14 November 2013

Alan ManifoldDigital & Library Applications

Manager

SCIS Asks 2013

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Where We’re Headed

Evolution in LibrariesPurpose of MetadataSchool LibrariesSCISSystems Thoughts

http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/199854

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Evolution of Content

PrintAdditional analogue materialsElectronic ResourcesSearchable Full TextMega-Aggregate Indexes

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Evolution of Catalogues

Knowledge of the Librarian

Book CataloguesCard CataloguesOnline CataloguesOPACs with separate Online Database services

Discovery products, hooked to mega-aggregate indexes http://www.exlibrisgroup.com

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictures/gid/slv-pic-aaa39756/1/pi002276

http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/137514

Discovery Products

Two primary goals1. Friendlier and

simpler user interface, using facets and modern search technologies

2. Incorporation of wider set of data than just ILS records to reduce silos and to better expose non-catalogue data

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Evolution of Research Process

Doctrine and history of the Church of England

Information about the inventor of the thermometer

How to help a cow give birth

Ask a Priest

Church Library

Academic Library

Google

Ask a Farmer

Medical Library

Online Service

Google

YouTube

Keep Wondering

Encyclopaedia

Public Library

Google

YouTubeYouTube YouTubeYouTube

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Purpose of Metadata

Shift with wide availability of searchable full textOriginal purpose was for inventoryRepurposed inventory metadata for discoveryNow, there is an additional shift to:

AuthoriseLimitEvaluateCategoriseLink

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Features of School Libraries

Any resource, not specific onesProtection of young peopleIntegral part of school missionLinked to curriculumPromote learning and readingDiversityBehind the technology curve

http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/24689

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Role of SCIS

To aid libraries’ missions by providing easily usable connections between thingsBetween resourcesBetween resources and curriculumBetween resources and external indexes / search platforms

http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/74329

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How to Do That

Continue providing quality metadataIncrease connecting resources with curriculumAutomated ways of doing thisWork on linking controlled vocabularies togetherExplore ways to highlight diversityExplore ways to rate materialsIncorporate ratings into metadata

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/imagestudio/gid/slv-pic-aaa43468/1/is002061

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System Requirements

Robust cataloguing and authorities capabilitiesPossibility of multiple formats (not just MARC)Alternatives to ISBN matchingLink-backs from school catalogues for

enhancement and resource sharingAccess to database / dataLittle need for workflows, OPAC/discovery, etc

Worth exploring: Open Sourcewith local development

http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/117872