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University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
CUIPID 4How to build a faceted searching and browsing interface for your library catalog
David LindahlDirector of Digital Library InitiativesJeff SuszczynskiSenior Web Developer
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
Agenda
Digital Initiatives Unit Early prototypes CUIPID 4 eXtensible Catalog (XC) grant
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
Digital Initiatives Unit
Anthropologist Computer Scientists (2) Librarian Software Engineers (2) User Interface / Graphic Designer Web Developer Student Workers (2)
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
Work Practice Study
Recently completed two-year study of undergraduates and the paper writing process
Utilized several methods including retrospective interviews, videotaped observation, cultural probes, and co-design sessions
Video
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CUIPID
Catalog User Interface Platform for Iterative Development
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
Early Prototypes
CUIPID 1 Small collection MARCXML Used technology already on hand Demonstrated five things 80% of usability issues solved
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
Early Prototypes
SARA Home-made metasearch to show what we
have (catalog content, webpages, course pages, videos, etc)
Showed number of hits from each index (title, author, subject) without user picking one
Sends multiple concurrent queries to the ILS system and returns hit counts
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
Early Prototypes
CUIPID 2 Small collection MARCXML Used trial version of TextML (IXIASOFT) to
create index Showed number of hits from each index
(title, author, subject) without user picking one
Expected better performance Same features as CUIPID 1
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
CUIPID
Inspiration Flamenco (http://flamenco.berkeley.edu/) International Childrens Digital Library (
http://www.icdlbooks.org/)
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
CUIPID 3
What is it? 3+ million bibliographic records Used technology already on hand Search interface with faceted browsing
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Current Prototype
CUIPID 4 How are we supporting this work? What is CUIPID 4? Demo
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CUIPID 3
How was it created? Database creation Data import and manipulation Search interface design and implementation Performance tuning Future steps
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
eXtensible Catalog (XC) grant
Funding Agency: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Principal Investigators: Ron Dow, Dean of River Campus LibrariesJennifer Bowen, Cataloging Department HeadNancy Foster, Lead AnthropologistDavid Lindahl, Director of Digital Library Initiatives
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
What is XC?
Platform Metadata formats Digital objects API Web services Talks to your ILS
User Application Web user interface Customizable Search interface w/
faceted browsing Spellchecking
eXtensible Catalog
ILS
Build yourown web
application
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What is XC?
1. Faceted browsing user interface2. FRBR-ized record structure3. Extensible metadata platform4. User study 5. Open source6. Academic library focus 7. Partnerships
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Phase 1: Threads of Activity
1. Survey and understand user practices2. Gauge library demand for the XC system3. Anticipate and prepare for the metadata
requirements of the new system4. Learn about and build on related projects5. Experiment with and incorporate useful,
freely available code6. Build a community of interest
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eXtensible Catalog (XC) Project
Website and Blog: www.eXtensibleCatalog.info
University of Rochester / River Campus Libraries
CUIPID 4How to build a faceted searching and browsing interface for your library catalog
David LindahlDirector of Digital Library InitiativesJeff SuszczynskiSenior Web Developer