OCLC Extends GreenGlass Functionality to Serials

OCLC’s GreenGlass has for years been used by libraries that want extensive collection analysis metrics in one dashboard. GreenGlass offers a lot useful data, such as subject coverage, age of collection, and rarity of titles, based on OCLC holdings data. As a user of GreenGlass at two very different institutions (a large university and a community college) one of the big benefits of GreenGlass is that it requires very little work on the part of the library to get access to a wealth of data. Generally, a library will assist with a holdings refresh with OCLC and GreenGlass does the rest. However, one of the big drawbacks is that GreenGlass has only been able to analyze monograph collections.  

That is changing with OCLC’s recent announcement of GreenGlass functionality for serials. GreenGlass for serials aims to fill in gaps in serials collections analysis that aren’t covered in traditional retention agreements among libraries. GreenGlass connects with JSTOR and other journal archives to offer a fuller picture of title availability, both print and electronic. 

At a time when many libraries are having to make decisions about the serials collections, to save both space and money, any tool that helps inform retention decisions is welcome. Hopefully, GreenGlass for serials can live up to its promise. 

New Version of OCLC Connexion Client Announced

In a recent email to users of Connexion, OCLC announced that a new version of the Connexion client, version 3.0, is scheduled for release in May/June 2021. Support for 2.xx versions of Connexion will be discontinued in 2022, with at least three months advance notice. The web-based version of Connexion will remain unchanged. 

Getting to Know Liz Manriquez

 

1. Introduce yourself:

Hello!  I’m Liz Manriquez, Scholarly Communications and Reference Librarian at the University of Wisconsin Law Library.  I’ve been with UW for nearly 2 years, previously I was a Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor at the UNLV Boyd School of Law.

2. Does your job title actually describe what you do? Why/why not?

Yes!  In this position I divide my time equally between reference duties, such as working the reference desk and collection development, and managing our digital repository, while assisting with all things scholarly, such as citation metrics and improving the discoverability of faculty scholarship.  I work directly with faculty to enhance their online presence through scholar profiles and to ensure their scholarship is accurately represented within HeinOnline, SSRN, and ORCID.

3. What are you reading right now?

I usually read a few books at a time because my interest wanes, but have been reading much less since COVID began.  I’m currently reading Lady Killers: deadly women throughout history by Tori Telfer for a virtual book club.  I’m also working my way through the Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith.  I’m about to break down and buy the latest, Troubled Blood, because the wait at my local library is 25 weeks!

4. If you could work in any library (either a type of library or a specific one), what would it be? Why?

Definitely the Giamatti Research Center, which is the library for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.  I enjoy all things data and statistics, so it’s only natural that baseball is my favorite sport.  Is there anything better than a sunny day at the ballpark?  One of my favorite memories as a child was going to Comiskey Park with my dad and filling out the scorebook, while we munched on hot dogs and peanuts.  I would love working to preserve the various medias and documents created by the league and its fans, making them accessible to future researchers and sports fans.