E-Resource Discovery System at

IUB Library

Md. Mukhlesur Rahman

Assistant Librarian

Independent University, Bangladesh

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Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

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Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

Study Programmes

� Undergraduate

� Graduate

Schools and Departments

� School of Business, � School of Business,

� School of Engineering and Computer Science,

� School of Environmental Science and Management,

� School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences,

� School of Life Science, and

� School of Public Health.

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IUB Library

Established: 1993

Aims: To support students, faculty members and the general

information need of IUB Community.

Users

Established: 1993

Aims: To support students, faculty members and the

general information need of IUB Community. Users

6,000 Students,

250 Faculty members

220 Officers and staff,

109 Trust and donor members and alumni.

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Users

6,000 Students,

250 Faculty members

220 Officers and staff,

109 Trust and donor members and alumni.

IUB Library (Cont.)

Resources:

Resources Type Quantity

Books 25,000

Audio-Visual 4000+

Printed Journal/Magazine 146 (Titles)

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E-Journals 21,000 (Titles)

Manpower:

Designation Number

Librarian 01

Deputy Librarian 03

Assistant Librarian 01

Junior Assistant Librarian 03

Supporting Staff 07

IUB Library (Cont.)

Library Website: http://lib.iub.edu.bd/

OPAC site: http://opac.iub.edu.bd/

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Repository: http://dir.iub.edu.bd:8081/

Resource Discovery: http://lib.iub.edu.bd/vufind

Printed Journal Article Database

E-resources of IUB Library

INASP-PERI Consortium

American Chemical Society Wiley Online

EBSCOHost SpringerLink

Astronomical Journal Institute of Physics Publishing

American Physical Society Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishing

American Society of Civil Engineers Beech Tree Publishing

Annual Reviews Cambridge University Press

UGC Consortium: JSTOR, Emerald

IP Based Subscription: ProQuest ABI Global Package

Free Resources: HINARI, OARE, AGORA and ARDI

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Annual Reviews Cambridge University Press

Oxford University Press Wiley-Online Library

e-books: Taylor & Francis, De Gruyter LIS Books & ProjectMUSE

e-Databases: World Bank WDI, ADI, GEM

IUB Library Website

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IUB Library Website (Cont.)

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Management of E-resources

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Access policy of e-resources

� IUB Library webpage serves as access point to the

subscribed e-databases.

� 62 PCs at the library dedicated for using e-resources.

� User can browse/search, read & download resources � User can browse/search, read & download resources

sitting any 500+ PCs at IUB Campus

� Users can access e-resources using Laptop through

WiFi

� Limited number of user can use IUB Library’s

subscribed e-resources through MyAthens login.

Promoting usages of e-resources

• IUB Library regularly organizes Library Orientation class for

the new students.

• There are also hands on practice opportunities on how to

access and use of e-resources.

• Organize workshop on e-resource discovery for faculty

members of different schools

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Introducing VuFind as resource discovery tools

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Introducing VuFind as resource discovery tools

• To provide access and discover information through an

federate search tool

• To enable users to search and browse through all library

resources (catalogue, Institutional Repository and other

databases and e-journals.) in a single platform.databases and e-journals.) in a single platform.

• To increase access to library resources

• To save users’ time through single search in multiple

databases

• To enhance users’ satisfaction in finding required

information

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Methodology and Implementation

• VuFind Installation, Customization and Configuration

• Integration of ILS (KOHA) with VuFind

• Integration of institutional repository with VuFind

Integration of e-resources and databases • Integration of e-resources and databases

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VuFind Installation

Software• Apache HTTP Server and PHP for front-end web interface

• Solr for searchable index

• MySQL database for persistent data (user accounts, etc.)

• SolrMarc (a Java application) for MARC indexing

• Java J2SE JDK• Java J2SE JDK

• Vufind Version : VuFind 2.0

Hardware• Server : HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 Server

• Operating System : Debian Linux 6.0.9

• RAM : 32 GB

• HDD : 1 TB*2 + 650 GB*2

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VuFind Installation (Cont.)

Getting Started

1. Install Linux

Installed Debien Linux operating system as required.

2. Update the system

#apt-get update

#apt-get dist-upgrade

#shutdown -r now

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VuFind Installation (Cont.)

