1. Next Generation OPAC Technologies and NEOS Looking into the Future Kenton Good, Web Development Librarian, University of Alberta Libraries Dan Mirau, Library Director, Concordia University College of Alberta Library

2. 1.Teach you how to recognize and evaluate next-generation functionality. 2.Create awareness of next-generation software products and implementations. 3.Explore the options NEOS has and what the next steps may be. 4.Answer your questions related to next- generation PAC technology. Workshop Goals

3. NEOS Strategic Plan, approved November 30, 2007 Goal 1: NEOS clients have easy access to available information resources. Strategy 1a: Streamlining the clients’ experience in accessing resources Key Initiative: Report on next generation PAC technology Recommendation: Hold a workshop to inform NEOS members of existing options, to include information on U of A plans. Here we are. Workshop Context

4. Defining Next-Generation

5. Next Gen Themes It’s intuitive and forgiving Faceted browsing Web 2.0

6. Specific Features

7. Spell-Check Auto-correction as you type? Suggested alternatives provided? Error checking?

8. OCLC WorldCat Local

9. Endeca at McMaster

10. Ex Libris Primo at University of Minnesota

11. Stop Words Interpreted intelligently? (e.g. “It” by Stephen King)

16. OCLC WorldCat Local

18. Relevance Ranking How is relevance determined? Can criteria be adjusted?

20. Endeca at NCSU

21. Real Time Availability How many clicks? Where is information located?

22. click 1 Ex Libris Primo at University of Minnesota

23. click 2 Ex Libris Primo at University of Minnesota

24. click 3 Ex Libris Primo at University of Minnesota

25. click 1 OCLC WorldCat Local

26. click 2 OCLC WorldCat Local

27. click 3 OCLC WorldCat Local

29. Bibliocommons at Oakville Public Library

31. User Created Content Tags Lists Ratings Reviews

32. OCLC WorldCat Local

38. Ex Libris Primo at University of Minnesota

39. Faceted Browsing Can you browse by format, genre, audience level, series, subject heading?

40. OCLC WorldCat Local

41. Endeca at McMaster

42. Endeca at NCSU

43. Ex Libris Primo at University of Minnesota

44. Bibliocommons at Oakville Public Library

45. Blacklight at University of Virginia

46. Search Scoping Can you specify location? Can you narrow or broaden search?

47. Bibliocommons at Oakville Public Library

48. OCLC WorldCat Local

49. RSS Support and Persistent Links

50. Endeca at NCSU

53. Endeca at McMaster

54. AquaBrowser at University of Chicago

55. Social Web Integration Post to Delicious, Facebook, etc?

56. OCLC WorldCat Local

57. Integration with other Library Online Services Link resolver? Meta-search?

58. Endeca at McMaster

59. U of A Next Gen OPAC Investigation

60. Endeca Primo by Ex Libris Build it Ourselves “Mystery” SirsiDynix Option

61. Why a new OPAC? Usability Results

62. Specific Needs Large and Diverse Group Multilingual Support E-Resource Handling Needs to Work with Unicorn

63. Our Discoveries Still Early – 1 st Generation Tools This will take lots of $$$$$ It will help with usability ILS Independent At the time, we liked the homebuilt or Primo options

64. The Technology Behind Next Gen OPACS

65. Harvested MARC Records

66. Rapid Re-indexing

67. You Still Need an ILS You Still Need an OPAC (for now)

68. The Options

69. Endeca Mature Product Used with E-commerce Sites like Abe Books and Walmart Would need to develop web 2.0 stuff Powerful and Open Platform Still need to develop interface

70. Primo by Ex Libris Mature Product Web 2.0 Ready Close to Out of the Box Ready Integrates well with Metalib Works well with Consortia Solid Vendor with Good Track Record

72. Encore by III New Product Limited Integration with Unicorn Unknown Vendor to NEOS and U of A infokat.uky.edu/EncoreTab.htm

73. Enterprise by SirsiDynix New Product – Just Released Version 1 has limited Web 2.0 Stuff Unicorn Friendly – ex. Harvesting “Fuzzy Logic” Facets Few example sites so far

74. WorldCat Local New Product Web 2.0 Features Power of the complete WorldCat DB Works well with Consortia Limitations with Records

76. VuFind Open Source Some Web 2.0 Features Would need to figure out Consortia vufind.org/demo/

78. AquaBrowser Very Professional Interface Visualization Would need to figure out Consortia Limited Web 2.0 Functions lens.lib.uchicago.edu

80. Blacklight Open Source Limited Web 2.0 Features Would need to figure out Consortia Under Development at U of Virginia blacklight.betech.virginia.edu

83. Bibliocommons Web 2.0 Plus Soon at EPL Public Library Focus Canadian Company

84. Where do we go next?