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Librarians Utilization of the Comprehensive Online Union Catalogue of Serials from and about the Middle East: Online Access for Consolidated Information on Serials (OACIS). Area Studies Symposium University of Arizona, Tuscon July 14-16, 2006. <http://www.library.yale.edu/oacis>
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Librarians Utilization of the Comprehensive Online Union Catalogue of Serials from and about the Middle East: Online Access for Consolidated Information on Serials (OACIS) Area Studies Symposium University of Arizona, Tuscon July 14-16, 2006 <http://www.library.yale.edu/oacis> Presentation by Simon Samoeil OACIS Project Manager, Yale University
Project Details • Collaborative database project for Middle Eastern serials. • Three-year project (2003-2006); U.S. Dept. of Education Title VI grant under the “Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access” with matching funds from Yale Library.
Review of goals • To create a freely available publicly accessible web site featuring a continuously updated union list of Middle Eastern serials • In all formats (including live web links) • From 20+ countries (ME as defined by LC) • To lay foundations for the future, delivering widest possible information access • Expanded cooperation and participation • Document delivery/ILL • Digitization and preservation • To create a Union List of Middle East Serials • Interns
Interns • Atef al-Jundi, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.April 30, 2004 - July 30, 2004 • Adib Khoury, Tishreen University, Latakia, SyriaJuly 30, 2004 - October 29, 2004 • Mohammed Ismail El-Halosy, Alexandrina Library, Alexandria, EgyptApril 29, 2005 - June 3, 2005 • Shenoda Guirguis, Alexandrina Library, Alexandria, EgyptMay 31, 2005 - June 30, 2005 • Randa al-Chidiac, Balamand University, Balamand, LebanonJune 29, 2005 - July 29, 2005
OACIS Advisory Board Alexandrina Library, Alexandria, Egypt Cornell University Ohio State University Universitaets-und Landesbibliothek of Sachsen-Anhalt in Halle, Germany University of Pennsylvania University of Michigan University of Texas University of Washington Yale University
Universities Participating in OACIS American University of Beirut New York Public Library New York University Princeton University Stanford University Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria University of Arizona, Tucson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign American University of Cairo (future member) Harvard University Library (future member) University of Utah Jordan University, Amman, Jordan
Statistics Report Language Statistics
Month Interface Mode Choice # February ar Advanced Limit to 1 February ar Advanced Title 47 February ar Advanced Place 7 February ar Advanced Subject 47 February ar Basic Title 17 February ar Basic Place 21 February ar Basic Subject 4 February en Advanced Limit to 11 February en Advanced Title 41 February en Advanced Place 16 February en Advanced Subject 11 February en Basic Title 1081 February en Basic Place 33 February en Basic Subject 95 February fr Basic Title 4 February fr Basic Place 3 February fr Basic Subject 1 This Month's total 1440 Previous Month's total 405 Percent Successful Searches This Month 46.39 Search Statistics Detail Report for February 2005
Additional Benefits of OACIS for Librarians • Collection development. Librarians can evaluate the ME serials collection in their own libraries: what they have and what they don’t in comparison to other libraries • Making sound acquisition decisions • Knowing of certain serials are current or have ceased publication • Cataloging using the “Library View Format”
