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Technology Inventory and Assessment

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

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Technology Inventory and Assessment

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  1. 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

  2. Content • ZLOT project • Technology inventory & assessment • Results • Conclusions • Future plans Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  3. 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

  4. Survey Objectives • Technology capabilities • Proof of concept candidates • Challenges to LOT participation Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  5. Participation Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  6. Objective 1: Technology Capabilities Technology Adoption Categories 2-Year: Early Technology Adopters = 71% N=24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  7. Areas Analyzed • Library automation systems • Z39.50 standard • Information resources • Internet services • Technology-related needs Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  8. Z39.50 Protocol • Z39.50 servers • Z39.50 clients • Z39.50 utilization Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  9. Z39.50 Servers N=24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  10. Z39.50 Clients N=24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  11. Z39.50 Utilization N=14 Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  12. Information Resources • Catalog records • Patron access • Library • Internet • Authentication Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  13. Patron Access Sample: Internet Access to OPAC = 58% N=24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  14. Authentication N=21, 24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  15. Internet Services • Website • Location of website • Website maintenance • Services on website • LAN • Internet access Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  16. Website N=23, 24, 24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  17. Internet Access Fastest Connections 88% N=347,278,69,24 Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  18. Needs • Internet access • Computers • Connection speed • Staff • Training Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  19. Internet Access Patron Needs N= 24, 349, 23, 341 Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  20. Training Funding Needs 1 10 N= 24, 70, 282 Texas Council of Community College Librarians

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

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