Tim McGeary Lehigh University Sr. Library Systems Specialist Tim.McGeary@lehigh

1. The Campus Portal as a Solution to Electronic Resource Presentation:The Intersection of MyLehigh and MyLibrary Tim McGeary Lehigh University Sr. Library Systems Specialist Tim.McGeary@lehigh.edu

2. “MyLibrary is a user-driven, customizable interface to collections of Internet resources -- a portal. Primarily designed for libraries, the system's purpose is to reduce information overload by allowing patrons to select as little or as much information as they so desire for their personal pages.” - Eric Lease Morgan, University Libraries of Notre Dame http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mylibrary/ What is MyLibrary?

3. Why use MyLibrary? • All of your electronic resources organized in one place • Allows Librarians/Content Administrators ability to select/highlight “Top” of the e-resources • Gives users the ability to customize and personalize their list of resources • It can be used as a stand-alone portal or it can be integrated SCT Campus Pipeline or another uPortal standard portal application • Open-source and free • At Lehigh, faculty are requesting a place to manage their e-resources on the portal

5. Lehigh’s SCT Campus Pipeline Portal • Lehigh is part of the SCT Campus Pipeline Luminus Pillar program, which gave us the following advantages with our work integrating MyLibrary in Campus Pipeline: • Advantages • Interact with developers of Campus Pipeline on enhancements • Meet 2-3 times a year as a Pillar group to discuss development on portal on campus and the software • Though not everyone is selected from the Pillar group, Lehigh has been a beta-testing participant in each of the release cycles

6. There is a technical committee dedicated to assisting colleges, departments and groups in moving their web presence to the portal, as more users use the portal daily. • First Year Student Pre-registration and Information Tab • MyLehigh • E-mail Inbox • Sale Bulletin Board • Campus Life • Dining Hall Menus • Lehigh Jobs • Lehigh Sports & Recreation

10. Other Systems Linked in Lehigh’s Campus Portal • Blackboard • Courses • Posted Notes, Assignments • View Grades in each course • E-reserves • SCT Banner • Alumni Services • Alumni Directory • Giving to Lehigh • Updating Personal Information • Employee Information • W-2, Vacation • Student & Financial Aid information • Registering for classing, Drop/Adds • Financial Aid Applications • Grades, Transcripts

13. MyLibrary – Lehigh Model • Data Processing • Disciplines defined by SCT Banner system and then mapped to Library Fund codes for simplicity. • Faculty are assigned by Banner Department • Ugrad and Grad students assigned by Major or Undeclared • Staff assigned to a “Staff” discipline of General resources • Librarians/Content Administrators • Mapped each e-resource to a discipline code/fund code • After harvesting process was completed, selected discipline defaults or “Tops” list for each e-resource area in each discipline they cover • Cataloging Support Staff • Edited each e-resource record selected to be in MyLibrary (all subscription resources) • Inserted the appropriate fund code in a local MARC field 692

15. Harvesting E-resource Data from Sirsi Unicorn • API selection tools are used and then a series of perl and sed scripts massage the data from Unicorn into the necessary format required by MyLibrary: • E-journals • Denoted Call number"Electronic Journal" • Electronic Reference and Books • Denoted by location “WWW” • The Catalog Key from Unicorn is used as the DB_ID in MySQL of MyLibrary to establish complete uniqueness between the resources that will allow for seamless updates. In MyLibrary version 2.63, each URL requires a separate DB Record, which is solved by a simple algorithm to use the Unicorn Catalog Key. • The Perl scripts will read in the discipline/fund code from the 692 field are also used to setup lists that will be added to MyLibrary to associated each e-resource to its Discipline • Automated scripts will update resources that have changed URLs or update resources that have been added to the catalog, as well as remove deleted resources.

16. Patrons/User in Lehigh Model • Since the disciplines were mapped from Departments and Majors in SCT Banner, every user is also able to be mapped to a discipline in MyLibrary • This allows for pre-populating user data, thus “signing-up” user • Users login using his/her Lehigh LDAP/AFS login username and password, which is new to MyLibrary v. 2.63

17. Integrating MyLibrary with SCT Campus Pipeline/uPortal • Inline Frame to insert the MyLibrary interface into our Campus Portal. • This requires a separate login to enter MyLibrary so that the MySQL backend can handle customizations • A “single sign-on” has been developed in cooperation with SCT and is now being tested • Work at Notre Dame is also underway to “channelize” each e-resource list • uPortal standards • MyLibrary and uPortal can communicate with each other for customization

19. Users Customizing their Resource Lists • After clicking the Edit button on the resource list they want to customize, users are presented with the following: • Their current list of e-resources in that area • A link to an A-Z list of ALL e-resources in that area • Links to e-resources by discipline

20. Problems and Issues with Lehigh Model What happens when a User change their major? • Currently, out-of-the-box, the user can select their own new discipline and then is prompted with the following choices: • Keep your customized lists • Replace your lists with the new discipline defaults • Merge your customized lists with the new discipline defaults • Our goal is for these same options to be available the very next time a user logs in AFTER a User changes their major • Code for this has not yet begun, but will begin once MyLibrary v 3.0 is released

21. Problems and Issues with Lehigh Model continued • What happens if you catalog a new e-resource and you want your users to see it on their default lists? • Portal philosophy/logistical problem of don’t affect a user customized list • We are planning a non-customizable “New Resources” channel that users can add new resources in their discipline to their customized lists. • As with other disciplines, it is up to the user to find resources, new or otherwise, that interest them to add to their lists. • Is MyLibrary being used by faculty and students at Lehigh?

22. MyLibrary Usage Averages Per Day

23. The Campus Portal as a Solution to Electronic Resource Presentation:The Intersection of MyLehigh and MyLibrary Tim McGeary Lehigh University Sr. Library Systems Specialist Tim.McGeary@lehigh.edu