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VuFind The library OPAC meets Web 2.0. A “Next Generation Catalog” ?. What is it?. Next Generation Catalog. “Catalog” has too many implied references to pigs and JCPenny
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A “Next Generation Catalog” ? What is it?
Next Generation Catalog “Catalog” has too many implied references to pigs and JCPenny A “Resource Discovery” system implies the discovery of resources where as a “Catalog” implies a black leather massage chair on page 57.
A tool that will help users discover - not find known item vs unknown item What do we need?
VuFind History • Begun Development : December 2005 • Presented @ Code4Lib : February 2006 • Open Sourced : July 2006 • National Library of Australia : May 2008 • Others begin serious eval : Summer 2008 • Villanova University : August 2008
User Behavior • Librarians, Patrons, Researches • Will use Amazon to find and discover • Will use Google to find and discover • Will use del.icio.us to find and discover • Then they use the library catalog to find out if it is available or not at the library
Search and Browse for Resources Find Similar Resources Make Better Searches Save and Share ... and learn! VuFind
Eliminate the Silos • Library Website • Catalog • Article Search • Digital Library • … more • All with a different interface
Integrate with the ILS • Authentication via SIP2 • Display Live item status • Display Holdings data • Interoperate with major ILS systems
Load Data • SolrMARC • A tool to read in MARC data and map to a Solr Index • code.google.com/p/solrmarc/ • OAI Import • Z39.50 Import?
Demo: www.vufind.org Ugh! … Enough Slides