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The Social OPACJohn Blyberg, Darien Library, CT
jblyberg@darienlibrary.orgblyberg.net
Why a Social OPAC?
• Serendipity
• Stewardship
• Community footprint
• Adds value to existing record data
• Attracts users
• Improves the library experience (fun??)
The Network Effect
(Dion Hinchcliffe, web2.wsj2.com)
The Three Social Catalogs
• Pseudo/Semi-Social
• Authority presented as collaborative (ie Encore)
• Syndicated Social
• User-indirect, Third-party data (ie LibraryThing)
• Individually Social
• User-direct (ie Hennepin, SOPAC, XC)
What is a Social OPAC?
• Web 2.0-like social software layer over the existing catalog
• Tags
• Ratings
• Reviews
• Comments
Authority Contrib.Distinction
Think of it as:
ILS DB Social DBMerge
Not:
ILS DBSocial Crap
Social Crap
The front door
The hit list
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34 catalog card mark-ups
RSS = ubiquitous
The item record
A subtle presence
The item record
Taken from opt-in reading
history
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Catalog tags
Personal tag collections
Ratings & Reviews
Ratings & Reviews
Helpful?
Naughty?
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Ratings & Reviews
Personal Review Management
Personal Review Management
Personal Review Management
Issues
• “The chicken or the egg”
• Authority
• Longevity
• Implications for future search interfaces
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