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1 Open Source Software @ Simon Fraser University Library Kevin Stranack Consortial Support Librarian SFU Library kstranac@sfu.ca ELN Presentation April 20, 2005 With: Jamie Anderson, ELN SLAIS Practicum Student

2 Outline SFU Library Software Development Why Open Source? Serials Management Link Resolving Bibliographic Management Federated Searching Open Access Publishing Conference Organizing Future Directions Further Information

3 SFU Library Software Development Multiple projects Designed to ease resource discovery, access, and management Used throughout Western Canada Development teams located at SFU Funded by COPPUL, ELN and SFU Growing interest internationally

4 Why Open Source? Mature, stable software Lower costs Philosophical compatibility Allows for community input and decision-making Contributes to the wider library community

5 Serials Management: CUFTS Serials knowledge base 280+ collections Aggregators Electronic publishers Open access content Regularly updated at SFU Basis for a variety of services

6 CUFTS: Services Serials database E-Resource management Title searching Collection comparison reports MARC records Full-text link resolving

7 CUFTS Live Knowledge base  http://lib-cufts.lib.sfu.ca/CUFTS/maint.cgihttp://lib-cufts.lib.sfu.ca/CUFTS/maint.cgi Serials database (Summer 2005)  SFU CJDB (CUFTS Journal Database)SFU CJDB (CUFTS Journal Database) http://lib-cufts.lib.sfu.ca/CUFTS/cjdb.cgi?site=BVAS  Northern Lights CJDBNorthern Lights CJDB Public CUFTS site  http://cufts.lib.sfu.ca/http://cufts.lib.sfu.ca/

8 Link Resolving: GODOT Places a link in your online databases Works with CUFTS for full-text linking Searches local and remote catalogues Interoperates with many ILS and ILL systems 1999 CACUL Innovation Achievement Award winner

9 GODOT OpenURL compliant Works with all major sources Facilitates resource sharing and cooperation Maximizes use of often hidden resources Convenient and easy to use Highly customizable user interface

10 GODOT Live EBSCO user interface

11 GODOT: More Sources - ISI

12 GODOT: More Sources - CSA

13 GODOT: More Sites - UCFV

14 GODOT: More Sites - UW

15 Bibliographic Management: Citation Manager Web-based database of citations Personal or group use Imported from GODOT Imported from external list or entered directly 2003 CACUL Innovation Achievement Award winner

16 Citation Manager Easy to use Securely store, organize, share Accessible from anywhere Exports to commercial products Available to alumni

17 Citation Manager Live Simon Fraser University Centre for Dialogue  http://stalefish.lib.sfu.ca/CitationManager/ public.cgi?uid=2639

18 Federated Searching: dbWiz One source searches multiple targets Returns integrated result set Currently funded by nine COPPUL members and ELN Release date: Summer 2005

19 dbWiz: What Can It Search? Library catalogues Subscription databases E-book collections Free web-based databases Internet search engines Institutional repositories

20 dbWiz Convenient Easy to use Customizable Ability to create subject specific categories Search box can be embedded in any web page

21 dbWiz Live Prototype Subject Guide Screencast  http://www.sfu.ca/~kstranac/dbwiz/ dbWizPreview.htm

22 Publishing: Open Journal System Part of the Public Knowledge Project Provides open access publishing infrastructure Manages submissions, reviews, editing, etc. Support and coordinate development

23 OJS Easy to use Fully functional Affordable Recently upgraded to version 2

24 OJS: Live Current Journals  http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/ojs/journals.html Version 2 Demo Journal  http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/conferencedemo/

25 Conferences: Open Conference Systems Also part of the Public Knowledge Project Provides conference organizing infrastructure Web site, call for papers, submissions, registration, scheduling, etc. Support and coordinate development

26 OCS Easy to use Fully functional Affordable Version 2 coming soon

27 OCS: Live Recent Conferences  http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/ocs/demo/ relatedlinks.php Access 2003 Conference  http://access2003.lib.sfu.ca/

28 Future Directions Creating a sustainable open source business model Increased promotion/marketing Encourage participation from wider open source development community Adding functionality

29 Summary CUFTS GODOT Citation Manager dbWiz OJS OCS

30 Further Information Kevin Stranack, Consortial Support Librarian, SFU Library 604.291.4648 kstranac@sfu.ca http://www.theresearcher.ca http://lib-cufts.lib.sfu.ca/twiki

31 ELN Contacts Heather Morrison (GODOT/CUFTS) 604.268.7001 heatherm@eln.bc.ca John Durno (CJDB/dbWiz) 604.268.7002 johnd@eln.bc.ca


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