2. LibraryThing Tags : Implementation at Two Organizations Jenny Schmidt, SWITCH Library Consortium Ingrid Lebolt, Arlington Heights Memorial Library Doug Danley, Arlington Heights Memorial Library

3. What is LibraryThing? “Bring the Power of Library 2.0 To Your Catalog”

4. LibraryThing “World’s Largest Book Club” “World’s Largest Book Club” Database of 25 million books (print only) Database of 25 million books (print only) LT Public members LT Public members Tags are monitored by LTFL but come directly from LT public members Tags are monitored by LTFL but come directly from LT public members New tools & widgets for LT members New tools & widgets for LT members New tools & widgets for LT members New tools & widgets for LT members Search widgets for blog, LT API’s, SelectThing Firefox Extension Search widgets for blog, LT API’s, SelectThing Firefox Extension See: http://www.librarything.com/tools See: http://www.librarything.com/toolshttp://www.librarything.com/tools

5. “Social Book Cataloging” Web Site “Social Book Cataloging” Web Site For-Fee service based off of LT for public, academic and special libraries with existing library systems For-Fee service based off of LT for public, academic and special libraries with existing library systems Lets libraries enrich their online catalog with three Library 2.0 features Lets libraries enrich their online catalog with three Library 2.0 features Patrons or staff cannot ADD tags at this time Patrons or staff cannot ADD tags at this time LibraryThing for Libraries (LTFL)

6. Tags? Tags or tag clouds are keywords and labels used on the Internet to categorize books, articles and other items.

7. Recipe for LTFL Take your library catalog Take your library catalog Insert LibraryThing Insert LibraryThing

8. And you get… An enriched online catalog with Library 2.0 features An enriched online catalog with Library 2.0 features Book recommendations Book recommendations Tag-based discovery Tag-based discovery Other editions and translations Other editions and translations Works with any OPAC and requires little technical expertise Works with any OPAC and requires little technical expertise

9. Cost of LTFL LibraryThing for Libraries is free to try for 60 days LibraryThing for Libraries is free to try for 60 days After that a yearly subscription After that a yearly subscription There is a $1000 minimum for all libraries There is a $1000 minimum for all libraries No service fees No service fees

10. Coming Soon from LTFL… User Reviews User Reviews User Tagging User Tagging User Ratings User Ratings

11. Two Institutional Experiences How We Made This Project Happen

12. SWITCH Library Consortium WHO ARE WE? Southeastern Wisconsin Information Technology Exchange (SWITCH Inc.) Southeastern Wisconsin Information Technology Exchange (SWITCH Inc.) 8 small-sized academic libraries in the Milwaukee area 8 small-sized academic libraries in the Milwaukee area 8 small-sized academic libraries in the Milwaukee area 8 small-sized academic libraries in the Milwaukee area Staff FTE at member libraries Staff FTE at member libraries Range from 1.5 (SFS) to 14 (AC) Range from 1.5 (SFS) to 14 (AC) Patrons FTE at member libraries Patrons FTE at member libraries Range from 143 (SHST) to 5148 (CSU) Range from 143 (SHST) to 5148 (CSU) Our shared collection for 2007 Our shared collection for 2007 726,534 - Number of Items in TOPCAT 356,626 - Number of those items that are unique to one library 35,005 – Number of items added in FY07

13. SWITCH – Our Experience Consortium office took idea to library directors for approval Set up a FREE trial in Staging while researching cost One SWITCH staffer runs LTFL Project for all members Manually run MONTHLY lists for all SWITCH bibs with ISBNs Exports & uploads.txt files with record data to LTFL site “ (one time) “Turn on” desired features in LTFL Admin web page (one time) (one time) Insert LTFL code into tabbed bib_display.html file (one time) (one time ) Edited styles.css to format features in the WebOpac (one time )

14. SWITCH – Our Experience Asked staff for feedback on the placement and look of features in the Staging catalog Asked staff for feedback on the placement and look of features in the Staging catalog Trial & error to improve display of features in multiple browsers Trial & error to improve display of features in multiple browsers Went live in March 2008 & pay an annual membership fee Went live in March 2008 & pay an annual membership fee SWITCH will report LTFL & Google Analytics stats to all staff on a quarterly schedule SWITCH will report LTFL & Google Analytics stats to all staff on a quarterly schedule

15. TOPCAT Example (Match Rate for LT is 66%)

16. The variation in tag font size reflects how often/how many LibraryThing members have assigned that tag to titles in LT. The variation in tag font size reflects how often/how many LibraryThing members have assigned that tag to titles in LT.

17. Are Tags Keyword-Searchable in TOPCAT ? No. No. Patrons can browse LibraryThing tags using the tag links provided in a full TOPCAT record (where there is an ISBN match with the LT database). Patrons can browse LibraryThing tags using the tag links provided in a full TOPCAT record (where there is an ISBN match with the LT database). Patrons can also search for TOPCAT items by tag using the search feature that is available within the LibraryThing popup box. (This is the box displays after one clicks on a tag.). Patrons can also search for TOPCAT items by tag using the search feature that is available within the LibraryThing popup box. (This is the box displays after one clicks on a tag.).

