Vufind gregynog

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Shared Resource Discovery with Open Source

Paul Johnson

Project Manager, Virtual Academic Library,

South West Wales Higher Education Partnership

Gregynog Colloquium, 9th June 2010

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Coming up…

• The Aim

• The Requirements

• Options & Decision

• Challenges & solutions

• Making it work

• The future

Library Technical Assistant, University of Toledo/U.S. Office of Education, 1973

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The Aim

To establish a single portal to allow cross-searching of library

catalogues and access to e-resources, as an essential

corollory of reciprocal access and borrowing.

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The Requirements : 1

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The Requirements : 2

• 3 LMS's = 1 discovery

interface

Ex Libris Voyager

SirsiDynix Horizon

Talis Alto / Prism

• Full 'next generation'

interface

• Customisable

• Integrate e-resource

discovery

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The Options

Options

• Primo

• Talis Prism

• Encore

• Aquabrowser

• WorldCat Local

..or Open Source!

• VuFind

• SOPAC

• Blacklight

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The Decision

Decision made on:

• Functionality

• Cost!

• Time to implement

• Flexibility

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The Choice : 1

VuFind chosen

Rich functionality

Strong community

Flexible

Stable

Easy to set up

Known, open

technologies

...but what about

e-resources?

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The Choice : 2

…but what about

e-resources?

Proprietary

Support & Knowledge

Base

Integration capabilities

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Challenges & Solutions : 1

HostingServerVirtualisationMultiple Installations

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Challenges & Solutions : 2

Design

Usability

Accessibility

'Web 2.0' features

Enriched Content

LoC & Dewey

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Challenges & Solutions : 3

Data Handling

Marc Export

Merge

Scheduling...

FTP, Jangle

Updates only

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Challenges & Solutions : 4

Dual Language

Essential Requirement

Will be 11th Language

available in VuFind

Full translation

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Challenges & Solutions : 5

Multi System Driver

• Connections to 3 LMS’s

• Development of Talis Driver

• Use of ‘Jangle’ www.jangle.org

• ..breaking new ground

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'Live' functionality

• Checking Availability Data

• Location Data• Place Hold• Place Request• Trinity

University College

Challenges & Solutions : 6

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My Account• Fully

working Voyager

• 90% working Talis

• Awaiting testing for Horizon

Challenges & Solutions : 7

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Metalib Integration

• xServer

• LDAP

• Xerxes OSS

“Front End”

Challenges & Solutions : 8

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With Open Source:• ‘Fear of the

unknown’ • Skill base• Support• Risk• Sustainability• Contribution to the

community

Challenges & Solutions : 9

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Challenges & Solutions : 1

Hosting

Data extraction

Data Merging

Design

Dual Language

Multi System Driver

'Live' holdings functionality

'My Account'

Metalib Integration

Sustainability

Done

Done

Done

Almost done

Done

Almost done

Almost done

Almost done

Done

Almost done

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Making it work : 1

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Making it work : 2

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Making it work : 3

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Making it work : 4

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Making it work : 5

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Making it work : 6

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Making it work : 7

Shot to show Journal Search Features 2

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Making it work : 8

Shot to show Journal Search Features 2

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Making it work : 9

Shot to show My Account Features

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Making it work : 10

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The future

• Ratings

• Reviews

• Tag clouds?

• Embedded search box

• More sophisticated

MARC merge

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Contacts

Paul Johnson

j.p.johnson@swansea.ac.uk

http://twitter.com/jpjohnson

Luke O'Sullivan

l.osullivan@swansea.ac.uk

http://twitter.com/L_OS_Cymru