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Discovery Tool VuFind: Georgia Tech's Implementation Enhances Findability of Resources

Discovery Tool VuFind: Georgia Tech's Implementation Enhances Findability of Resources. Larry Hansard & Lori Critz GIL Users Group Meeting 2008 5/15/08. What is VuFind? (from VuFind.org).

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Discovery Tool VuFind: Georgia Tech's Implementation Enhances Findability of Resources

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  1. Discovery Tool VuFind: Georgia Tech's Implementation Enhances Findability of Resources Larry Hansard & Lori Critz GIL Users Group Meeting 2008 5/15/08

  2. What is VuFind? (from VuFind.org) “VuFind is a library resource portal designed and developed for libraries by libraries. The goal of VuFind is to enable your users to search and browse through all of your library's resources by replacing the traditional OPAC to include: • Catalog Records • Locally Cached Journals • Digital Library Items • Institutional Repository • Institutional Bibliography • Other Library Collections and Resources VuFind is completely modular so you can implement just the basic system, or all of the components. And since it's open source, you can modify the modules to best fit your need or you can add new modules to extend your resource offerings.”

  3. What is VuFind? • Resource Discovery Portal • An ILS enhancement – not replacement • Developed at Villanova – Andrew Nagy & Chris Barr • Released 2007 • Open Source & free • No support fees • No initial cost (other than time) • Runs on Apache SOLR – very fast, open source search engine • Customizable/brandable Interface - html templates • Runs on a wide variety of platforms (e.g. Linux)

  4. What is VuFind? • SOLR Querying • Index of bibliographic records in VuFind • Updated regularly • AJAX Querying • Live connection for location/status/holdings • OAI Syndication • Share records via OAI server • Integrated Library Site • MetaLib module/bridge available

  5. Production Release: 1.0 • Nightly Purge Script • Record view page based on Format • Apache Solr 1.3 • Web-based Administration • Authority Index • Statistics Gathering and Reporting • OAI Importer

  6. Features • Faceted results • Search, then refine … • Multiple categories – format, author, topic (LC Subj.), era, genre, subject area (call number), language, region • Similar Items • “More Like This” suggestions • Algorithm to generate list • At record level • Persistent URLS • Bookmarkable, can be embedded • For records & queries • Records • Sorts - relevance, date, call number, author, title • Citation management • APA & MLA now available • EndNote & Refworks files (Nat’l Library of Australia) • Automatic Spelling Suggestions • Translations – with more to come soon!

  7. Features • Web 2.0 • Tagging • Whenever someone adds a favorite in VuFind and gives it a tag for their own organization, that tag is added to the public record • Requires participation of MANY • LibraryThing connection possible • Save to Favorites • Save, organize & retrieve lists • Texting/emailing records/results • Comments • Rating • RSS feeds for live updates • Author biographies possible (mash-up from Wikipedia) • Reviews (Amazon, Syndetics) possible • Book covers (Amazon, Google Books with link-out)

  8. Searching • One interface to search multiple “collections” • Catalog, repository, subject guides, library web site, NTIS full-text document server, finding aids • Log-in at point of entry to restricted resources • Crosswalks needed for some • One Box – Basic Search • Field choices • Multiple Boxes - Advanced Search • Multiple fields and terms • Limits • Format • Language • Illustrations • Faceted Browsing • iTunes like interface • By topic, author, genre, era, etc.

  9. Search Options: The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY • GOOD • Wildcards • ? For single character • * for 0 or more characters • Boolean (AND, OR, NOT) • Google-like + and – options • + = must have term • - = must not have term • Phrase searching (“chaos theory”)

  10. Search Options: The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY • BAD • Booleans must be in CAPS • AND, OR, NOT • Default without an operator is OR • Madonna Music ------- you get the idea!

  11. Search Options: The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY • UGLY • Fuzzy Searches • For similar terms • Math~ • Proximity Searches • Use the tilde ~ symbol at the end of a Multiple word Term • “heavy metal” cadmium~5 • Range Searches • {2000 to 2008} great notion, just not intuitive!

  12. Issues • Beta version -- many features still not active • Two Records versus One Record approach • Journals, ebooks/books, SMARTech items, GT Pubs • Two records/one public view approach under investigation for electronic/print issues • Single record merge for title changes • Ferberization of records – for multiple format items • Data massaging – Call Numbers with lower/upper case • Recall module • Quickdocs • Zotero • Marketing • Training

  13. VuFind Rocks the House! Roy Tennant: Digital Libraries Blog JULY 19, 2007 “There is much to like about the software, including a very clean design, faceted browsing of search results, and snappy response times. Even if your library isn't in the market to replace your current catalog with a useable search tool, simply taking a good look at the design decisions is worthwhile.”

  14. Screenshots

  15. Search Catalog, SMARTech, NTIS Document Server, Subject Guides, Library Web Pages

  16. Translation Options

  17. Spanish Translation Option

  18. Sort options

  19. Spelling Suggestions Faceted Results

  20. Record View “More like this…”

  21. Web 2.0 Features

  22. Cite This Export of record as EndNote.xml file that can be imported. APA and MLA citations given

  23. Texting Option

  24. Save to Favorites Must create account to log in and save favorites

  25. Adding tags & notes

  26. Tags

  27. Commenting feature

  28. Google Books (with link) or Amazon covers

  29. Additional Information Links

  30. Google Books Link

  31. LibraryThing connection for Tags & Reviews

  32. Reviews From Amazon or Syndetics

  33. RSS Feeds

  34. RSS Feeds

  35. Author info from Wikipedia

  36. Audio linked here! Link to SMARTech Item level link

  37. ADVANCED SEARCH Multiple Terms & Fields

  38. ADVANCED SEARCH LIMIT By Language, Format, & Illustrations

  39. BROWSING Title List

  40. Another BROWSING option …

  41. Questions? http://finder.library.gatech.edu/vufind/ http://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/21586

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