1. Colorado Virtual Library & Open SiteSearch Brenda Bailey-Hainer Director, Networking and Resource Sharing Colorado State Library January 2002

2. Colorado Virtual Library & Open SiteSearch Vision Components –Virtual Union Catalog –Best Websites –CVL for Kids –Heritage Demonstration Staffing & Equipment Challenges

3. Vision Provide equitable access to information for all Colorado residents, no matter where they live Provide convenient, single search access to all types of materials: –all library catalogs –selected web resources –collections of digitized materials –resources to support K12 education

4. Colorado Virtual Library Virtual Union Catalog Best Websites CVL for Kids Heritage - Colorado Digitization Project

5. Virtual Union Catalog Open SiteSearch WebZ software Search multiple library catalogs simultaneously via Z39.50 33 server connections 275+ library catalogs –regional or consortial union catalogs –individual library catalogs –single database per server –multiple databases per server 12 different ILS systems

6. Z39.50 Connections CARL DRA - Classic DRA - Taos Dynix Endeavor Voyager epixtech Horizon Ex Libris Follett Innovative Interfaces Sirsi TLC Winnebago Spectrum 3 locally created databases (Database Builder)

7. Best Websites Database Database of web resources for Coloradans Use abbreviated Dublin Core Created using proprietary WebTool software for data entry Converted to Open SiteSearch Database Builder Z39.50 searchable database

8. Colorado Virtual Library for Kids Database of web resources suitable for kids 6300+ sites included Separate search interfaces for kids and teachers KidsClick! used as seed database –Enhanced for Colorado resources

9. Colorado Virtual Library for Kids Use abbreviated Dublin Core Support additional data elements –e.g. Grade Level, Colorado Educational Content Standard, Subject Area Local proprietary WebTool software used for data entry Loaded into Open SiteSearch Database Builder

10. Colorado Digitization Project - Heritage Database Includes libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives Varying information systems and databases Few are Z39.50 compliant Union catalog of metadata –metadata stored centrally –images stored at owning institution

11. Colorado Digitization Project - Heritage Database Union catalog records from 3 sources –Input using Dublin Core template –Converted using MARC to Dublin Core crosswalk –Converted to Dublin Core using comma delimited files Dublin Core records loaded into Open SiteSearch Database Builder

12. SiteSearch WebZ (CVL Interface) CVL for Kids (Local DB) Best Websites (Local DB) Heritage (Local DB) Library Catalog Library Catalog Library Catalog Library Catalog Z39.50 Public Access SWIFT SMTP e-mail OCLC ISO ILL Z39.50

14. Colorado Virtual Library Demonstration

53. Staffing Director 1 full-time admin assistant 1 full-time Unix/NT administrator 1 full-time interface designer 1 part-time programmer 1 full-time support & collections librarian 1 full-time technology consultant

54. Virtual Union Catalog Challenges ILS Systems - constantly moving target Varying Z39.50 implementations –vendor implementation –local implementation –local indexing practices Varying cataloging practices Varying levels of technology knowledge at libraries

55. Colorado Virtual Library Challenges Data inconsistencies –web resource records without authors –digitized material records without titles Legacy data does not meet standards Local system Z39.50 server inconsistencies –e.g. one vendor - title keyword only

56. Future Plans - CVL Additional types of databases: –Historical newspapers (article level) –Abstract and index files –Thesaurus of Colorado terms linked to databases –Digital government –Geographic Information System (GIS) interface

57. Colorado Virtual Library –http://www.aclin.org Brenda Bailey-Hainer –Colorado State Library –bailey_b@cde.state.co.us