Tools Carousel: Sakaibrary Jon Dunn Digital Library Program Indiana University Bill Dueber University Library University of Michigan Jon Dunn Digital Library Program Indiana University Bill Dueber University Library University of Michigan

Sakaibrary Project Overview  Partnership of Indiana University (IU) and University of Michigan (UM) Libraries  Supported by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and IU/UM  January 1, June 30, 2007  Partnership of Indiana University (IU) and University of Michigan (UM) Libraries  Supported by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and IU/UM  January 1, June 30, 2007

Additional Sakaibrary Project Partners  Libraries at:  Johns Hopkins University  Northwestern University  Stanford University  Yale University  University of California Berkeley  Libraries at:  Johns Hopkins University  Northwestern University  Stanford University  Yale University  University of California Berkeley

Sakaibrary Project Goals  Build tools to provide seamless integration of content from licensed library databases within Sakai for instructors  Leverage existing library technology infrastructure and work in Sakai (Twin Peaks)  Prototype functionality for librarians to present content in Sakai and students to discover licensed content within Sakai.  Engage librarians, students, and faculty in the design and testing  Build tools to provide seamless integration of content from licensed library databases within Sakai for instructors  Leverage existing library technology infrastructure and work in Sakai (Twin Peaks)  Prototype functionality for librarians to present content in Sakai and students to discover licensed content within Sakai.  Engage librarians, students, and faculty in the design and testing

Milestones So Far  Usage scenarios – March 2006  Requirements – May 2006  First phase implementation – October 2006  Citation list as Sakai resource  Searching library resources through Repository OSID connector to metasearch tools  OpenURL linking  Usability testing – November 2006  Planning for pilot testing and second phase development - Now  Usage scenarios – March 2006  Requirements – May 2006  First phase implementation – October 2006  Citation list as Sakai resource  Searching library resources through Repository OSID connector to metasearch tools  OpenURL linking  Usability testing – November 2006  Planning for pilot testing and second phase development - Now

Citation Lists  New capability in Sakai  Create references from library search, import, or direct entry  Generate persistent links using OpenURL  Support import/export of citations in various common formats  New capability in Sakai  Create references from library search, import, or direct entry  Generate persistent links using OpenURL  Support import/export of citations in various common formats

Library Search  Searching of licensed library databases and open content  Adding results to citation list  Based on existing work:  Twin Peaks Navigator Twin Peaks Navigator  OKI (Open Knowledge Initiative) Repository OSID  Searching of licensed library databases and open content  Adding results to citation list  Based on existing work:  Twin Peaks Navigator Twin Peaks Navigator  OKI (Open Knowledge Initiative) Repository OSID

Library Search  Challenges  Thousands of resources to connect to  License agreements often prevent copying articles  Need to create persistent links to articles  Libraries constantly changing subscription vendors  Solution?  Leverage existing metasearch and link resolver technologies to connect to search sources  Challenges  Thousands of resources to connect to  License agreements often prevent copying articles  Need to create persistent links to articles  Libraries constantly changing subscription vendors  Solution?  Leverage existing metasearch and link resolver technologies to connect to search sources

Library Metasearch Tools  Support federated (broadcast) search of multiple resources  Provide standard interface for searching hundreds of different commercial and open databases  Variety of products  IU: SirsiDynix SingleSearch  UM: ExLibris MetaLib  Support federated (broadcast) search of multiple resources  Provide standard interface for searching hundreds of different commercial and open databases  Variety of products  IU: SirsiDynix SingleSearch  UM: ExLibris MetaLib

Link Resolvers  Originally to support linking from a reference in one database to full text in another  Based on OpenURL standard  Citation encoded in URL  Local institutional link resolver  ExLibris SFX most common  Originally to support linking from a reference in one database to full text in another  Based on OpenURL standard  Citation encoded in URL  Local institutional link resolver  ExLibris SFX most common

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