1. Creating Synergy between your Website and Catalog Internet Librarian 2006 Glenn Peterson, Hennepin (MN) County Library

2. OPAC developments: 2006 “ILS Customer Bill-of-Rights” (blyberg.net) Greasemonkey scripts (userscripts.org – “library”) NCSU/Endeca catalog Catalog search everywhere!

5. Synergy How can your website and catalog work together to add value to the user’s experience save the time of the user (Ranganathan’s Fourth Law)

6. Two approaches Bring library’s content into the catalog interface Integrate the catalog as one of many web-based resources

15. Opportunities Links to titles Links to catalog searches Make your links “smarter” Single login

16. Link to titles Link to titles in the catalog from: Booklists

18. Link to titles Link to titles in the catalog from: Booklists Newsletters

20. Link to titles Link to titles in the catalog from: Booklists Newsletters New Book Alerts

23. Link to titles Link to titles in the catalog from: Booklists Newsletters New Book Alerts Events listings

25. Links to catalog searches Pre-selected searches from: subject guides

27. Links to catalog searches Pre-selected searches from: subject guides pathfinders

28. Links to catalog searches Pre-selected searches from: subject guides pathfinders reader’s advisory

29. Links to catalog searches Pre-selected searches from: subject guides pathfinders reader’s advisory new book arrivals

30. Make your links “smarter” Keeping your patrons logged in as they move around your site, including into and out of the catalog.

31. http://www.imcpl.org/cgi-bin/translator.pl?.IB858055

32. http://www.../ link2ipac.cfm?index=BIB&term=1137198

33. Scripting example Sets profile based on user’s IP address Logs in user Passes session credentials Redirects user to catalog

34. Single login

37. Going both ways Goal: move seamlessly between library catalog and website Solution: pass catalog session credential as URL variable (or use cookies) Use database to track user’s activity

38. .../FindABook.cfm?iPacSession=1131J509W997N.15550

40. Takeaways! Look for opportunities to link from your website into the catalog Explore ways to keep patrons logged in across your site(s) Consider “mobilizing” your catalog via RSS/email, Google gadgets, MySpace

41. Harvesting booklists from catalog Automated RSS/email notification for new titles by your favorite authors Extra credit !!

42. Contact Information Glenn Peterson Web Administrator gpeterson@hclib.org http://www.hclib.org/extranet