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Wayfinding In A Cloud Location Service For Libraries
- 1. Wayfinding in aCloud: Location Service for libraries Petteri Kivimäki May 18, 2012 Elag 2012, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
- 2. Index Overview Features Principle of operation Implementation Demo NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
- 3. Overview Intended for libraries Shows the location of collections and shelves on a map – Map-based guidance – Additional information Independent of the ILS Web-based service SaaS – Software as a Service – Cp. traditional computing model NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
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- 5. Overview The National Library of Finland is responsible for the maintenance and development of the service – Enhancements – Patches – Plugins – Server maintenance Libraries are responsible for content management – Location information – Page templates NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
- 6. Overview Public interface – Map-based guidance – Additional information – Fully customizable HTML, CSS, and Javascript/jQuery – Support for multiple languages NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
- 7. Overview Administrator’s interface – Content management – Restricted access Search interface – XML over HTTP – Public / restricted access NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
- 8. Features Map-based guidance to books and collections Google Maps support – Library locations Additional information on locations – Images, subject matters, notes etc. Support for multiple languages Fully customizable public interface Remote searches via XML over HTTP interface NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
- 9. Principle of operation Integration to the ILS happens by adding a link to the service in the ILS search interface – OPAC and/or discovery tool Link parameters – Call number – Collection code – Language code – Item status – Library identifier NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
- 10. Principle of operation NATIONALLIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
- 11. Principle of operation The Location Service searches a location that matches the given parameters from its database The output shown to the user depends on – What information is stored in the database – What is defined to be shown NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
- 12. Principle of operation 3 levels – Library, collection, and shelf The output is generated based on the most detailed information available – Shelf -> collection -> library Page templates – Language and level-specific – Shared by many locations <-> location-specific – Location Service tags, HTML, CSS, JavaSript / jQuery NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
- 13. Principle of operation Shelf Shelf Collection Library Default Level Template Collection Collection Library Default Library Library Default NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
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- 16. Implementation Java (Spring, Hibernate) – Spring MVC JavaScript (jQuery, jQuery UI, OS plugins) CentOS 5.6 server Apache 2 web server Tomcat 6.0.29 web server (Java) PostgreSQL 9 database NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
- 17. Implementation CentOS Internet Apache Tomcat DB NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES
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- 19. Thank you! Petteri Kivimäki Information Systems Specialist The National Library of Finland Tel. +358 50 3112499 petteri.kivimaki@helsinki.fi NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK SERVICES