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Strategic Plan 4.1.1

Information for the UT Arlington Library's Strategic Plan 4.1.1 working group.

Friday, May 15, 2009

5 next-gen library catalogs and 5 students: their initial impressions

Quick study:

WorldCat Local, VuFind, Endeca, VirgoBeta, AquaBrowser

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"Next generation" OPAC products/projects

  • Ann Arbor District Library Catalog
  • AquaBrowser
  • Encore
  • Endeca
  • eXtensible Catalog
  • Primo
  • Summon
  • VuFind
  • WorldCat Local

Federated Search Products

  • 360 Search
  • Grokker
  • MetaLib
  • Searcher Analyzer
  • WebFeat

Next Gen OPAC Examples

  • AquaBrowser @ The University of Chicago
  • Aquabrowser ~ find more sites here
  • Encore @ California State University, Fresno
  • Encore ~ find more sites here
  • Endeca @ North Carolina State University
  • Endeca ~ find more sites here
  • Primo @ Vanderbilt University
  • Primo ~ find more sites here
  • VuFind @ The National Library of Australia
  • VuFind ~ find more sites here
  • WorldCat Local @ University of Washington
  • WorldCat Local ~ find more sites here

Federated Search Examples

  • MetaLib @ University of Texas at Arlington

Readings - Next Gen OPACs

  • Calhoun Report on the Future of Research Library Catalogs
  • Designing the future -- Library Systems and Data Formats
  • eXtensible Catalog Survey Report
  • How OPACs Suck, Part 1
  • How OPACs Suck, Part 2
  • How OPACs Suck, Part 3
  • Online Catalog Design Models

Miscellaneous

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  • Strategic Plan 4.1.1 Wiki (Login required)

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