Delivering Individualized Library Content: Portals & The Future of Library Web Sites Tom Ipri Media Services Librarian Connelly Library Philadelphia, PA [email_address]

La Salle University Founded in 1863 Philadelphia, PA 6200 students Main campus and 2 satellites

Founded in 1863

Philadelphia, PA

6200 students

Main campus and 2 satellites

Connelly Library 9 Full time librarians 1 Part-time at satellite No dedicated Web person No dedicated Portal person

9 Full time librarians

1 Part-time at satellite

No dedicated Web person

No dedicated Portal person

mylasalle Luminis/Campus Pipeline University Wide Live Summer 2003 Cradle to Grave

Luminis/Campus Pipeline

University Wide

Live Summer 2003

Cradle to Grave

Why Library Services in mylasalle? The largest source of information on campus Best opportunity to segment information from a vast collection and direct it to specific populations Only way to get email Registration, housing, grades

The largest source of information on campus

Best opportunity to segment information from a vast collection and direct it to specific populations

Only way to get email

Registration, housing, grades

Brief History On development committee Ensure library presence Library “tab”

On development committee

Ensure library presence

Library “tab”

Original Look

First Version Basically a “dumbed-down” version of home page Not taking advantage of potential Director of Portal Communications hired 2004

Basically a “dumbed-down” version of home page

Not taking advantage of potential

Director of Portal Communications hired 2004

Second Version This time it’s personal Campus and Targeted Announcements myConnellyLibrary myResources

This time it’s personal

Campus and Targeted Announcements

myConnellyLibrary

myResources

myResources Library subject guide + Resources from departments Forms, procedures, job ads, etc. Education, Social Work, Grad Psych, SLH

Library subject guide +

Resources from departments

Forms, procedures, job ads, etc.

Education, Social Work, Grad Psych, SLH

New Developments Assignment Calculator Use of RSS feeds Federated search WebPac Pro

Assignment Calculator

Use of RSS feeds

Federated search

WebPac Pro

RSS Feeds Simple XML code Library news Databases Electronic Journals Library Links Basically anything

Simple XML code

Library news

Databases

Electronic Journals

Library Links

Basically anything

Snags Director of Portal Communication leaves Change of priorities Uncertain future New Web team PHP/MySQL Code to read database output

Director of Portal Communication leaves

Change of priorities

Uncertain future

New Web team

PHP/MySQL

Code to read database output

Back on Track A lot of bits and pieces Adding hand-coded & RSS channels Converting database info to feeds Can be aggregated on one “Tab” Tab – channels – tab Marketing Training

A lot of bits and pieces

Adding hand-coded & RSS channels

Converting database info to feeds

Can be aggregated on one “Tab”

Tab – channels – tab

Marketing

Training

What’s Next Federated search SSO for databases WebPAC Pro Circulation info in channel More use of CSS

Federated search

SSO for databases

WebPAC Pro

Circulation info in channel

More use of CSS

Is it a mash-up? Darlene Fichter Web site or web application that uses context from one or more sources to create a completely new service Building blocks

Darlene Fichter

Web site or web application that uses context from one or more sources to create a completely new service

Building blocks

Portals and Library 2.0 Paul Miller Push the library everywhere Disaggregate library systems Liberate the data Get the data to the user, not the user to the data

Paul Miller

Push the library everywhere

Disaggregate library systems

Liberate the data

Get the data to the user, not the user to the data

Impact Rethinking library services with the portal in mind Portal is designed to be dynamic and customizable Bring information closer to user Portal roles

Rethinking library services with the portal in mind

Portal is designed to be dynamic and customizable

Bring information closer to user

Portal roles

Impact Not a huge entity parsed into smaller bits But smaller bits that are greater than the whole Don’t add up to one thing, but different things for different people Future of library web sites?

Not a huge entity parsed into smaller bits

But smaller bits that are greater than the whole

Don’t add up to one thing, but different things for different people

Future of library web sites?

Delivering Individualized Library Content: Portals & The Future of Library Web Sites Tom Ipri Media Services Librarian Connelly Library Philadelphia, PA [email_address]