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Explore the ZLOT project, technology capabilities, challenges, and conclusions from the Texas Council of Community College Librarians survey. Find out about the Z39.50 protocol, internet services, and future study areas.
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Technology Inventory and Assessment Texas Council of Community College Librarians September 19, 2002 Austin, Texas Dr. Kathleen R. Murray Project Manager krm0028@unt.edu Dr. William E. Moen Principal Investigator wemoen@unt.edu
Content • ZLOT project • Technology inventory & assessment • Results • Conclusions • Future plans Texas Council of Community College Librarians
ZLOT Project TIF Board TSLAC FY 2001 - 2005 • Library of Texas • Resource discovery service • TexShare databases • Electronic government documents • Training librarians TXCDK FY 2002 -2003 • ZLOT Project • Resource Discovery Service • Virtual Catalog • Search/Retrieval Interface Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Survey Objectives • Technology capabilities • Proof of concept candidates • Challenges to LOT participation Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Participation Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Objective 1: Technology Capabilities Technology Adoption Categories 2-Year: Early Technology Adopters = 71% N=24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Areas Analyzed • Library automation systems • Z39.50 standard • Information resources • Internet services • Technology-related needs Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Z39.50 Protocol • Z39.50 servers • Z39.50 clients • Z39.50 utilization Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Z39.50 Servers N=24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Z39.50 Clients N=24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Z39.50 Utilization N=14 Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Information Resources • Catalog records • Patron access • Library • Internet • Authentication Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Patron Access Sample: Internet Access to OPAC = 58% N=24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Authentication N=21, 24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Internet Services • Website • Location of website • Website maintenance • Services on website • LAN • Internet access Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Website N=23, 24, 24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Internet Access Fastest Connections 88% N=347,278,69,24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Needs • Internet access • Computers • Connection speed • Staff • Training Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Internet Access Patron Needs N= 24, 349, 23, 341 Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Training Funding Needs 1 10 N= 24, 70, 282 Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Objective 3: Challenges for LOT • Patron needs • LOT vision • Openness to resource sharing • Value of a virtual library • TexShare usage Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Challenges for LOT Disagreement Agreement • Patron needs • Resource sharing • Value • TexShare usage 1 2 3 4 5 42% Not Sure VISION of LOT N=24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Conclusions • Infrastructure in place • Z39.50 servers and clients • Computers and internet connections • Needs • Automation system training • Automation system support staff • Web services and skills Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Conclusions • Late technology adopters • Unique needs and characteristics • Primarily small public libraries • Challenges for LOT participation • Communicating the vision • TexShare usage Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Applying Results • Proof of concept demonstrations • Candidate identification • Resource discovery service architecture • Accommodate technology adoption • Framework for document delivery • Areas of future study • Late technology adopters • Non-operational Z39.50 clients and servers • Web-accessibility of catalogs Texas Council of Community College Librarians
What’s Next? ZLOT project: 2002 • Proof of concept evaluation • Architectural design for RDS • Public specifications • Evaluation plan for overall LOT Texas Council of Community College Librarians
Thanks! Bill Moen wemoen@unt.edu Kathleen Murray krm0028@unt.edu LOT http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/lot ZLOT Project http://www.unt.edu/zlot/ Texas Center for Digital Knowledge http://www.txcdk.org/ Texas Council of Community College Librarians