THE EVOLUTION OF LIBRARY COLLECTION DISCOVERY: Marshall Breeding Director for Innovative Technology and Research Vanderbilt University Library Founder and Publisher, Library Technology Guides Internet Librarian 2010 Oct 25, 2010

Abstract  Marshall Breeding will share his view of the current state of the discovery systems arena. Discovery has split away from the core automation systems as a new genre that offers library users a unified tool for interacting with library collections rather than the fractured approach of traditional library websites.

From OPACs to local, social, and Web-scale discovery New models of Library Collection Discovery

Evolution of library collection discovery tools  Bound handwritten catalogs  Card Catalogs  Library online catalogs – OPACs  Next-Gen Catalogs / Discovery interfaces  Social Discovery  Web-scale discovery services  Comprehensive presentation layer services

Bound Catalog National Library of Colombia

Card Catalog National Library of Argentina

Card Catalog National and University Library, Slovenia

Card Catalog

University of Kansas Library

Online Card Catalog Salem International University

Computerized card catalog

Online Catalog Search: Search Results ILS Data

Web-based online catalog

Disjointed approach to information and service delivery  Silos Prevail  Books: Library OPAC (ILS module)  Articles: Aggregated content products, e-journal collections  OpenURL linking services  E-journal finding aids (Often managed by link resolver)  Subject guides (e.g. Springshare LibGuides)  Local digital collections ETDs, photos, rich media collections  Metasearch engines  All searched separately

Federated Search  Simultaneous search of library catalog and selected remote resources of electronic content  Based on live, dynamic queries cast to multiple targets  Limited result sets, slow performance  Search and retrieval protocols: Z39.50, XML gateways

Federated Search products  Ex Libris: MetaLib  WebFeat  Serials Solutions: 360 Search  Innovative Interfaces: Research Pro

Federated Search Search: Digital Collections ProQuest EBSCOhost … MLA Bibliography ABC-CLIO Search Results Real-time query and responses ILS Data

Modernized Interface  Single search box  Query tools  Did you mean  Type-ahead  Relevance ranked results  Faceted navigation  Enhanced visual displays  Cover art  Summaries, reviews,  Recommendation services

Discovery Products

Decoupled from ILS

Discovery Interface Search: Digital Collections ProQuest EBSCOhost … MLA Bibliography ABC-CLIO Search Results Real-time query and responses ILS Data Local Index MetaSearch Engine

Endeca

AquaBrowser

LS2 PAC

VuFind VuFind: Villanova University

Discovery from Local to Web-scale  Initial products focused on technology  AquaBrowser, Endeca, Primo, Encore, VuFind  Mostly locally-installed software  Current phase focused on pre-populated indexes that aim to deliver Web-scale discovery  Summon (Serials Solutions)  WorldCat Local (OCLC)  EBSCO Discovery Service (EBSCO)  Primo Central  Encore with Article Integration

Web-scale Discovery Search: Digital Collections ProQuest EBSCOhost … MLA Bibliography ABC-CLIO Search Results Pre-built harvesting and indexing Consolidated Index ILS Data

Web-scale Search + Federated Search Search: Digital Collections ProQuest … MLA Bibliography ABC-CLIO Search Results Pre-built harvesting and indexing Consolidated Index ILS Data Fed Search Non- harvestable Resources Non- harvestable Resources Interim model to deal with resources not possible to harvest into consolidated index

Pre-populated discovery services  New-generation interface  Harvested local content  ILS metadata  Institutional repositories, ETDs, Digital Collection platforms  Vendor-supplied indexes of library content  E-journals, databases, e-books Full-text and metadata corresponding to e-content subscriptions  Book collections beyond local library collections

Web-scale search Competitors  Serials Solutions  Summon  EBSCO Publishing  EBSCO Discovery Service  Ex Libris  Primo Central  OCLC  WorldCat Local

Summon

EBSCO Discovery Service

Primo / Primo Central

Encore Synergy

Search: Digital Collections ProQuest … Local Index ILS Data Web Services Local Index Results Remote Search Results EBSCOhost … MLA Bibliography ABC-CLIO

Encore Synergy

Social Discovery  Builds on modernized library catalog interfaces  Strong emphasis on Web 2.0 concepts  Users invited to contribute reviews, ratings, preferences, reading lists, etc.  User-supplied data becomes part of the discovery process  Users help each other to find interesting library materials  Example: Leverage use data for a recommendation service of scholarly content based on link resolver data: Ex Libris bX service

Social Discovery Search: Digital Collections Web site data … User Contributed Content Search Results Local Index ILS Data

BiblioCommons

SoPAC

Comprehensive User Services Portal  Discovery + Managed User Services  New line of products that provide a presentation layer that replaces the entire functionality of the Web site in addition to providing discovery services  Current products mostly in Europe  Axiell – Arena  Infor – Iguana

Comprehensive User Portal  Full replacement for Web-based online catalog  Content management for Web site content  Full suite of Web 2.0 modules  Library-specific functionality widgets  Library hours, locations  Library News  Blogs  Recently acquired materials, featured content  All created through management console

Axiell  5th largest library automation vendor worldwide  Serves: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom  Purchased DS  Consolidated company – acquired most of the major automation systems that serve those countries  Arena began as a collaboration with DS prior to acquisition

Axiell Arena

Infor  Corporate descendant of Geac  Geac acquired by Golden Gate Capitol in 2006  Infor Library Systems a small business unit within Infor  ILS: Vubis > Vubis Smart > V-smart  Recent development of Iguana as presentation layer

Infor Iguana

Next-Gen Library Catalogs Marshall Breeding Neal-Schuman Publishers March 2010 Volume 1 of The Tech Set

Questions and discussion

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