LIBRARY RESOURCE DISCOVERY PRODUCTS:COMMERCIAL AND OPEN SOURCE OPTIONS

Web Manager’s Academy

Marshall BreedingDirector for Innovative Technology and ResearchVanderbilt University LibraryFounder and Publisher, Library Technology Guideshttp://www.librarytechnology.org/http://twitter.com/mbreedingFeb 20, 2011

Bound Catalog

National Library of Colombia

Card Catalog

National Library of Argentina

Card Catalog

National and University Library, Slovenia

Card Catalog

Card Catalog

University of Kansas Library

Online Card Catalog

Salem International University

Computerized card catalog

Online Catalog

Search:

Search Results

ILS DataILS Data

Web-based online catalog

Modernized Interface

Single search box Query tools

Did you mean Type-ahead

Relevance ranked results Faceted navigation Enhanced visual displays

Cover art Summaries, reviews,

Recommendation services

Discovery Products

http://www.librarytechnology

.org/

discovery.pl

Decoupled from ILS

Discovery Interface

Search: Digital Collections

Digital Collections

ProQuestProQuest

EBSCOhost

EBSCOhost

…MLA

Bibliography

MLA Bibliograph

y

ABC-CLIOABC-CLIO

Search Results

Real-time query and responses

ILS DataILS Data

Local Index

Meta

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Endeca

AquaBrowser

AquaBrowser

AquaBrowser

AquaBrowser

VuFind

VuFind: Villanova University

Differentiation in Discovery

Products increasingly specialized between public and academic libraries

Public libraries: emphasis on engagement with physical collection

Academic libraries: concern for discovery of heterogeneous material types, especially books + articles + digital objects

Discovery from Local to Web-scale Initial products focused on technology

AquaBrowser, Endeca, Primo, Encore, VuFind Mostly locally-installed software

Current phase focused on pre-populated indexes that aim to deliver Web-scale discovery Summon (Serials Solutions) WorldCat Local (OCLC) EBSCO Discovery Service (EBSCO) Primo Central Encore with Article Integration

Web-scale Discovery

Search: Digital Collections

Digital Collections

ProQuestProQuest

EBSCOhost

EBSCOhost

…MLA

Bibliography

MLA Bibliograph

y

ABC-CLIOABC-CLIO

Search Results

Pre-built harvesting and indexing

Con

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dex

ILS DataILS Data

Web-scale Search + Federated Search

Search: Digital Collections

Digital Collections

ProQuestProQuest

…MLA

Bibliography

MLA Bibliograph

y

ABC-CLIOABC-CLIO

Search Results

Pre-built harvesting and indexing

Con

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ate

d

Index

ILS DataILS Data

FedSearch Non-

harvestable

Resources

Non-harvestabl

eResources

Interim model to deal with resources not possible to harvest into consolidated index

Pre-populated discovery services New-generation interface Harvested local content

ILS metadata Institutional repositories, ETDs, Digital

Collection platforms Vendor-supplied indexes of library content

E-journals, databases, e-books Full-text and metadata corresponding to e-

content subscriptions Book collections beyond local library

collections

Summon

Summon

EBSCO Discovery Service

Primo / Primo Central

Primo / Primo Central

Encore Synergy

Encore Synergy

Search: Digital

Collections

ProQuestProQuest

…Lo

cal

Index

ILS Data

Web

S

erv

ices

Local Index Results

Local Index Results

Remote Search Results

Remote Search Results

EBSCOhost

EBSCOhost

…MLA

Bibliography

MLA Bibliograph

y

ABC-CLIOABC-CLIO

Encore Synergy

Social Discovery

Builds on modernized library catalog interfaces

Strong emphasis on Web 2.0 concepts Users invited to contribute reviews, ratings,

preferences, reading lists, etc. User-supplied data becomes part of the

discovery process Users help each other to find interesting

library materials Example: Leverage use data for a

recommendation service of scholarly content based on link resolver data: Ex Libris bX service

Social Discovery

Search:

Digital Collections

Digital Collections

Web site data

Web site data

…User

Contributed Content

User Contributed Content

Search Results

Loca

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ILS DataILS Data

BiblioCommons

BiblioCommons

BiblioCommons

BiblioCommons

BiblioCommons

SoPAC

SoPAC

SoPAC

Comprehensive User Services Portal Discovery + Managed User Services New line of products that provide a

presentation layer that replaces the entire functionality of the Web site in addition to providing discovery services

Current products mostly in Europe Axiell – Arena Infor – Iguana

Comprehensive User Portal

Full replacement for Web-based online catalog

Content management for Web site content Full suite of Web 2.0 modules Library-specific functionality widgets Library hours, locations Library News Blogs Recently acquired materials, featured content All created through management console

Axiell

5th largest library automation vendor worldwide

Serves: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom Purchased DS

Consolidated company – acquired most of the major automation systems that serve those countries

Arena began as a collaboration with DS prior to acquisition

Axiell Arena

Axiell Arena

Axiell Arena

Infor

Corporate descendant of Geac Geac acquired by Golden Gate Capitol in

2006 Infor Library Systems a small business

unit within Infor ILS: Vubis > Vubis Smart > V-smart Recent development of Iguana as

presentation layer

Infor Iguana

Infor Iguana

Infor Iguana