Delivering Individualized Library Content: Wide Open Portals 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

Luminis/Campus Pipeline

University Wide

Live Summer 2003

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 Essentials Panel myConnellyLibrary myResources

This time it’s personal

Campus and Targeted Announcements

Essentials Panel

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 Federated Search? More use of RSS feeds

Assignment Calculator

Federated Search?

More use of RSS feeds

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

Putting it All Together A lot of bits and pieces Can be aggregated on one “Tab” Tab – channels – tab Marketing Training

A lot of bits and pieces

Can be aggregated on one “Tab”

Tab – channels – tab

Marketing

Training

What’s Next Federated search SSO for databases Circulation info in channel ???

Federated search

SSO for databases

Circulation info in channel

???

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: Wide Open Portals Tom Ipri Connelly Library La Salle University [email_address]

Tom Ipri

Connelly Library

La Salle University

[email_address]