Denise Bonin and Kathy Bryce Andornot Consulting Inc.

Interactivity Information sharing Collaboration User generated content Social networking Personalization How does your OPAC measure up to these?

Interactivity

Information sharing

Collaboration

User generated content

Social networking

Personalization

How does your OPAC measure up to these?

Computerized card catalog / shelf list Bibliographic data only Physical inventory only Buried Separate interface unlike host website Confusing search interface Limited browseability No interactivity So why should your clients rush to use it?

Computerized card catalog / shelf list

Bibliographic data only

Physical inventory only

Buried

Separate interface unlike host website

Confusing search interface

Limited browseability

No interactivity

So why should your clients rush to use it?

Note - default content not appropriate for site / no branding / no integration / complex search / video search separate

http://www.diamondshreddies.com/index.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZeAwpPqnJU

Put yourself in your end user’s position: Create a single Anyword search box Create a separate Advanced search Add canned searches to enable browsing and quick access to hot topics Integrate OPAC into your library website template Review terminology & eliminate library jargon

Put yourself in your end user’s position:

Create a single Anyword search box

Create a separate Advanced search

Add canned searches to enable browsing and quick access to hot topics

Integrate OPAC into your library website template

Review terminology & eliminate library jargon

One stop shopping! Add records for websites podcasts RSS feeds blogs videos wikis etc. Risk an occasional dead link Get over the traditional librarian mindset that everything has to be perfect

One stop shopping!

Add records for

websites

podcasts

RSS feeds

blogs

videos

wikis etc.

Risk an occasional dead link

Get over the traditional librarian mindset that everything has to be perfect

Add more than bibliographic details: Abstract or table of contents from publisher website Link to full text Link to Google Book Search through API ( demo / blog post ) Preview Book covers Link to LibraryThing through their API.

Add more than bibliographic details:

Abstract or table of contents from publisher website

Link to full text

Link to Google Book Search through API ( demo / blog post )

Preview

Book covers

Link to LibraryThing through their API.

Comments, reviews and ratings Best for defined special interest groups Intranet implementation easiest Public website issues: Moderate postings to handle inappropriate comments Spamming from automated bots Malicious code Email comments - an alternative for low volume sites ( <a href=&quot;mailto:info@andornot.com?subject= Title ”</a>

Comments, reviews and ratings

Best for defined special interest groups

Intranet implementation easiest

Public website issues:

Moderate postings to handle inappropriate comments

Spamming from automated bots

Malicious code

Email comments - an alternative for low volume sites ( <a href=&quot;mailto:info@andornot.com?subject= Title ”</a>

Determine amount of information required Comments only Contact info Registered users only Notification message Admin interface if moderated

Determine amount of information required

Comments only

Contact info

Registered users only

Notification message

Admin interface if moderated

Comments section:

Comments section:

D on’t wait for users to find your OPAC Users will inevitably search on Google etc. first, therefore help them find your catalog: Add your special collection info to Wikipedia Create a Flickr group for images (Library of Congress blog: My Friend Flickr: A Match Made in Photo Heaven ) Create site maps with permalinks so that search engines can crawl your database records ( Google specs ) Join and post to relevant Facebook groups

D on’t wait for users to find your OPAC

Users will inevitably search on Google etc. first, therefore help them find your catalog:

Add your special collection info to Wikipedia

Create a Flickr group for images (Library of Congress blog: My Friend Flickr: A Match Made in Photo Heaven )

Create site maps with permalinks so that search engines can crawl your database records ( Google specs )

Join and post to relevant Facebook groups

Add an RSS feed or feeds Display latest additions (i.e. feed content) on your site ( http://iha.andornot.com/Search.aspx ) Link to your OPAC from blog postings Encourage discovery of related resources Add canned searches everywhere!

Add an RSS feed or feeds

Display latest additions (i.e. feed content) on your site ( http://iha.andornot.com/Search.aspx )

Link to your OPAC from blog postings

Encourage discovery of related resources

Add canned searches everywhere!

Provide alternative search options Add an Anyword search box everywhere Create gadgets or widgets that users can add to their own portals (i.e. iGoogle, SharePoint etc.) ( demo / blog post ) Create search providers or plug-ins for Firefox and IE7 Firefox specs OpenSearch plug-ins

Provide alternative search options

Add an Anyword search box everywhere

Create gadgets or widgets that users can add to their own portals (i.e. iGoogle, SharePoint etc.) ( demo / blog post )

Create search providers or plug-ins for Firefox and IE7

Firefox specs

OpenSearch plug-ins

Contact your vendor Suggest new features Research your options blogs, forums etc. Believe in your abilities Some suggestions require only basic HTML to implement Launch fast, refine later!

Contact your vendor

Suggest new features

Research your options

blogs, forums etc.

Believe in your abilities

Some suggestions require only basic HTML to implement

Launch fast, refine later!