reSearcher Software Update Kevin Stranack Consortial Support Librarian SFU Library ACCOLEDS/DLI Training Session - November 28 th, 2005
Outline SFU Library Software Development Serials Management: CUFTS v.2.0 Link Resolving: GODOT v.2.0 Federated Searching: dbWiz v.2.0 Further Information
SFU Library Software Development
Multiple open source projects Designed to ease resource discovery, access, and management Used across Western Canada Development teams located at SFU Funded by COPPUL, ELN and SFU Growing interest internationally
Serials Management CUFTS 2.0
Serials Management: CUFTS Serials knowledge base 300+ collections Aggregators Electronic publishers Open access content Regularly updated at SFU Basis for a variety of services
CUFTS: Services E-Resource management A – Z serials database Full-text link resolving Journal searching Collection comparison reports MARC records
Electronic Resource Management
E-Resource Management Single location of information Costs Renewal dates Licensing terms Contacts Reports
Serials Database
CUFTS Journal Database (CJDB) Public interface to serials collection Integrates print and electronic Based on CUFTS data, local MARC records, shared MARC records Searchable Subject and title browsing Tagging
Serials Database Enhancements
Future CUFTS Enhancements A-Z Database of Databases List Variable User Permissions Staff CJDB Display Additional ERM Fields Resource Status Reports/Statistics Import PDF Documents
Link Resolving GODOT 2.0
Link Resolving: GODOT Places a link in your online databases Works with CUFTS for full-text linking Searches local and remote catalogues Interoperates with many ILS and ILL systems OpenURL compliant Customizable user interface
Public Serial Services
Journal Lookup
Resource Comparison
MARC Records
Federated Searching dbWiz 2.0
Federated Searching: dbWiz One interface searches multiple targets Returns integrated result set Currently funded by nine COPPUL members and ELN Source code freely available to libraries everywhere
dbWiz: What Can It Search? Library catalogues Subscription databases E-book collections Free web-based databases Internet search engines Institutional repositories
dbWiz Customizable Basic and advanced searching Ability to create subject specific categories Search box can be embedded in any web page
Further Information Kevin Stranack, Consortial Support Librarian