Fontys Library Portal partner in learning communities Gerard Bierens Fontys Library webcoordinator December 12, 2006

Fontys Library Fact sheet ±35.000 students 16 libraries in 8 cities ±130 library staff information specialists media specialists front + backoffice ±80 eResources 1 digital library www.fontysmediatheek.nl

±35.000 students

16 libraries in 8 cities

±130 library staff

information specialists

media specialists

front + backoffice

±80 eResources

1 digital library

History 1998 2003 2005 2006

Situation – fall of 2004 Problems : Library had to deal with tons of digital information No solid distribution model Opportunities : The library as a learning space The library as partner in education

Problems :

Library had to deal with tons of digital information

No solid distribution model

Opportunities :

The library as a learning space

The library as partner in education

Idealisme in learning communities Fontys wants more from the library than just ‘ providing access to information ’ Fontys wants a strong relationship between education and information

Fontys wants more from the library than just ‘ providing access to information ’

Fontys wants a strong relationship between education and information

So...our librarians needed to: Know more about needs of our users (teachers/students/institutions) Find more quality information for them Share more with learners, educators and others Support more users, online and offline To do all that, the library needed a new [ interactive ] platform

Know more about needs of our users (teachers/students/institutions)

Find more quality information for them

Share more with learners, educators and others

Support more users, online and offline

To do all that,

the library needed a new [ interactive ] platform

The Fontys Library Portal The Fontys Library Portal needs to be more than just a website ; it should be a portal of knowledge where we [ the library ] can share our expertise and offer quality information services.

The Fontys Library Portal needs to be more than just a website ;

it should be a portal of knowledge where we [ the library ] can share our expertise and offer quality information services.

The basic idea… Weblog for news Wiki for background information iPort for electronic resources AND … Multiple ways of access!

Weblog for news

Wiki for background information

iPort for electronic resources

AND … Multiple ways of access!

Multiple ways of access Content as glue Embed library in other platforms 24/7 access Development of tools

Content as glue

Embed library in other platforms

24/7 access

Development of tools

1. Content as glue

Search simultaneously in both library weblog & wiki Save searches as RSS feed Continue search in library databases or even Google Stay in same interface Example 1

Search simultaneously in both library weblog & wiki

Save searches as RSS feed

Continue search in library databases or even Google

Stay in same interface

Example 2 Based on the topic of interest, readers of the library weblog get quick and easy access to relevant databases

New and (often) easy-to-use technology to dynamically mix up library content with other services: RSS-Webparts-iFrames-OAI-SRU-SFX-OpenURL-XML-API’s ... 2. Embed library in other platforms

New and (often) easy-to-use technology to dynamically mix up library content with other services:

RSS-Webparts-iFrames-OAI-SRU-SFX-OpenURL-XML-API’s ...

Example from our wiki: using Google Maps to locate the nearest Fontys library

3. 24/7 access Worldwide access to library eResources Worldwide access to library weblog and wiki ( library as knowledgeportal ) Access when you need it through RSS ( information comes to the user) Personal use (RSS reader like Bloglines.com, Google Reader or Netvibes.com) Web (website, internal web, eLearning environment)

Worldwide access to library eResources

Worldwide access to library weblog and wiki

( library as knowledgeportal )

Access when you need it through RSS ( information comes to the user)

Personal use (RSS reader like Bloglines.com, Google Reader or Netvibes.com)

Web (website, internal web, eLearning environment)

4.Development of tools Fontys Library Toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox quick access to digital library ( search/news/info ) over 350 downloads over 26.000 searches!

Fontys Library Toolbar

for Internet Explorer and Firefox

quick access to digital library ( search/news/info )

over 350 downloads

over 26.000 searches!

More tools: Fontys RSS Reader RSS Reader for Fontys Sharepoint Portal Fontys Library news automatically included

RSS Reader for Fontys Sharepoint Portal

Fontys Library news automatically included

Statistics 2006 Statistics until december 6 2006 , www.fontysmediatheek.nl Within a year number of visitors trippled!

Plans for coming year(s) Continue development Fontys Library Portal Federated Search & Retrieve Fontys repositories Mobile services Knowledge Management Internationalization (English/German) Web 2.0 Library 2.0

Continue development Fontys Library Portal

Federated Search & Retrieve

Fontys repositories

Mobile services

Knowledge Management

Internationalization (English/German)

Web 2.0

Library 2.0

Open the library Push the library everywhere Engage with actual and potential user communities Get the service to the user, not the user to the service Library 2.0 Dr Paul Miller – Technology Evangelist – Talis Library 2.0 white paper at www.talis.com/resources

Open the library

Push the library everywhere

Engage with actual and potential user communities

Get the service to the user,

not the user to the service

The Fontys Library Portal now is a portal of knowledge from where we distribute and share our expertise and offer quality information services to our users. December 2006:

The Fontys Library Portal now is a portal of knowledge from where we distribute and share our expertise and offer quality information services to our users.

Thank you Gerard Bierens Fontys Library webcoordinator Email: g.bierens@fontys.nl Phone: +31 877 875 895 www.fontys.nl/library Questions?

Gerard Bierens

Fontys Library webcoordinator

Email: g.bierens@fontys.nl

Phone: +31 877 875 895

www.fontys.nl/library