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We’re Not Talking Prius:Hybrid Library Catalogs

Changing the Kansas Library Landscape

Library Landscape

State Library of Kansas - Topeka

Overview of Kansas Libraries

328 Public Libraries – 77% in towns of 2500 or fewer

1200 School Libraries –465,000 K-12 students

6 State Universities/ 30 two-year /

18 Independent Private Colleges –175,000 students

Kansas Union Catalog

1971 – Idea/Development

1977 – KUC COM* & ILL – *Computer Output

Microform

1984 – KUC Microfiche

1988 – CD Rom

1996 – Web Catalog

Changing of the Guard

2004 – Duane Johnson retires

2005 – Christie Brandau named State Librarian

(formerly at Michigan SL)

LSTA Focus Shifts

2005 – 48% of KS Public Libraries are automated

By 2009 – 80% of KS Public Libraries will be automated

Grants awarded to Regional Library Systems to:

create regional consortiaautomate libraries for the first time

migrate other libraries to new system

Barriers for small libraries

Retrospective conversion Maintaining a server Annual maintenance fees and other ongoing

costs Lack of technical knowledge Lack of sufficient staff Initial cost investment Bandwidth Physical infrastructure (space, electrical)

Regional Automation Projects

Variety of solutions implemented:Shared catalog – each library functions

as a branchShared system – hosted by a library Shared system – ASP / vendor hostedProprietary and Open Source

Automation grants to regional systems

SwiftNet

Southwest Kansas Library System

Auto-Graphics VERSO ASP30 public librariesComplies with SIP2/NCIP

and Z39.50 capableConsortium catalog

NExpress

Northeast Kansas Library SystemSirsiDynix Unicorn –hosted at KCPL12 small public librariesSIP2/NCIP & Z39.50Shared catalog with patron online loan

requesting

Pathfinder Central

Central Kansas Library System

Koha ZOOM hosted package from LibLime

31 small public librariesSIP2/NCIP & Z39.50Shared ILS/ union catalog/

patron self - ILL

Staff side – Pathfinder Central

Live Koha Catalog Example

Kansas Library Catalog - 2008

2008 – Hybrid Union Catalog: 903 libraries represented 5 million items 800+ libraries – static holdings

information 50 libraries – Z target shelf

status information Goal = 800+ libraries – Z target

information

“Virtual” Kansas Library Catalog

SLK Website – v. 2007

Federated Search Developed by Auto-Graphics Simultaneously searches all SLK resources Takes user directly to browse grouped results Results grouped by Resource Capable of “Deep Web” searching

Quova – throughout the site

Explore our Resources

Quova –IP Address Authentication

Uses geolocation authentication Applies IP Address lookup Can verify eligibility based on geographic

location Eliminates need for traditional library card / bar

code Provides 80% success rate for patrons

Vendor perspective on project

Rural nature of state provides unique challenges and opportunities for a vendor

Need to level playing field Balancing technology with real world

issues Need to employ standards

throughout statewide initiatives

Q & A

Patti Butcher

Jeff Hixon

State Library of Kansas

pattib@kslib.info

jeffh@kslib.info

Emily Sitz

esitz@swkls.org

Southwest KS Library System