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Growing Your Own. Next-Gen Catalog:. VuFind @ ZSR. Kevin Gilbertson - Web Services Librarian Jean-Paul Bessou - Systems Librarian Z. Smith Reynolds Library Wake Forest University. flickr.com/photos/ samcatchesides /3365180679/. Our Approach. Agenda. VuFind.org. Villanova.edu
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Growing Your Own Next-Gen Catalog: VuFind @ ZSR Kevin Gilbertson - Web Services Librarian Jean-Paul Bessou - Systems Librarian Z. Smith Reynolds Library Wake Forest University flickr.com/photos/samcatchesides/3365180679/
VuFind.org • Villanova.edu • Project manager • Demian Katz • Faceted search • Supports multiple • metadata formats • SOLR, PHP, Java • http://vufind.org/
VuFind@ZSR Custom skin Localized facets Pre-processing of MARC records Voyager integration Custom user services http://vufind.zsr.wfu.edu
Many reasons • Separation from ILS • Adoption of open source • Flexibility • Faceted search • Integrated digital resources • More extensible interface • New services • Appeal to sophisticated patrons • Satisfy basic patron needs
Recognize needs, encourage change “I have used Endeca and I know what it is capable of. This system is NOT Endeca” --Visiting faculty member “I never understood what all of those links on the page were, I just ignored them” -- Faculty member on faceted browsing “You mean that we can use this link to show books that are located just in the Education Library!?” -- Staff member on persistent facets
Killer features, problems • Quick open-ended search • Interactive, extensible ‘Web 2.0’ functionality • Cross-device support • Locally customizable • Complex searches, browsing failure • Customizations block upgradability • Local IT resources required
Success: Improved experience “The new catalog lets me find new books and videos easily’ • Solution: Ability to use facets after search, light weight services, content integration • Next steps: Improve quality of facets through pre-processing of records
Compromise: Advanced searching • Solution: Re-introduction of classic catalog for specific services • Next steps: Depends on new release of VuFind. Focus on slowly minimizing need for other system “I want to browse by call numbers or be able to search specific indexes”
Next Steps: Digital collections • Solution: Add resources from multiple locations (catalog, DAMS, OAI) into VuFind • Next steps: Employ multi-record driver and OAI harvesting features in VuFind 1.1, load HathiTrust records directly in VuFind “How do we get our special collections indexed? What about public domain e-books?”
Sustainability • Localize expertise: • Preserve local IT expertise • Focus on best practices • Contribute back to community • Limited customization: • Skinning, indexing, service linking • Develop with focus on integration • with core system • Automate and distribute: • Automate loading, deleting, updating • Develop expertise in IT staff, catalogers and public service • Employ IT service life cycle approach
Want to try it out? • ZSR maintains a current AMI (Amazon Machine Image) for testing, teaching • Register, launch, and load • a free Amazon micro-server • for new EC2 users • http://blog.zsr.wfu.edu/tech/tag/vufind/