  environments.

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Rethinking Resource Sharing Forum II

• Defining potential solutions
• A Vision
• Organization
• Steering Committee
• NISO Interoperability
• ALA RUSA STARS Policies
• Charter

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GET IT!

• Discover ? Locate ? Request ? Deliver
• Find and Get

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GET IT!

• Why GET IT?
• Positive experience with the library
• Where the users are
• Attract new users
• Options

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Whats Next for GET IT?

• Continue development
• Preview (MidWinter ALA)
• Testing
• Marketing
• Evaluation
• Develop/Release

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Manifesto 7 Principles

• Restrictions shall only be imposed as necessary
  by individual institutions
• Lowest-possible barriers to fulfillment
• Maintaining integrity of instutions mandate and
  collections
• Options for library users
• Delivery format and method
• Loan, copy, digital copy, or purchase

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Manifesto 7 Principles

• Global access to sharable resource encouraged
• Sharable resources include
• Libraries, archives, museums
• Expertise of those employed there
• Reference is a vital component to resource
  sharing and delivery no materials that is
  findable should be totally unattainable

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Manifesto 7 Principles

• Libraries should offer service at a fair price
  rather than refuse, but should strive to achieve
  services that are not more expensive than
  commercial services
• Library registration should be as easy as signing
  up for commercial web-based services.

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Whats Next for RRS Policies?

• ALA RUSA STARS
• Finalize Manifesto
• Contribute to Code
• Research user needs

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Where is the Initiative Heading?

• Central communication about Initiative
• Input from library community

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Whats Can you Expect Next?

• Fall Centralize Website
• Winter Preview GET IT
• Spring Face to face meeting