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Putting the ‘M’ in MANGO Article Searching using the MetaLib X-Server in Florida’s Discovery Tool Joshua Greben, Systems Librarian/Analyst Florida Center for Library Automation
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Alpha (almost beta) Demo http://testcat.fcla.edu/articles/uf.jsp
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(Ma)NGO Mango is FCLA created “WebApp” that uses the Endeca search engine and repository Began work in October 2007, live in August 2008 Upgrades, Summit “Metasearch and Next-Gen Opac” UXU01,CRL01, (GOV01) – 7.8 million, 1.3 million bibliographic records Union & Local Views Many Web Service features
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Mango Requirements & Features OPAC benchmark – Mango should have the basic features of the OPAC, including browse. – Patron-centric Primo benchmark – Mango should be full-featured. – Meta-Search – Move seamlessly between catalog and federated search – Retain look and feel for each SUL Beyond – UBorrow – Course reserves – Articles are indexed – More social features and course integration
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Development Process and Goals Agile – Monthly Sprints, Weekly cycles Consultative with broad-based focus groups Interface should be intuitive to the research process Functionality should accurately reflect the underlying relationships inherit in the data
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MANG O 11 State University Libraries of Florida ILLiad
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State University Libraries of Florida ILLiad MANG O
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http://metalib.server.edu/X?op=explain&file=list
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Meta-Search Technical Features X-Server UI adapter for Catalog JSP and Tomcat XML API middleware – 2 sets of functions – MetaLib-specific – SAX (Simple API for XML) Extensible for use with other XML sources – Ability to reuse the non-MetaLib specific code – No XSLT, just provide XML name tags
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Meta-Search Phases Phase 1 – Query bases dynamically or select quickset & fetch more records – List and link to native databases – Cluster facets (level 1) – Brief records with 856 and SFX link – Record paging Phase 2 – User control of sources (options to choose or auto-pick)* – Integrated record lists for export – Provide same features as catalog (RSS, DYM and other We Service features) – Cluster facets (level 2 and 3) – Support for other XML-API X-Servers – Take advantage of new X-Server features Full record display statistics Beyond: Pre-coordinated Index for Articles
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‘Book’ Tab, Empty Search
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Basic Search in UF’s Catalog
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Basic Search in FSU Catalog
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Digital Collections Tab, empty search exposes all collection facets
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Click ‘Quick Articles’ Tab
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Results of Quick Articles Search
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Cluster Facets
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Merge More Records
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Further Sources Java API for XML Processing (JAXP), Getting Started - http://www.developer.com/java/other/article. php/3099751 http://www.developer.com/java/other/article. php/3099751 Java Technology and XML-Part 3: Performance Improvement Tips - http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticl es/xml/JavaTechandXML_part3/ http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticl es/xml/JavaTechandXML_part3/
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