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EXTRA! EXTRA!
Coming catalog enhancements!!
OPAL Conference 2006
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Coming soon ….
OhioLINK catalog changes: Agency software
OPAL catalog changes: Keyword search algorithm Spell checker Tabbed record display
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Agency software
To be installed sometime before September 1
Affects: OhioLINK catalog Circulation OPAL catalog NOT affected
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Agency software
Allows each OPAL institution to appear to be a separate institution within OhioLINK central catalog when: Displaying holdings Placing requests
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Displaying holdings (BEFORE)
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Displaying Holdings (Before)
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Displaying Holdings (After)
Requesting (mockup)
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Displaying Holdings (After)
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Placing Requests (Before)
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Placing Requests (After)
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Agency software
Few other points: Each OPAL institution will be able to
have its own requesting priority within OhioLINK
Each OPAL institution will have independent circulation statistics from OhioLINK
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Agency software
Few other points: OhioLINK catalog will not automatically
select an OPAL item if one OPAL library’s patron requests an item that is held by another OPAL library
That is, the OhioLINK catalog will not prefer sister-agencies’ materials over other any other OhioLINK institutions’
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Agency software
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Agency softwareAGENCY NAME STATS CODE INSTITUTION CODE
Antioch College ANTCH an3bg
Athenaeum of Ohio ATHNM at3ug
Baldwin Wallace College BALDW bw3bg
Bluffton University BLUFF bf1ug
Columbus Coll Art Design CCAD co4bg
Defiance College DEFNC de1bg
Franciscan University FRANC fr2ug
Heidelberg College HEIDL he1bg
Lourdes College LOURD lo1bg
Malone College MALON ma2bg
Mercy Coll NW Ohio MCNWO me1bg
Mount Carmel Coll Nursing MCCN mt4bg
Mount Union College MTUNI mu2bg
Muskingum College MUSKI mu4bg
Otterbein College OTTER ot4bg
Tiffin University TIFFN ti1ug
University of Findlay FINDL fi1ug
Urbana University URBNA ur3ug
Walsh University WALSH wa2ug
Wilberforce University WILBR wb3ug
Wilmington College WILMG wl3bg
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OPAL Catalog changes
With Release 2006, Innovative releasing “WebPac Pro” which includes: “improved” keyword search algorithm “improved” single record display optional spell-checking module
Not automatically functional with upgrade; must be turned on
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OPAL Catalog changes
With the WebPac Pro implementation: “Improved” keyword search algorithm
Results are grouped by relevance into: Most Relevant Highly Relevant Very Relevant Etc.
Higher relevance assigned if keywords appear in 245 subfield a, slightly lower if in subfield b, etc.
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Keyword search algorithm
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Keyword search algorithm
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Keyword search algorithm
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Keyword search algorithm
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OPAL Catalog changes
Tabbed record display Defaults to displaying author, title, imprint
and copy information first Other fields are hidden under other tabs
labeled: More details (includes ISBN, description, etc.) Find similar items (series, subjects, added
entries)
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Tabbed record display
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Tabbed record display
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Tabbed record display
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OPAL Catalog changes
Spell checker Only for keyword search Uses a dictionary to determine
misspellings Asks “Did you mean”
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Spell checker
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Spell checker
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Spell checking
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OPAL Catalog changes
Timeframe: September 2006 -- Release 2006
upgrade -- Testing other new OPAC features
October 2006 -- Users Services Advisory Committee meeting -- Decide on new functionality
December 2006 – Implement new functionality and WebPac Pro