Brenda Johnson - Developing a New Model for Library Collaboration: Kuali OLE

Developing a New Model for Library

Collaboration: Kuali OLE

Brenda L. JohnsonRuth Lilly Dean of University Libraries

Indiana UniversityOctober 29, 2013

Indiana University-Bloomington Founded in 1820

Located in the city of Bloomington in southern Indiana

Flagship campus of the Indiana University system

More than 42,000 students (approximately 10,000 grad students)

More than 2,900 faculty across 12 schools and the College of Arts & Sciences

More than 330 undergraduate programs and 190 graduate degree programs

Indiana University’s Academic Strengths 1st School of Informatics in the United States Jacobs School of Music among the most

comprehensive and acclaimed institutions for the study of music

School of Public and Environmental Affairs—ranked 2nd of 266 schools of public affairs in the U.S.

International Studies – over 70 languages taught, including some taught nowhere else in the U.S.; more than 100 overseas programs in 40 countries

Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, founded in 1947

IU Bloomington Libraries Highlights

• Recognized in 2010 as top university library by Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)

• Home to the first CIC Shared Print Repository• 1 of 6 institutions to receive a CLIR Data Curation

Fellow• Internationally renowned Lilly Library • With IU Data to Insight Center and the University of

Illinois, leading co-development of HathiTrust Research Center

The rare books, manuscripts, and special collections library of the Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington

Open Folklore Project• Libraries partner with American Folklore Society on

Open Folklore, a scholarly resource that fosters open access scholarship in the field of folklore studies.

• Winner of 2011 ALCTS (Association of Library Collections and Technical Services) Outstanding Collaboration Citation

• IU Libraries’ Folklore Collection first Google Books “Collection of Distinction”

• IU with Northwestern University leading the development of the Avalon Media System– an open-source software intended to easily manage, distribute and provide online access to video and audio collections, in support of teaching, learning and research

• National Leadership Grant of $947,963 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services

www.avalonmediasystem.org/

Development of Avalon Media System

What is OLE?• Open-source integrated library system

—designed by librarians for librarians• Built to support resource sharing for

consortia• Flexible—not tied to format or material

type• Could replace some resource

management systems we currently use

OLE Status

• Other library open source projects have lacked the firm foundation provided by Kuali Foundation, Kuali partners, and commercial affiliates

• OLE leverages code from other Kuali Foundation software a nonprofit umbrella group

for open-source software for universities

“If you want to run fast, run alone. If you want to run far, run together.” an African proverb

Our Kuali OLE Partners

Brief History of Kuali OLE2008-2009 - Mellon Funded Open Library Project Investigation2009-2010 - Formed Build Partnership of 8 higher education institutions 2010-2012 - Joined Kuali Foundation and started Build Phase Funded by Andrew W Mellon Foundation & the Kuali OLE Partnership for a 2 year software build phase2012-2013 - Additional 3rd year of matching funding for Kuali OLE and GOKb /KB+ Initiative funding from the Andrew W Mellon Foundation 2013-2014 - Proposal submitted to Mellon Foundation for 4th year matching funding for OLE development pending Mellon Board approval (12/2013)2008-2013 - Building a flexible, service-oriented, enterprise library management system for academic & research libraries that takes advantage of deep collaboration (personnel sharing, expertise sharing, financial shared investment) among partner libraries

IU Libraries Involvement in Kuali OLE2008-2009 – Advisor and monitoring progress of the Open Library initiative2009-2010 – Involved in leadership and Library2Library investment pitch of build proposal2010-2012 – Actively involved with shared personnel and expertise for developing Kuali OLE2012-2013 – Lead school for 3rd year Mellon Proposal and worked closely with NCState to drive GOKb/Kb+ initiative by partners with more e-resources management expertise2013-2014 – Lead school for 4th year Mellon Proposal and developing implementation plan for OLE for entire IU System

In the last seven years…• iPhones • iPads• Twitter• Hulu• Cloud computing

In the last seven years…• Global Recession• Housing bubble

bursts• Intense criticism of

higher ed’s quality, costs, and relevance

• Big Data• OSTP action

opening up federally funded research

OSTP Director John Holdren talks to President Obama in this undated White House photo.

In the last seven years…

• MOOCs • Coursera• Altmetrics• Mendeley• VIVO• Hydra• Islandora• DuraSpace

In the last seven years….

• Shared Print Repositories• HathiTrust • DPN – Digital Preservation Network• DPLA – Digital Public Library of America• Academic Preservation Trust

Drastically changed environment for research libraries

• Nature of libraries and their use is changing

• print to electronic• local to shared• increased focus on services

• Changing scholarly communication patterns

• Changing student behaviors • New technologies and scholarly tools• User expectations are increasingly

sophisticated

OLE: Not Just About Building Software; Also About Building Talent

How OLE Helps Bridge the Talent Gap• Stimulates thinking about what

new talent we need in libraries• Fosters development of our own

talent• Helps not only to grow, but

retain needed skill sets

Why Libraries Need the OLE Model for Market Diversity• Avoids dependency on a single

provider• Cloud neutral runs in anybody’s

cloud• Keeps library funding within libraries• Provides for long-term development

and enhancement (open model attracts talented people)

IU Libraries and Collaboration: In the Enterprise and Beyond• Kuali OLE is but one

example in our current ecosystem at the IU Libraries

• Most of this software is open source or community-sourced in nature

• Library ecosystem is diverse in information systems needs but small in marketshare

• Fits with Library and Institutional IT Strategic Planning

In Research and Higher Education: Does One Size Fit All?

The Future for OLE

• Provide core functionality for today but be open and flexible with an eye towards the future

• Early implementers get a strong voice and functionality prioritization

• A roadmap has been developed. See: http://www.kuali.org/ole/timeline

More on Kuali OLE

• Web Site- http://ole.kuali.org• Test-Drive- http://kuali.org/test-drives

• Blog- http://kualiole.tumblr.com• Twitter- @kualiole• LinkedIn- http

://www.linkedin.com/groups/Kuali-OLE-2653081