1. Discovery of Library Resources
Overview and Update of products and Technologies
Marshall Breeding
Director for Innovative Technology and Research
Vanderbilt University Library
Founder and Publisher, Library Technology Guides
Apr 14, 2011
Texas Library Association

2. Abstract
Marshall Breeding will provide an overview of discovery interfaces, a new type of product that enhances the user experience in search and access to library resources. He will give an introduction to the products, sharing why they are needed and how they differ from--and often improve upon traditional online catalog modules or federated search technologies. The presentation will outline some of the features and how they better meet the expectations of today’s library patrons. Breeding describe how discovery interfaces integrate with ILSs and other components of a library's technical infrastructure.

3. Library Technology Guides

4. Evolution of library collection discovery tools
Bound handwritten catalogs
Card Catalogs
Library online catalogs – OPACs
Next-Gen Catalogs / Discovery interfaces
Social Discovery
Web-scale discovery services
Comprehensive presentation layer services

5. Bound Catalog
National Library of Colombia

6. Card Catalog
National Library of Argentina

7. Card Catalog
National and University Library, Slovenia

8. Card Catalog

9. Card Catalog
University of Kansas Library

10. Online Card Catalog
Salem International University

11. Computerized card catalog

12. ILS Data
Online Catalog
Search:
Search Results

13. Web-based online catalog

14. Disjointed approach to information and service delivery
Silos Prevail
Books: Library Online Catalog (ILS module)
Articles: Aggregated content products, e-journal collections
OpenURL linking services
E-journal finding aids (Often managed by link resolver)
Subject guides (e.g. Springshare LibGuides)
Local digital collections
ETDs, photos, rich media collections
Metasearch engines
All searched separately

15. Federated Search
Simultaneous search of library catalog and selected remote resources of electronic content
Based on live, dynamic queries cast to multiple targets
Limited result sets, slow performance
Search and retrieval protocols: Z39.50, XML gateways

16. Federated Search products
IndexData: Pazpar2 / MasterKey
Ex Libris: MetaLib
WebFeat
Serials Solutions: 360 Search
Innovative Interfaces: Research Pro

17. Real-time query and responses
ILS Data
Federated Search
Digital Collections
Search:
ProQuest
Search Results
EBSCOhost …
MLA Bibliography
ABC-CLIO
Real-time query and responses

18. Union Catalog based on Federated Search
Library A
Union Catalog based on Federated Search
Library B
Search:
Library C
Search Results
Library D …
Article Database A
EBSCOhost
Real-time query and responses

19. 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

20. Discovery Products

21. Decoupled from ILS

22. Real-time query and responses
ILS Data
Discovery Interface
Digital Collections
Search:
Local Index
ProQuest
Search Results
EBSCOhost
MetaSearch Engine …
MLA Bibliography
ABC-CLIO
Real-time query and responses

23. Legacy ILS Model / Extended Discovery
Consolidated index
Search Engine
Discovery Service
Search:
Digital Collections
ProQuest
EBSCOhost …
JSTOR
Other Resources `
API Layer
LMS

24. Endeca

25. AquaBrowser

26. AquaBrowser

27. AquaBrowser

28. AquaBrowser

29. LS2 PAC

30. LS2 PAC

31. VuFind
VuFind: Villanova University

32. 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

33. 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

34. Pre-built harvesting and indexing
ILS Data
Web-scale Discovery
Digital Collections
Search:
ProQuest
EBSCOhost
Search Results
Consolidated Index …
MLA Bibliography
HathiTrust
Pre-built harvesting and indexing

35. State-wide Discovery … Consolidated Index Search: Search Results
ILS Data
Vanderbilt
State-wide Discovery
Digital Collections
Search:
EBSCO
ILS Data: Nashville Public
Search Results
Consolidated Index …
ILS Data: UTK
ILS Data: Tinn-Share
Pre-built harvesting and indexing

36. State-wide Discovery … Consolidated Index Search: Search Results
ILS Data
Institution A
State-wide Discovery
Digital Collections
Search:
EBSCO
ILS Data: Institution B
Search Results
Consolidated Index …
ILS Data: Institution C
ILS Data: Statewide Union Catalog
Pre-built harvesting and indexing

37. Web-scale Search + Federated Search
ILS Data
Web-scale Search + Federated Search
Digital Collections
Search:
ProQuest
Consolidated Index …
Search Results
MLA Bibliography
ABC-CLIO
Pre-built harvesting and indexing
Fed Search
Non-harvestable
Resources
Interim model to deal with resources not possible to harvest into consolidated index

38. 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

39. Discovery w/Full-text Book content

40. HathiTrust

41. Summon

42. Summon

43. EBSCO Discovery Service

44. Primo / Primo Central

45. Primo / Primo Central

46. Encore Synergy

47. Encore Synergy … … Local Index Web Services Search:
ILS Data
Encore Synergy
Digital Collections
Search:
Local Index
ProQuest
Local Index Results …
EBSCOhost
Remote Search Results …
MLA Bibliography
Web Services
Local Index Results
ABC-CLIO

48. Encore Synergy

49. 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

50. User Contributed Content
Social Discovery
ILS Data
Search:
Digital Collections
Local Index
Search Results
Web site data …
User Contributed Content

51. BiblioCommons

52. BiblioCommons

53. BiblioCommons

54. BiblioCommons

55. BiblioCommons

56. SoPAC

57. SoPAC

58. SoPAC

59. Delivering library services to mobile devices
Increased expectation for access to services through mobile
Library services:
Mobile web
Apps
Transmit library notices through SMS
Carefully select functionality appropriate for mobile

60. Tablet computing
Tablet computers have been around for a while, but the introduction of Apple’s iPad increases popularity
High-quality device for content consumption
Access to library services and content

61. Next-Gen Library Catalogs
Marshall Breeding
Neal-Schuman Publishers
March 2010
Volume 1 of The Tech Set