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SOPAC: The Social OPAC
1. The Social OPAC
John Blyberg, Darien Library, CT
jblyberg@darienlibrary.org
blyberg.net
2. Why a Social OPAC?
• Serendipity
• Stewardship
• Community footprint
• Adds value to existing record data
• Attracts users
• Improves the library experience (fun??)
4. The Three Social
Catalogs
• Pseudo/Semi-Social
• Authority presented as collaborative (ie
Encore)
• Syndicated Social
• User-indirect, Third-party data (ie
LibraryThing)
• Individually Social
• User-direct (ie Hennepin, SOPAC, XC)
5. What is a Social OPAC?
• Web 2.0-like social software layer over
the existing catalog
• Tags
• Ratings
• Reviews
• Comments