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1 Enhanced Navigation Implementation Group Presentation at All Staff Meeting June 26, 2002

2 Current tools for Search(ing), Discovery & Delivery of Information Resources Barton OPAC VERA Native search engines - electronic databases Known citation searching in e-journals

3 Growing E-resources Collection Databases (281) & e-journals (3989) in VERA 447 new titles in Vera in the last 6 months! 8000+ e-journals in aggregator packages accessible through BELL Several hundred e-books through Barton Percentage of collections $$ up from 6% in FY93 to 24% in FY01

4 Users Deliriously Happy?? Maybe not! Confusion about options: Which databases to use? How to find full text? How many steps needed to find something?

5 Users Deliriously Happy?? … cont. “Missing links” – moving between resources now is often cumbersome Local set up of links to full text proved inefficient & difficult to maintain contacting many separate vendors discovering new titles added to packages Perhaps “Enhanced Navigation” tools will help us … ?

6 Barton Databases Full text resources Library services Web pages

7 Membership of Enhanced Navigation Implementation Project Team (ENAV) Joan Kolias, Co-chair Marilyn McSweeney, Co-chair Ellen Duranceau Marlene Manoff Nicole Hennig Beth Siers Carl Jones Howard Silver

8 ENAV Project Goals Explore how to increase searching options and improved linking to full text Learn the potential and staffing requirements of the SFX & MetaLib tools Investigate these tools through a controlled pilot limited to two subject areas: biomaterials & contemporary issues Report findings to Carol & MacKenzie, 7/02

9 SFX – Linking Power Seamless linking from citation to: full text other services, if no full text SFX buttons appear after we activate databases & e-journals Standardized tool to set up links & get updates from publishers/vendors Statistical reports about local use

10 MetaLib – Search & Discovery MetaLib – a search interface to help choose databases 1.Finding databases Categories “Locate Resource” 2.Searching databases Simultaneously across multiple databases, or, Directly link to the native search engine 3. Links utilizing SFX

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12 Full text article Find citation in database Finding full text: current environment

13 Full text article Find citation in database  Finding full text: current environment

14 Full text article Find citation in database Finding full text: using SFX SFX

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27 Barton Databases Full text resources Library services Web pages Links where you need them

28 Metadata Integration Enhanced Navigation

29 Classic Search Engine

30 Find Databases – “Categories” or Search - “Locate Resources”

31 Select Databases and Search Terms

32 Search Hit Results Summary

33 Results List for ProQuest

34 Full Record for ProQuest

35 SFX Related Link to Full Text

36 Full Text Article

37 MetaLib and the Database Discovery Tool

38 Beyond subject headings… How can we help our users choose appropriate databases from more than 250 possibilities?

39 Locate Resources Out of the box Database Discovery Tool Prototype

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44 To implement: –Customize some MetaLib screens –Create new metadata to describe characteristics for the Database Discovery Tool –Establish metadata standards –Assign metadata to existing databases –Incorporate MetaLib into the workflow for new resources

45 Benefits for our users –Manages a confusing list of resources –Saves time locating appropriate resources –Emphasizes important resources –Enables cross-searching of a focused set of resources –Provides guidance when staff are not available

46 SFX & Metalib: Customization for MIT

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50 Citation Linker FullText Finder

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52 Integration with our web site Link from: home page Barton Vera subject pages “search our collections” tutorials

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57 Metalib & SFX integrate well with our existing site

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59 SFX + Metalib

60 Utopian search tool

61 Real world search tool

62 Metadata Integration Enhanced Navigation

63 Next Steps – Beyond the Pilot Content: What resources to activate and what priorities? SFX – partially activated, can be implemented in the near future while still adding new resources Activate more titles Explore adding other services to menu METALIB – major decisions about how best to utilize the potential of this tool Activate more resources Customize interface

64 Next Steps – Beyond the Pilot, cont. User issues User education Usability studies to aid in design and training Vendor issues Not all are Z39.50 compatible – can’t cross search everything Some publishers have not enabled linking to the article level

65 Next Steps – Beyond the Pilot, cont. ENAV report July 2002 outline staffing issues estimate work to be finished recommend roll out time frame

66 Questions ? ENAV Web Site Coming to Staff Web: URL: http://macfadden.mit.edu:9500/enav


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