open libraries vu find
DESCRIPTION
Paul Johnson's VuFind Presnetation form the OPen Source for Libraries seminar held on 17th April at Swansea UniversityTRANSCRIPT
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Resource Discoverywith
Open Source Software
Paul JohnsonActing Project Manager, Virtual Academic Library
Integrating VuFind into the Virtual Academic Library Discovery Portal
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Agenda
• SWWHEP & the Virtual Academic Library• Requirements• Options & Decision• Installation• Enhancements• Other implementations• Support
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Virtual Academic Library: Background
• WAG: Reaching Higher / Reconfiguration & Collaboration Fund
• SWWHEP : “an innovative partnership to integrate and enhance a range of services to students and staff”
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Virtual Academic Library: the concept
• Shared resources:
• 1.1 million books and journals
• 30,000 journal subscriptions
• 2,000 study spaces
• 720 student PCs in library buildings
•Shared access:
•Reciprocal borrowing
•RFID
•E-access
•Document delivery
•Longer opening hours
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Existing Resource DiscoverySwansea University
• ExLibris Voyager OPAC
• SFX Link Resolver
• Database directory
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Existing Resource DiscoverySwansea Metropolitan University
• Talis Prism OPAC
• Serials Solutions Link Resolver
• Subject pages, including eBook and eJournal lists
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Existing Resource Discovery Trinity University College
• SirsiDynix Horizon Information Portal
• Resource pages
• No link resolver
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Resource Discovery Essential Requirements
• Common catalogue for print material, including availability and delivery options.
• E-resource access (federated
search)
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Resource Discovery Wish list
• Search limits
• Faceted search
• Tag clouds
• Book jackets
• Browsing
• Tagging
• Comments
• Biographies
• Reviews
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Harvest or Federate?
• Considered Federated Search, but …– Slower and clunkier– Less control over data– A good solution where data cannot be
aggregated, but not ideal for a single union catalog
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Resource Discovery The Contenders
• ExLibris Primo
• Innovative Encore and InnReach
• Talis Prism 3
• AquaBrowser
• Endeca
• BiblioCommons
• VuFind
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Resource Discovery The Choice : VuFind
Why?
• Attractive, modern interface
• Included many of the “wishlist” features
• Open Source … can be changed and developed to suit requirements
• Cost!
• Total control over implementation
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VuFind Features
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VuFind Features
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VuFind Features
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VuFind : Installation
Operating Systems:
• Solaris
• Linux
• Windows
Prerequisites:
• Apache HTTP Server 2.2 or later
• PHP 5.2.0 or later
• MySQL 4.1 or later
• Java J2SE JDK 1.4 or later
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VuFind Installation
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VuFind : Customization
• Templates and CSS files
• Config files cover:
• Local Server
• Authentication
• External content (Bookjackets, Reviews, Authors)
• Web search
• Drivers for LMS connections
• Indexing preferences
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Special developments
The Virtual Academic Library will be adding enhancements to:
• Merge bibliographic data from three LMSs
• Connect to three LMSs for availability information
• Handle multi classification schemes
• Incorporate federated search into the interface (using Metalib Xserver)
Enhancements will be offered back to the community
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Future developments
Production Release: 1.1• OAI Importer • Record view page based on Format • Federated Search • Authority Index
Future Development• Suggested Resources and Searches • Circulation Stats for Popularity, etc. • Grouping of similiar items by edition - FRBR • Microsoft Research Pane SOAP Service
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Support
• Virtual Academic Library is not purchasing external support
• None yet available!
• VuFind is a small product compared to a full LMS
• VuFind mailing lists are an excellent source for advice and discussion
• Documentation leaves something to be desired
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Other implementations
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Other implementations
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Other implementations
• CARLI Consortium (I-Share) - Beta - http://vufind-beta.carli.illinois.edu/vf/
• Georgia Tech (Beta only) - http://finder.library.gatech.edu/vufind/
• London School of Economics – https://beta.catalogue.lse.ac.uk/
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Further information
VuFind Home: http://www.vufind.org/
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Thank you!
Paul JohnsonActing Project Manager, Virtual Academic Library