library.dk - bibliotek.dkIntroduction to the Danish Union Catalog – public version

Kirsten Larsen

Net Division

Danish Bibliographic Centre

kl@dbc.dk

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bibliotek.dk - public union catalogue

bibliotek.dk / library.dk is a subset of DanBib with free public access for searching and requesting

records and holdings from Danish university libraries, research libraries and special libraries (approx. 170)

records and holdings from Danish public libraries (approx. 250)

the Danish national bibliography (books, periodicals, articles, phonograms, AV)

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A few facts….

http://bibliotek.dk/ English version: http://www.library.dk/ Opened Oct. 2000 – new user interface Oct. 2005 10 million ”clusters” of records Aprx 400 libraries are supplyers 1.38 million loan request in 2005 Visits max per week (2005) : 100.000 8800 users on mailing-list Statistics (in Danish)

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Several search modes

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Editions clustered

Search for more like this

Editions clustered

Send request

Go directly to your favourite library

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Editions are clustered - FRBR

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Settings

The user can save these settings (saved on the local computer)

Name and adress (used for requests) Preferred library, favourite libraries Search and display mode Buying and import features

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85% find it ”very good” or ”good” 97% find it easy to use 91% find what they are looking for 94% finds the language clear and easy to

understand

User satisfaction 2004- Net-evaluation: 1220 respondents

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Importent components

DanBib databaseindexesinterface

”VIP”database of

library parameters

”BOB”ill-handler

and database

of illrequests

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Loan requests

Users choose where they want to pick up the item The library finds out where to get the requested Users are sometimes redirected to the local library system Users can see availability if they want to

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Placing a request – step 3 of 5

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VIP – database – libraries decide their service level

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BOB – system – loan requests