This document summarizes a webinar about the Open Library Environment (OLE) project. OLE is planning an open source alternative to integrated library systems. The webinar agenda covered an overview of OLE, progress to date including regional workshops attended by over 350 people, and next steps through July 2009 including developing proposals and design documents. The webinar concluded by soliciting feedback and questions from participants.

1. Open Library Environment
Webinar
March 31, 2009
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2. 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 2
University, Jean.F@duke.edu

3. 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. 3

4. OLE Overview
Which 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. 4

5. 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 5

6. Where we’ve been
• Project team meetings
• Webinars
• Community information
sharing
John Brennan, Digital Projects Coordinator,
Rutgers University, brennanj@rci.rutgers.edu 6

7. 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 7

8. Where we are today
• Scope Document
• Build plan
• Prospectus
Michael Winkler, Director, Van Pelt-Dietrich
Library, University of 8
Pennsylvania, winkler4@pobox.upenn.edu

9. 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 Librarian
Lehigh University, dok205@lehigh.edu 9

10. Questions?
Jean Ferguson, Head, Research and
Reference, Perkins Library, Duke University 10
, jean.f@duke.edu

11. 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 11

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