Detailed Installation Instructions

1. Installed Apache HTTP Server

#apt-get -y install apache2

#a2enmod rewrite

#/etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload

2. Installed MySQL2. Installed MySQL

#apt-get -y install mysql-server

3. Installed PHP

#apt-get -y install php5 php5-dev php-pear php5-json php5-ldap php5-

mcrypt php5-mysql php5-xsl php5-intl php5-gd

4. Installed the Java JDK

#apt-get -y install default-jdk

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VuFind Installation (Cont.)

5. Downloaded VuFind

#cd /tmp

#wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/vufind/vufind-2.2.0.tar.gz?use_mirror=osdn -O vufind-2.2.0.tar.gz

#tar xzvf vufind-2.2.0.tar.gz

#mv vufind-2.2.0 /usr/local/vufind2

6. Installed VuFind

#cd /usr/local/vufind2

#php install.php#php install.php

7. Linked VuFind to Apache

#ln -s /usr/local/vufind/httpd-vufind.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/vufind

#/etc/init.d/apache2 reload

8. Set up Environment Variables

#source /etc/profile

Finally re-started the VuFind:

#cd /usr/local/vufind/

#./vufind.sh restart

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VuFind Integration with Koha

1. Changed necessary setting in /usr/local/vufind2/config/vufind/config.ini

2. Copied the driver Koha.php (available at:

https://vufind.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/vufind/trunk/web/Drivers/Koha.php) to /usr/local/vufind2/config/vufind/directory.

3. Copied the 'Koha.ini' (available at:

https://vufind.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/vufind/trunk/web/conf/Koha.ini) into ni) into

/usr/local/vufind/web/conf/ directory.

4. Uncommented the following lines at ..usr/local/vufind/import/marc_local.properties file:

id = 001, first collection = "Catalog" institution = "Independent University, Bangladesh" building = "IUB Library"

5. Exported *.mrc data from Koha

6. Copy and pasted the book_data.mrc into /home/vufind directory

7. Imported marc data. #./import-mrc.sh book_data.mrc20

VuFind Integration with Institutional Repository

1. Associated the harvesting XML metadata tools from DSpace.

2. Edited the ../import/dspace.properties file as required.

3. Opened ../import/xsl/dspace.xsl file in an editor and checked/edited

and made necessary changed

4. Edited ../harvest/oai.ini file

5. Harvested metadata from DSpace.Change to ../harvest directory, and

6. Imported all the data to ../harvest/ directory and run 'sh ./batch-

import-xsl.sh ./DSpace

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VuFind Integration with E-journals and Databases

1. Converted all data formats i.e. .xls, csv into MARC21 format using MarcEdit tool and saved as ejrnl.mrc

2. Made a copy of ./import-marc.sh, like ./import-marc-ejrnl.sh and edited this line to add another properties file:

PROPERTIES_FILE="$VUFIND_HOME/import/import_ejrnl.properties“

3. Made a copy of "../import/import.properties"to"../import/import_ejrnl.properties" and edited the field "solr.indexer.properties = marc.properties, marc_local_ejrnl.properties" "solr.indexer.properties = marc.properties, marc_local_ejrnl.properties"

4. Made a copy of "../import/marc_local.properties" to

"../import/marc_local_ejrnl.properties" and add/uncomment necessary contents as required.

5. Make necessary changes in../web/interface/themes/[your theme]/RecordDrivers/Index/result.tpl file to show the result in search page.

6. Imported marc data: sh ./import-marc-ejrnl.sh <your/path/to/marc>

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VuFind Simple Search Interface

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VuFind Advance Search Interface

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VuFind Search Result

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VuFind Login

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VuFind Logging (cont.)

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Weakness

• Depends on MARC data

• No robust data tracker from parent database

• Full text link re-direct to source but not full

texttext

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Useful link

1. http://lib.iub.edu.bd/

2. http://lib.iub.edu.bd/vufind

3. https://vufind.org/wiki/vufind2:installation_ubuntu

4. https://vufind.org/wiki/vufind2:installation_ubuntu#co4. https://vufind.org/wiki/vufind2:installation_ubuntu#co

nfiguring_and_starting_vufind

5. https://vufind.org/wiki/importing_records

6. https://vufind.org/wiki/importing_records:how_to_ind

ex_dspace_with_vufind

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