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WEB OPAC 2.0

WEB OPAC 2.0. Discovering a better search tool. Kevin Collins & Darren Chase, Stony Brook University. the one-two punch. 1 university. Stony Brook University – SUNY University Center, 24,600 students 2 campuses. academic and medical 2 library systems. 2 OPACS.

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WEB OPAC 2.0

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  1. WEB OPAC 2.0 Discovering a better search tool Kevin Collins & Darren Chase, Stony Brook University

  2. the one-two punch 1university. • Stony Brook University – SUNY University Center, 24,600 students 2campuses. • academic and medical 2library systems. 2OPACS.

  3. One OPAC to rule them all. • Users complained about having to switch between 2 catalogs. • OPAC committees from both libraries came together to find a single-search solution. • The joint OPAC committee’s makeup is important: a blend of technical staff and public services librarians.

  4. What do we need & want? NEEDS: Identify our users’ needs, our needs • Combined search results • Categories • Easy to use • Multi-base searching, all-in-one “like Google” WANTS: Identify what we want: what do we value? what are the characteristics of a 21st Century library discovery tool? • Features for sharing records • Supports multiple platforms and devices • Modular & mashable

  5. Usability & Knowing What Is Good Invite users to test the new OPAC • Use an assessment tool to measure user experience, functionality, result relevance Everyone has an opinion. Opinions and suggestions are great, but it is vital to look for strategies to measure the efficacy of the OPAC. This slide sucks.

  6. Key: • Does not currently meet the requirement • Somewhat meets the requirement • Completely meets or exceeds the requirement

  7. 3rd Party Vendor: Ebsco Discovery Service (Ebsco) Encore (Innovative Interfaces Inc) Endeca Primo (ExLibris) Summon (Serial Solutions) Worldcat (OCLC ) Open Source: Blacklight IDS Project VuFIND XC Project (eXtensible Catalog) Xerxes Project (calstate)

  8. Thank You! Any Questions? Contact Kevin J. Collins, Health Sciences Library ALEPH Administrator. 631.444.9740 Darren Chase, Web Services Librarian, Melville Library. 631.632.9830 References Feldman, Susan. "The Key to Online Catalogs That Work? Testing: One, Two, Three." Computers in Libraries 19.5 (1999): 16. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 19 Oct. 2010. Letnikova, Galina. "Developing a Standardized List of Questions for the Usability Testing of an Academic Library Web Site." Journal of Web Librarianship 2.2/3 (2008): 381-415. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 19 Oct. 2010. • Images • Amazing Circle: Blockhead 3 • Lucha_libre_0158 • I’m Going To Have Nightmares

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