LIBRARY RESOURCE DISCOVERY PRODUCTS: COMMERCIAL AND OPEN SOURCE OPTIONS Web Manager’s Academy Marshall Breeding Director for Innovative Technology and Research Vanderbilt University Library Founder and Publisher, Library Technology Guides Feb 20, 2011
Bound Catalog National Library of Colombia
Card Catalog National Library of Argentina
Card Catalog National and University Library, Slovenia
Card Catalog
University of Kansas Library
Online Card Catalog Salem International University
Computerized card catalog
Online Catalog Search: Search Results ILS Data
Web-based online catalog
Modernized Interface Single search box Query tools Did you mean Type-ahead Relevance ranked results Faceted navigation Enhanced visual displays Cover art Summaries, reviews, Recommendation services
Discovery Products
Decoupled from ILS
Discovery Interface Search: Digital Collections ProQuest EBSCOhost … MLA Bibliography ABC-CLIO Search Results Real-time query and responses ILS Data Local Index MetaSearch Engine
Endeca
AquaBrowser
VuFind VuFind: Villanova University
Differentiation in Discovery Products increasingly specialized between public and academic libraries Public libraries: emphasis on engagement with physical collection Academic libraries: concern for discovery of heterogeneous material types, especially books + articles + digital objects
Discovery from Local to Web-scale Initial products focused on technology AquaBrowser, Endeca, Primo, Encore, VuFind Mostly locally-installed software Current phase focused on pre-populated indexes that aim to deliver Web-scale discovery Summon (Serials Solutions) WorldCat Local (OCLC) EBSCO Discovery Service (EBSCO) Primo Central Encore with Article Integration
Web-scale Discovery Search: Digital Collections ProQuest EBSCOhost … MLA Bibliography ABC-CLIO Search Results Pre-built harvesting and indexing Consolidated Index ILS Data
Web-scale Search + Federated Search Search: Digital Collections ProQuest … MLA Bibliography ABC-CLIO Search Results Pre-built harvesting and indexing Consolidated Index ILS Data Fed Search Non- harvestable Resources Non- harvestable Resources Interim model to deal with resources not possible to harvest into consolidated index
Pre-populated discovery services New-generation interface Harvested local content ILS metadata Institutional repositories, ETDs, Digital Collection platforms Vendor-supplied indexes of library content E-journals, databases, e-books Full-text and metadata corresponding to e-content subscriptions Book collections beyond local library collections
Summon
EBSCO Discovery Service
Primo / Primo Central
Encore Synergy
Search: Digital Collections ProQuest … Local Index ILS Data Web Services Local Index Results Remote Search Results EBSCOhost … MLA Bibliography ABC-CLIO
Encore Synergy
Social Discovery Builds on modernized library catalog interfaces Strong emphasis on Web 2.0 concepts Users invited to contribute reviews, ratings, preferences, reading lists, etc. User-supplied data becomes part of the discovery process Users help each other to find interesting library materials Example: Leverage use data for a recommendation service of scholarly content based on link resolver data: Ex Libris bX service
Social Discovery Search: Digital Collections Web site data … User Contributed Content Search Results Local Index ILS Data
BiblioCommons
SoPAC
Comprehensive User Services Portal Discovery + Managed User Services New line of products that provide a presentation layer that replaces the entire functionality of the Web site in addition to providing discovery services Current products mostly in Europe Axiell – Arena Infor – Iguana
Comprehensive User Portal Full replacement for Web-based online catalog Content management for Web site content Full suite of Web 2.0 modules Library-specific functionality widgets Library hours, locations Library News Blogs Recently acquired materials, featured content All created through management console
Axiell 5th largest library automation vendor worldwide Serves: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom Purchased DS Consolidated company – acquired most of the major automation systems that serve those countries Arena began as a collaboration with DS prior to acquisition
Axiell Arena
Infor Corporate descendant of Geac Geac acquired by Golden Gate Capitol in 2006 Infor Library Systems a small business unit within Infor ILS: Vubis > Vubis Smart > V-smart Recent development of Iguana as presentation layer
Infor Iguana