University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries CUIPID 3 How to build a faceted searching and browsing interface for your library catalog David Lindahl Director of Digital Library Initiatives Jeff Suszczynski Senior Web Developer

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries Agenda  Digital Initiatives Unit  Early prototypes  CUIPID 3  eXtensible Catalog (XC) grant

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries Digital Initiatives Unit  Anthropologist  Computer Scientists (2)  Librarian  Software Engineers (2)  User Interface / Graphic Designer  Web Developer  Student Workers (2)

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Work Practice Study  Recently completed two-year study of undergraduates and the paper writing process  Utilized several methods including retrospective interviews, videotaped observation, cultural probes, and co- design sessions  Video

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries CUIPID  Catalog User Interface  Platform for  Iterative Development

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries Early Prototypes  CUIPID 1  Small collection  MARCXML  Used technology already on hand  Demonstrated five things  80% of usability issues solved

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University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries Early Prototypes  SARA  Home-made metasearch to show what we have (catalog content, webpages, course pages, videos, etc)  Showed number of hits from each index (title, author, subject) without user picking one  Sends multiple concurrent queries to the ILS system and returns hit counts

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University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries Early Prototypes  CUIPID 2  Small collection  MARCXML  Used trial version of TextML (IXIASOFT) to create index  Showed number of hits from each index (title, author, subject) without user picking one  Expected better performance  Same features as CUIPID 1

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University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries CUIPID 3 Inspiration  Flamenco (  International Children’s Digital Library (

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University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries CUIPID 3 What is it?  3+ million bibliographic records  Used technology already on hand  Search interface with faceted browsing

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries CUIPID 3 Demo

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries CUIPID 3 How was it created?  Database creation  Data import and manipulation  Search interface design and implementation  Performance tuning  Future steps

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries eXtensible Catalog (XC) grant Funding Agency: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Principal Investigators: Ron Dow, Dean of River Campus Libraries Jennifer Bowen, Cataloging Department Head Nancy Foster, Lead Anthropologist David Lindahl, Director of Digital Library Initiatives

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries CUIPID 3 How to build a faceted searching and browsing interface for your library catalog David Lindahl Director of Digital Library Initiatives Jeff Suszczynski Senior Web Developer

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries What is XC? Platform  Metadata formats  Digital objects  API  Web services  Talks to your ILS User Application  Web user interface  Customizable  Search interface w/ faceted browsing  Spellchecking eXtensible Catalog ILS Build your own web application

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries What is XC? 1.Faceted browsing user interface 2.FRBR-ized record structure 3.Extensible metadata platform 4.User study 5.Open source 6.Academic library focus 7.Partnerships

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries Phase 1: Threads of Activity 1.Survey and understand user practices 2.Gauge library demand for the XC system 3.Anticipate and prepare for the metadata requirements of the new system 4.Learn about and build on related projects 5.Experiment with and incorporate useful, freely available code 6.Build a community of interest

University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries eXtensible Catalog (XC) Project Website and Blog: