LIBRARY RESOURCE DISCOVERY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: OVERVIEW AND PERSPECTIVES

Marshall BreedingDirector for Innovative Technology and ResearchVanderbilt University LibraryFounder and Publisher, Library Technology Guideshttp://www.librarytechnology.org/http://twitter.com/mbreedingAmerican Association of

Publishers

Apr 14, 2011

Abstract

Marshall Breeding will provide an overview of the genre of products and services that provide resource search and discovery for libraries.  The presentation will include an overview of the slate of products available, the companies that provide them and their business perspectives.  Breeding will describe the basic functionality addressed in these products, their scope of search, and the data or connectivity models involved.  Perspectives will also be offered on the value of these products to libraries, how they benefit library users, and the implications for content providers. 

Library Technology Guides

www.librarytechnolog

y.org

Evolution of library collection discovery tools

Bound handwritten catalogs Card Catalogs Library online catalogs – OPACs Next-Gen Catalogs / Discovery interfaces Social Discovery Web-scale discovery services Comprehensive presentation layer

services

Bound Catalog

National Library of Colombia

Card Catalog

National Library of Argentina

Card Catalog

National and University Library, Slovenia

Card Catalog

Card Catalog

University of Kansas Library

Online Card Catalog

Salem International University

Computerized card catalog

Online Catalog

Search:

Search Results

ILS Data

Disjointed approach to information and service delivery

Silos Prevail Books: Library Online Catalog (ILS module) Articles: Aggregated content products, e-journal

collections OpenURL linking services E-journal finding aids (Often managed by link

resolver) Subject guides (e.g. Springshare LibGuides) Local digital collections

ETDs, photos, rich media collections Metasearch engines

All searched separately

Federated Search

Simultaneous search of library catalog and selected remote resources of electronic content

Based on live, dynamic queries cast to multiple targets

Limited result sets, slow performance Search and retrieval protocols: Z39.50,

XML gateways

Federated Search products

IndexData: Pazpar2 / MasterKey Ex Libris: MetaLib WebFeat Serials Solutions: 360 Search Innovative Interfaces: Research Pro

Federated Search

Search: Digital

Collections

ProQuest

EBSCOhost

…MLA

Bibliography

ABC-CLIO

Search Results

Real-time query and responses

ILS Data

Union Catalog based on Federated Search

Search: Library B

Library C

Library D

…Article

Database A

EBSCOhost

Search Results

Real-time query and responses

Library A

Modernized Interface

Single search box Query tools

Did you mean Type-ahead

Relevance ranked results Faceted navigation Enhanced visual displays

Cover art Summaries, reviews,

Recommendation services

Discovery Products

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discovery.pl

Decoupled from ILS

Discovery Interface

Search: Digital

Collections

ProQuest

EBSCOhost

…MLA

Bibliography

ABC-CLIO

Search Results

Real-time query and responses

ILS Data

Local Index

Meta

Search

En

gin

e

Legacy ILS Model / Extended Discovery

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API Layer

LMS

Con

solid

ate

d in

dex

Search Engine

Discovery ServiceSearch:

Digital Collectio

ns

ProQuest

EBSCOhost

…JSTOR

Other Resourc

es

Endeca

AquaBrowser

AquaBrowser

AquaBrowser

AquaBrowser

LS2 PAC

LS2 PAC

VuFind

VuFind: Villanova University

Differentiation in Discovery

Products increasingly specialized between public and academic libraries

Public libraries: emphasis on engagement with physical collection

Academic libraries: concern for discovery of heterogeneous material types, especially books + articles + digital objects

Discovery from Local to Web-scale Initial products focused on technology

AquaBrowser, Endeca, Primo, Encore, VuFind Mostly locally-installed software

Current phase focused on pre-populated indexes that aim to deliver Web-scale discovery Summon (Serials Solutions) WorldCat Local (OCLC) EBSCO Discovery Service (EBSCO) Primo Central Encore with Article Integration

Web-scale Discovery

Search: Digital

Collections

ProQuest

EBSCOhost

…MLA

Bibliography

HathiTrust

Search Results

Pre-built harvesting and indexing

Con

solid

ate

d In

dex

ILS Data

State-wide Discovery

Search: Digital

Collections

EBSCO

ILS Data: Nashville

Public

…ILS Data:

UTK

ILS Data: Tinn-Share

Search Results

Pre-built harvesting and indexing

Con

solid

ate

d In

dex

ILS DataVanderbilt

State-wide Discovery

Search: Digital

Collections

EBSCO

ILS Data: Institution

B

…ILS Data: Institution

C

ILS Data: Statewide

Union Catalog

Search Results

Pre-built harvesting and indexing

Con

solid

ate

d In

dex

ILS DataInstitution

A

Web-scale Search + Federated Search

Search: Digital

Collections

ProQuest

…MLA

Bibliography

ABC-CLIO

Search Results

Pre-built harvesting and indexing

Con

solid

ate

d

Index

ILS Data

FedSearch Non-

harvestable

Resources

Interim model to deal with resources not possible to harvest into consolidated index

Pre-populated discovery services

New-generation interface Harvested local content

ILS metadata Institutional repositories, ETDs, Digital

Collection platforms Vendor-supplied indexes of library content

E-journals, databases, e-books Full-text and metadata corresponding to e-content

subscriptions Book collections beyond local library collections

Discovery w/Full-text Book content

HathiTrust

Summon

Summon

EBSCO Discovery Service

Primo / Primo Central

Primo / Primo Central

Encore Synergy

Encore Synergy

Search: Digital

Collections

ProQuest

…Lo

cal

Index

ILS Data

Web

S

erv

ices

Local Index Results

Local Index Results

Remote Search Results

EBSCOhost

…MLA

Bibliography

ABC-CLIO

Encore Synergy

Social Discovery

Builds on modernized library catalog interfaces Strong emphasis on Web 2.0 concepts Users invited to contribute reviews, ratings,

preferences, reading lists, etc. User-supplied data becomes part of the

discovery process Users help each other to find interesting library

materials Example: Leverage use data for a

recommendation service of scholarly content based on link resolver data: Ex Libris bX service

Social Discovery

Search:

Digital Collections

Web site data

…User

Contributed Content

Search Results

Loca

l Ind

ex

ILS Data

BiblioCommons

BiblioCommons

BiblioCommons

BiblioCommons

BiblioCommons

SoPAC

SoPAC

SoPAC

Delivering library services to mobile devices

Increased expectationfor access to services through mobile

Library services: Mobile web Apps

Transmit library notices through SMS

Carefully selectfunctionality appropriatefor mobile

Tablet computing

Tablet computers have been around for a while, but the introduction of Apple’s iPad increases popularity

High-qualitydevice for content consumption

Access to library services and content

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0524/A-rundown-of-the-best-iPad-astronomy-apps