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Aquabrowser : Implementation at the University of Edinburgh

Aquabrowser : Implementation at the University of Edinburgh. Morag Watson Elize Rowan Edinburgh University Library. Background. Voyager LMS Implemented1998 Encompass Digital Library Products Federated Search Webfeat Openurl Resolver 360Link. Why?.

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Aquabrowser : Implementation at the University of Edinburgh

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  1. Aquabrowser : Implementation at the University of Edinburgh Morag Watson Elize Rowan Edinburgh University Library

  2. Background • Voyager LMS Implemented1998 • Encompass • Digital Library Products • Federated Search • Webfeat • Openurl Resolver • 360Link JIBS 2008

  3. Why? • User interface not ‘keeping up’ with technological change • Supplier aware of development requirement but not ‘top priority’ • UofE not eager to change LMS supplier • Decided to pursue other search options • Encompass • Vertical search • Proprietary / Open Source Solutions JIBS 2008

  4. Selection • Market Review • Identified a range of possible services • Established a functional requirement • Demonstrations JIBS 2008

  5. Why Aquabrowser? • Ease of implementation • Speed of implementation • Reasonably priced • Flexibility • Usability and Accessibility JIBS 2008

  6. Implementation • Pilot • Available remotely • Technical Issues • Windows Servers • LMS nightly extract • Building a wish List (Interface Requirements) • Existing Catalogue • Other AquaBrowser sites • Other supplier services JIBS 2008

  7. Wish List • Aspects of existing catalogue to be reflected • How to link to features in existing catalogue, not in Aquabrowser • e.g. patron functions • Which Aquabrowser functionality to implement JIBS 2008

  8. Timescales for Implementation • Technical setup – • 3 weeks • Interface Configuration • 3 weeks • Marc Mapping / Data Customisation • 3 weeks JIBS 2008

  9. JIBS 2008

  10. JIBS 2008

  11. JIBS 2008

  12. JIBS 2008

  13. JIBS 2008

  14. Maximising MARC • Opportunity to fully leverage our existing MARC data • Return on investment for many years of sourcing/creating high quality metadata • Opportunity to re-consider both current and legacy cataloguing practices • New view of the underlying MARC data – incl. errors JIBS 2008

  15. Initial set-up • Fresh approach – not opac replication • Critically reviewed implementations of AquaBrowser pioneers • Determined initial data handling approach: • MARC mapping/field handling • Locations (“branches”) • Refine facets • Occurrence/labelling of fields in results displays JIBS 2008

  16. JIBS 2008

  17. Mining MARC data – the AquaBrowser box of tricks • Relevance ranking • Stemming JIBS 2008

  18. Stemming Variations JIBS 2008

  19. Mining MARC data – the AquaBrowser box of tricks • Relevance ranking • Stemming • Spelling variants JIBS 2008

  20. Did you mean…? JIBS 2008

  21. Mining MARC data – the AquaBrowser box of tricks • Relevance ranking • Stemming • Spelling variants • Associations JIBS 2008

  22. Associations JIBS 2008

  23. Mining MARC data – the AquaBrowser box of tricks • Relevance ranking • Stemming • Spelling variants • Associations • Synonyms or translations JIBS 2008

  24. Mining MARC data – the AquaBrowser box of tricks • Relevance ranking • Stemming • Spelling variants • Associations • Synonyms or translations • Refine facets JIBS 2008

  25. Location refine JIBS 2008

  26. Refines / Facets JIBS 2008

  27. Format icons JIBS 2008

  28. MARC – what next? • Post implementation review • Lessons learnt • A FRBRised future JIBS 2008

  29. FRBR JIBS 2008

  30. Launch • Library Website • Aquabrowser : a new way to use the library catalogue • Voyager catalogue still available and linked from AquaBrowser • University Portal • Student Induction • Complimentary not Competing JIBS 2008

  31. Statistics • Usage • Number of sessions per day, per hour, per month • Frequent Visitors • Searching • Top Queries • Top searches with no hits • Sort / Refine Options • Technical • Client Environments / Browsers JIBS 2008

  32. September 2008 JIBS 2008

  33. October 2008 JIBS 2008

  34. Hourly Use JIBS 2008

  35. Sort Options JIBS 2008

  36. Use of Refine Options JIBS 2008

  37. Most Popular Search Terms JIBS 2008

  38. No hits JIBS 2008

  39. What next • Integration with Federated Search JIBS 2008

  40. Link to E-Resources JIBS 2008

  41. Link to E-Resources JIBS 2008

  42. What next • Integration with Federated Search • Content Enrichment JIBS 2008

  43. Book Covers JIBS 2008

  44. Tables of Contents JIBS 2008

  45. MyDiscoveries JIBS 2008

  46. What next • Integration with Federated Search • Content Enrichment • Better integration with existing catalogue • Availability Information • Development of existing catalogue • User led evaluation JIBS 2008

  47. Aquabrowser : Implementation at the University of Edinburgh Morag Watson Elize Rowan Edinburgh University Library

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