1. Metalib @ UWF The Metalib Implementation Committee Ray Uzwyshyn, Caroline Thompson, Melissa Finley Gonzalez, Lynn Shay, Bryan Reingruber, Don Thompson Soft Launch, December 6, 2006, Official Launch, January 8 2007

2. What is Metalib? Cross Database Search Engine Cross Database Search Engine Metasearch Engine Metasearch Engine Integrated Search Engine Integrated Search Engine Federated Search Engine Federated Search Engine

3. Why Do We Need Metalib? Libraries used to purchase most of our research, academic journals and all books in print Full Text Journal Searching 15 years ago This is no longer the Case

4. The Web & Databases We purchase access to hundreds ‘vendor specific’ Databases, e-resources and journal collections across the multiplicity of university disciplines Current Journal Research Methodology

5. Data Pipes Like waterpipes containing information Paying for access to data (articles, journals, books) ( Anthropology to Chemistry to Zoology) may be accessed electronically

6. Access to all this Information is through Our Website http://library.uwf.edu/

7. Subject Guides

8. Scrolling List of Databases

9. Library A-Z List

10. How Do We Better Access these Pipes? UWF is part of a State Wide Computing consortium FCLA UWF is part of a State Wide Computing consortium FCLA We Pay for Access for 323 Vendor Databases, 42,000 E-Journals, 270k/year(outside of FCLA), 4.8% of 3.2million/year FCLA in Data pipes We Pay for Access for 323 Vendor Databases, 42,000 E-Journals, 270k/year(outside of FCLA), 4.8% of 3.2million/year FCLA in Data pipes

11. Single Database E-Resource Searching Searching 1998 - 2006

12. New Metalib Search Model Multiple Database Searching Emphasis on “Resource Discovery” Metalib as Resource Discovery Tool

13. When to Use Metalib? Research Intensive Application Metalib Allows higher recall Search Terms Molecular Biology“Kappa1-opioid receptors” and “physical activity” Mayan Archeology“Chichin Itza” “Tulum” and “epigraphy” Research Intensive Application Metalib Allows higher recall Search Terms Molecular Biology“Kappa1-opioid receptors” and “physical activity” Mayan Archeology“Chichin Itza” “Tulum” and “epigraphy”

14. Metalib Cross Database Search Engine, Federated Search Engine, Integrated Search

15. Metalib Customization Customization on Backend (Adding and Configuring Our UWF List of Databases and e-Resources Customization on Front End (Configuring Metalib for UWF audience Simple but powerful Tool 5 Major Metalib Sections

16. Customization Features

17. Metalib Training Metalib Team Ray Uzwyshyn – Overview, Customization Caroline Thompson – Quicksearch, Metasearch Melissa Finley Gonzalez – Find Databases Lynn Shay – Find Journal Bryan Reingruber – My Research Don Thompson – Getting Help, Report a Problem Page