Enhancing Access to Library Collections

Kyrille GoldbeckCollege Librarian for Natural Resources

NRIC 2007

2006 OCLC Report:

87% of college students have visited a college library

57% of college students have visited a college library’s website

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Search engines Simplistic interface Can find a wide range of sources about

topic in one search

Library websites Library’s resources have complex

interfaces Hard to determine where to begin

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In 2005, Joan Lippincot stated:

“Libraries need to find ways to make their information access systems more approachable by students...”

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What LibX Provides Direct Access to OPAC(s)

• Integrated toolbar• Smart context menu

Access to OpenURL resolver to find appropriate copy• Directly via toolbar or indirectly through Google Scholar

Localization• Research companion that “hints” at library resources• Support for COinS

• Drag & drop features

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How can LibX be used by students, researchers, librarians, or anyone

looking for information?

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Toolbar feature

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Context Menu

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Accessing the article from off campus:

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Finding a copy of a citation in a PDF document:

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Is LibX effective?Recall and Precision for Single-click Known-item Retrieval via LibX

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Nature J ournal of Marriageand Family

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Visual Cues

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How does LibX help librarians

with their work?

Collection Development

Reference

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Right click context menu

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Use ISSN/ISBN Autolinking Feature

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At reference desk, and asked:

“Where can I find the article

‘Economics of wetland management’?”

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Toolbar search for incomplete citation

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Customization Options

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Where can I get an edition for my library?

http://libx.org:8080/editionbuilder/src/zul/

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You can copy an existing LibX edition to modify

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Or build your own edition from scratch

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Other notes:IE version currently in beta-testing

hope to release very soon

Plan to offer workshops and usability studies over the next year

Continue to look at ways to improve LibX

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References:Bailey, A., & Back, G. (2006). LibX – A Firefox extension for enhanced library

access. Library Hi Tech, 24(2), 290-304.

Bailey, A., & Back, G. (2007). Retrieving known items with LibX. Serials Librarian, Accepted for publication.

De Rosa, C., Cantrell, J., Hawk, J., & Wilson, A. (2006). College students' perceptions of libraries and information resources: A report to the OCLC membership. Retrieved March 23, 2007, from http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/studentperceptions.pdf

LibX website. http://libx.org

Lippincott, J. K. (2005). Net generation students & libraries. EDUCAUSE Review, 40(2), 56-66.

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Questions?LibX Team:

Annette Bailey Nathan Baker

Dr. Godmar Back Mike Doyle

Kyrille Goldbeck Robert Ellis

Tilottama Gaat

Tobias Wieschnowsky

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