18. “More Info” on Tags in TOPCAT

19. Arlington Heights Memorial Library Arlington Heights is a suburb northwest of Chicago with a population of about 67,000 Arlington Heights is a suburb northwest of Chicago with a population of about 67,000 We have 455,000 items in our collection about 328,00 of which are books We have 455,000 items in our collection about 328,00 of which are books About 250 staff, 80 of which are full-time About 250 staff, 80 of which are full-time

20. AHML – Our LT Experience 4 people involved in the project 4 people involved in the project Idea/Investigate Costs Idea/Investigate Costs Investigate Technical Implications Investigate Technical Implications Upload data Upload data Reformat Catalog Reformat Catalog

21. Arlington Heights Memorial Library Tag Cloud Related Editions Similar books

22. Steps for Adding LT Features to the Web Opac

23. 1. Create a LTFL Account & Log In Create a LTFL Account & Log In Create a LTFL Account & Log In 2. Read the Technical FAQ (very helpful) 3. Create a review file of bibs w/ISBNs ISBN10 & ISBN13 work ISBN10 & ISBN13 work 4. Use “Export Records” to export ISBN, title and author in a tab-delimited format Field delimiter is 9 (control character for tab-delimited) Field delimiter is 9 (control character for tab-delimited) Repeated field delimiter is 32 (control character for space) Repeated field delimiter is 32 (control character for space) Text qualifier is none or 32 (space) Text qualifier is none or 32 (space) Save.txt file to your desktop Save.txt file to your desktop 5. Upload.txt file(s) to LTFL web site Steps for LT Features

24. Search Criteria for LTFL List Use the ! to search on MARC fields. The system lets you specify tag, indicator and subfield. ! 020|a > “” means ISBN field is NOT blank. Bibs must have ISBN, applies only to books and is NOT suppressed. I sorted by ! 020 to see if any empties were found.

25. LTFL Libraries Account Page MULTIPLE TABS display at the top of the page. Check out the FAQ and Tour early on. ISBN Upload Information Displays here.

26. Upload ISBNs Tab Second Tab is Upload ISBNs Second Tab is Upload ISBNs IMPORTANT: IMPORTANT: To add new records each month, choose UPDATE. This will not affect any current records. To add new records each month, choose UPDATE. This will not affect any current records. To delete all your current records and upload new ones, choose REINDEX. To delete all your current records and upload new ones, choose REINDEX. Go to the DESKTOP to select and upload your text file. Go to the DESKTOP to select and upload your text file. Done Uploading. 1. Upload another file. 2. Sign out. You’ll receive an email when indexing is complete.

27. Steps for LT Feature These are done only ONCE 6. Using LTFL’s GET HTML tab, get HTML & Javascript for the Web Opac 7. Add few lines of script to BOTTOM of your bib_display.html file before 7. Add few lines of script to BOTTOM of your bib_display.html file before 8. Place tags for each feature in the bib_display.html file (where you want them) 9. Go to CONFIGURE tab in LTFL site to “turn on/off” & configure each ‘widget’ Edit your css files (styles.css) to tweak Check how the widgets appear in different browsers 10. Test in Staging; ask for feedback; then… 10. Test in Staging; ask for feedback; then… go Live!

28. LT code in bib_display.html file Add a comment in your code

29. Configure Tab CSS styling seems to be more tricky for the Web Pac Pro TABBED full record display, than for the bib_display_simpler_version.html

30. LT Now Has Statistics

31. AHML Usage Statistics COVERAGE Number of pages visited that have a given feature. BROWSE PERCENTAGES what % of the time a link was followed TAGS PER POPUPS Number of tags searched each time the of the tag browser launched

32. SWITCH Usage Statistics COVERAGE Number of pages visited that have a given feature. BROWSE PERCENTAGES what % of the time a link was followed TAGS PER POPUPS Number of tags searched each time the tag browser is launched

33. Resources

34. Installation Wiki & LT Blogs Installation Wiki (very helpful) Installation Wiki (very helpful) http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Installation_instructions#III Screen captures for III Libraries showing how to export review file data to text file for uploading! Screen captures for III Libraries showing how to export review file data to text file for uploading! LibraryThing Blog LibraryThing Blog http://www.librarything.com/blog/atom.xml LTs features and announcements blog. LTs features and announcements blog. Thingology Blog Thingology Blog http://www.librarything.com/thingology/atom.xml LT blog, covering ideas on the philosophy and methods of tags, libraries and such not. LT blog, covering ideas on the philosophy and methods of tags, libraries and such not.

35. Take the LT Tour http://www.librarything.com/forlibraries/tour/1 List of LTFL Sites (as of 5/2008) http://caspian.switchinc.org/~tutorials/staff/help/ ltfl_libs.pdf http://caspian.switchinc.org/~tutorials/staff/help/