Next Generation Library Catalogs David Lindahl Co-Principal Investigator eXtensible Catalog Project University of Rochester River Campus Libraries

David Lindahl

Co-Principal Investigator

eXtensible Catalog Project

University of Rochester River Campus Libraries

Faceted Browsing Search Interface (NCSU Libraries Catalog)

Catalog + Community Features (Ann Arbor District Library)

Hosted Catalog Solution (OCLC WorldCat Local - University of Washington Libraries Catalog)

Open Source Software (Scriblio - Plymouth State University Library Search)

Open Source Components (SOLR/Lucene)

ILS Vendor Offerings (Ex Libris Primo and Innovative Interfaces Encore)

Next Generation Library Catalog The “This Generation Library Catalog” Not just a destination Not software you can buy or download New role for libraries

The “This Generation Library Catalog”

Not just a destination

Not software you can buy or download

New role for libraries

Next Generation Library Technologies are changing quickly Library users are adopting a wide range of them Shift Catalog User

Technologies are changing quickly

Library users are adopting a wide range of them

Shift

Next Generation Library Study Users Conceptualize Design Usability Test Implement Deploy Iterate to improve

Competition Google OCLC ILS vendors Open source software How many next-generation catalogs do we need?

Google

OCLC

ILS vendors

Open source software

How many next-generation catalogs do we need?

Next Generation Catalogs Complete Faceted and FRBRized Not just a destination Community participation Flexible privacy and filtering Open

Complete

Faceted and FRBRized

Not just a destination

Community participation

Flexible privacy and filtering

Open

eXtensible Catalog (XC) Alternative way to reveal library collections to users Integrate library content into other systems Open source, collaborative

Alternative way to reveal library collections to users

Integrate library content into other systems

Open source, collaborative

eXtensible Catalog (XC) User interface: faceting, Web 2.0 Support for local development Handle multiple metadata schemas Informed by user research

User interface: faceting, Web 2.0

Support for local development

Handle multiple metadata schemas

Informed by user research

eXtensible Catalog (XC) Phase 1 (2006-2007) Funding: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – Scholarly Communications Program Duration: 1 year Develop a project plan Phase 2 (2007-2009) Build and deploy XC software Conduct User Research Develop a governance structure

Phase 1 (2006-2007)

Funding: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – Scholarly Communications Program

Duration: 1 year

Develop a project plan

Phase 2 (2007-2009)

Build and deploy XC software

Conduct User Research

Develop a governance structure

XC Phase 1: C4 Prototype

XC Phase 1: Name Authority Prototype

XC Phase 2 Activities Develop a metadata application profile Conduct user research Implement the XC software Seek out additional partners Governance and Sustainability Dissemination

Develop a metadata application profile

Conduct user research

Implement the XC software

Seek out additional partners

Governance and Sustainability

Dissemination

XC Phase 2: Advisory Board Andrew Pace (North Carolina State University) Karen Calhoun (OCLC) Barbara Tillett (Library of Congress) John Blyberg (Darien CT Public Library)

Andrew Pace (North Carolina State University)

Karen Calhoun (OCLC)

Barbara Tillett (Library of Congress)

John Blyberg (Darien CT Public Library)

XC Phase 2: Implementation Partners Notre Dame University CARLI – Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois Rochester Institute of Technology Oregon State University Georgia PINES Cornell University University at Buffalo

Notre Dame University

CARLI – Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois

Rochester Institute of Technology

Oregon State University

Georgia PINES

Cornell University

University at Buffalo

XC Phase 2: User Research Partners Cornell University Ohio State University Yale University

Cornell University

Ohio State University

Yale University

XC Phase 2: System Diagram Metadata Services Hub Metadata Cache Temporary storage of packages of metadata along with sources ILS Other metadata repository Institutional repository Normalization Terminology Relationships Transforms Sources for existing library metadata XC User Interface Platforms Drupal Blackboard Sakai XC-schema metadata delivered to client platforms XC User Interfaces Out of the box XC user Interface XC Cataloging User Interface Library resources organized by course Library resources organized by course Homegrown Homegrown (PHP or Java) User and staff generated metadata delivered to the MSH Plone Out of the box XC user Interface

Phase 2 System Diagram Summary Multiple sources for existing metadata Metadata Service Hub Multiple user platforms and interfaces

Multiple sources for existing metadata

Metadata Service Hub

Multiple user platforms and interfaces

XC Vision Address the needs of many libraries Flexible, extensible software Use XC “as is” or build on top of it

Address the needs of many libraries

Flexible, extensible software

Use XC “as is” or build on top of it

More information on XC: www.extensiblecatalog.info David Lindahl [email_address]

More information on XC:

www.extensiblecatalog.info

David Lindahl

[email_address]