„ library dot hungary” http://konyvtar.hu András Kardos, Károly Füzessi Internet Librarian ’09 Session A104

This is… Country-wide gate to the library world Services for all libraries & patrons Tools for librarians to cooperate Platform for sharing our data on books, libraries and events Google search target with high ranking

Country-wide gate to the library world

Services for all libraries & patrons

Tools for librarians to cooperate

Platform for sharing our data on books, libraries and events

Google search target with high ranking

Home

Catalogs

Libraries

Libraries – on a map

Shelves

Wiki

Editorial

Geo/targeting Single URL, but personalized content GeoIP City database Favourite libraries Age group Interest groups Custom content Local libraries ...and their catalogs News & events with topic filtering

Single URL, but personalized content

GeoIP City database

Favourite libraries

Age group

Interest groups

Custom content

Local libraries

...and their catalogs

News & events with topic filtering

Data exchange What? Book summaries, comments across any OPAC Lots of information on libraries Library-related news and events How? OPAC integration Firefox extension News widget

What?

Book summaries, comments across any OPAC

Lots of information on libraries

Library-related news and events

How?

OPAC integration

Firefox extension

News widget

Google ♥ Target for indexing 60% of our traffic Book titles, libraries, cities and events High rank 1st or 2nd page Benefits of a small country with a strange language Technology Webmaster tools, snipets & permalinks

Target for indexing

60% of our traffic

Book titles, libraries, cities and events

High rank

1st or 2nd page

Benefits of a small country with a strange language

Technology

Webmaster tools, snipets & permalinks

Personal Private shelves Favourite libraries out of 4000+ Search in favourite catalogs out of 1000+ with one click Loans from many libraries in one place Due notifications through email, personal RSS or SMS

Private shelves

Favourite libraries out of 4000+

Search in favourite catalogs out of 1000+ with one click

Loans from many libraries in one place

Due notifications through email, personal RSS or SMS

Social Shared and public shelves, friends Send by email „ Search in local libraries” widget Games Bookcrosing For librarians Editorial inteface „ My patrons” tool LIS wiki

Shared and public shelves, friends

Send by email

„ Search in local libraries” widget

Games

Bookcrosing

For librarians

Editorial inteface

„ My patrons” tool

LIS wiki

… and pitfalls Problems Little money and lack of cooperation Fear of change Solution Help without asking Look outside the library world Push ILS vendors, get APIs, do web scraping Open, country-wide services, low cost

Problems

Little money and lack of cooperation

Fear of change

Solution

Help without asking

Look outside the library world

Push ILS vendors, get APIs, do web scraping

Open, country-wide services, low cost

What’s next? Mobile interface for search, shelves, etc. Yahoo Answers like reference service Facebook Connect and OpenID login Book suggestion API Push single library card for the country

Mobile interface for search, shelves, etc.

Yahoo Answers like reference service

Facebook Connect and OpenID login

Book suggestion API

Push single library card for the country

Thank you! Questions?