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Wayfinding in a Cloud: Location Service for librariesPetteri Kivimäki
September 12, 2012
IGeLU 2012, Zürich, Switzerland
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Index Overview Features Principle of operation Implementation Demo
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Overview Location Service targeted 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
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Overview
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Overview Public interface
– Map-based guidance
– Additional information
– Fully customizable HTML, CSS and Javascript/jQuery
– Support for multiple languages
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Overview The National Library of Finland is responsible for maintenance and
development of the service– Enhancements
– Patches
– Plugins
– Server maintenance
Libraries are responsible for content management– Location information
– Page templates
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Overview Administrators interface
– Content management
– Restricted access
Search interface– XML over HTTP
– Public / restricted access
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Features Map-based guidance to books and collections Google Maps support
– Library locations
– $GOOGLE_MAP('Rämistrasse 101 Zurich')
Additional information on locations– Images, subject matters, notes …
Support for multiple languages Fully customizable public interface Remote searches via XML over HTTP interface
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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
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Principle of operation
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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
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Principle of operation 3 levels
– Library, collection, 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
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Principle of operationShelf
Collection
Library
Shelf
Collection
Library
Default
Collection
Library
Default
Library
Default
Level Template
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Principle of operation
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Principle of operation
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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
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Implementation
Apache Tomcat DBInternet
CentOS
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Helsinki University Library 4 campus libraries
– 2,2 million bibliographic records
– 3,6 million items
New Main Library– Opened September 3rd in Kaisa House
– 9 floors
– 0,8 million bibliographic records
– 1,1 million items
– over 2 million loans / year
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Demo Helka online catalog
– https://helka.linneanet.fi/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?LANGUAGE=English&PAGE=First
Helsinki University Library– Website: http://www.helsinki.fi/library/
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hulib
– Twitter: http://twitter.com/HULib
Aalto University Library– Alli online catalog
– http://kirjastokartta.kansalliskirjasto.fi/LocationHandler?callno=K+325+Hoppu&status=0&lang=en&owner=FI-AALTO&collection=tooloelama
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Questions?
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Thank you!
Petteri KivimäkiInformation Systems SpecialistThe National Library of Finland
Tel. +358 50 [email protected]
