PAC 2.0: Patron Reviews

PAC 2.0: Patron Reviews Integrating reviews with your website and catalog 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

Why Have Reviews? 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

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How 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

Blogs

Easy to set up

Best for staff reviews

With comments can have interaction with customers

Madison Public Library http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

Seattle Public Library http://shelftalk.spl.org/ 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

Wikis

Free

Can be set up in a matter of minutes

Can be open or closed/moderated

Good for public reviews

Palo Alto City Library http://paclbooks.pbwiki.com/ 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

East Bonner County Library http://wiki.ebcld.org 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

Custom Databases

Costs include time and money

Requires expertise to develop

Customizable to library’s needs

http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

Harris County Public Library http://www.hcpl.net/cgi-bin/reviews/read.cgi?view=main 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

Commercial Options

May integrate directly with your catalog

Data pool from other libraries/sources

Less control (not necessarily a bad thing)

http://www.chilifresh.com/ 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

http://www.aquabrowser.com/advantages/my-discoveries/ 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

http://www.evancedsolutions.com/summer_reader.asp 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

http://www.hcpl.net/popups/summerreader.htm 06/03/09 Harris County Public Library

Things to Consider

Moderation

Staff time

Cost

Customization

Usability

Thank You

Grace Lillevig

eBranch Librarian

Harris County Public Library

[email_address]

Presentation at http://www.slideshare.net/harriscountypubliclibrary

PAC 2.0: Patron Reviews

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