1 / 7

Metasearch Unbound: Corporate Library Perspectives

Metasearch Unbound: Corporate Library Perspectives. Utilizing Unbundled Software Probing Pros & Cons Canvassing Capabilities Reserving Resources Customizing Code Understanding Users & Usability. Utilizing Unbundled Software.

kat
Download Presentation

Metasearch Unbound: Corporate Library Perspectives

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Metasearch Unbound: Corporate Library Perspectives Utilizing Unbundled Software Probing Pros & Cons Canvassing Capabilities Reserving Resources Customizing Code Understanding Users & Usability

  2. Utilizing Unbundled Software • Who? Library staff; peers; partners; clientele ( admin, marketing, production, R&D, etc. ) • What? Databases, ILMS, e-bks, e-jrnls • Where? Extranet or intranet hosting • When? Development and budget cycles • How? Personnel, hardware & software • Why? Establishing need

  3. Probing Pros & Cons • Customization: Flexibility; look & feel; gadgets; statistics • Equipment & Maintenance: Hosting – internal/external; networks; vendors; IT • Coordination: Hardware & software; resource vendors, partners & IT; quality controls & application upgrades • Security: Internet; intranet; dial-up

  4. Canvassing Capabilities • Vendor: • Project management experience • Technological prowess ( applications hosting; programming staff ) • Application features, depth and flexibility • Library: • Needs assessment • Budgetary reserves • Technological support

  5. Reserving Resources • Equipment: Communications; servers; networks • Software: Translators; operating systems; communications; networking; statistical analyzers • Budget: Hardware & software; vendors & IT support; quality control & maintenance • Staff: Project mgmt.; IT expertise; user training

  6. Customizing Code • Look & feel: Library branding • Queries: Meeting partners needs; increasing usability • Help texts: Utilizing existing resource info • Translators: Determining field maps and default search operators; quality control • Post-processing: Value-added tweaks to retrieved resource links • Security: Proprietary and commercial resource access control

  7. Understanding Users & Usability • Feedback: Ease of access • Focus Groups: Composition & guidance • Partners: Resource sharing; design input; reciprocal site linking • Peers: Cooperation vs. competition • User Surveys: Optional or required responses; frequency & timing • Reality check: Budgeting for upgrades

More Related