EPFL Library Link :a Firefox plug-in to increase collection visibility ?http://www.flickr.com/photos/8526154@N03/1319618839/ELAG09 Lightning TalkT. Guignard EPFL Central Library, Switzerland

How it startedSubject librarians make selections according to title availability

How it startedSubject librarians make selections according to title availabilityhome library

How it startedSubject librarians make selections according to title availabilitycampus librarieshome library

How it startedSubject librarians make selections according to title availabilitycampus librariesnetwork librarieshome library

Information where its neededExit paper catalogs, subject librarians now use networked toolsProvider databasesRSS feeds, alertsAmazon recommendationsBlog entries, etc.Query the OPAC for each title is inefficientTools like LibX helpCumbersome for large amount of titles

Without the plug-in

Without the plug-in

Without the plug-in

Vendor exampleWit the EPFL Library Link plug-in

Vendor example= in home library= on campus= in the union catalog= none of the above= available as e-bookWit the EPFL Library Link plug-in

Works on amazon as well

Works on amazon as well(and on other websites)etc.

Available in 24h: Loan it !E-book available: Read it !Library holdings :Towards a patron-friendly interface

Not in the library (yet) :Request it !Library holdings :Towards a patron-friendly interface

When in Rome

Instead of driving users to your OPAC put the OPAC where the users are !

Under the hoodISBNs?MARC(HTML)Greasemonkeyscripts

Under the hoodISBNs?MARC(HTML)Compiled into a standalone plug-in

auto-update, etc.

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