sherlock: the summon experience at claremont
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Presentation for vendor webinar, November 20, 2009TRANSCRIPT
John McDonaldLibrary
Claremont University ConsortiumNovember 20, 2009
SherlockThe Summon Experience at Claremont
What our users need
One-stop shop for library-wide search
A comprehensive full text only search
What we need
Persistent and iterative process
Jumpstart innovation
Integration of discovery tools
Library Enterprise
InterfaceHigh Usability, Intuitive, Robust, Relevant
Catalog Digital Library
Licensed Content
Open Web
Non Licensed Content fi
nanc
ial
stud
ent
adm
in
Digital Preservationinsurance, recovery, immutability
The Force is with us…
Core Team:Sam, Sheree, Candace
Contributors: Charlie, Adam, Gale, Alex, Jason
John
Evaluation Matrix
Saving Browsing Limiting Communication Back End Customization Cost
Search History Faceted Browsing
Limits/Facets in Results PURL Rename/Define
FacetsCustomize
Display Price
Saved Searches
Easy Navigation "Limit to" Indexibility Change Facet
Order My Library/RSS Subscription Fees
Multiple Saved Lists Clean Displays Limit to Source
Choice RSS Feeds Customize Results User Tags Enhancement Fees
Export to BibManagers
Disply Like Items Share with Customize
Relevancy Ranking User Reviews Customer Support
PURL Links to Like Items Image displays Integrate Systems
(LibraryThing) User Ratings Staff time/cost initially
Help/ Assistance
Resort Options Metadata about
SearchesEase of
Implementation Staff time/cost ongoing
Suggestions Book Reviews ILS Compatibility Feature creep
FRBR User Reviews Flexible, adaptable
Browse other Sources User Tags
(local/national)Language
customizability
Format Icons
Results
Joined in beta program for Summon
• Provides us with licensed content options
• Eliminates federated search
• Streamlines database selection
• Incorporates local content
Implementation
• Provided content streams (catalog, digital library)
• Content ingested by Summon
• Released Summon in beta form to students at start of Fall semester
• Planned release of additional interface overlay as our Sherlock 2.0 upgrade for Spring semester
• Staff time and costs
Will the rebellion win?User pros
– Content• Extensive coverage of our collection• Cancel A/I only databases that
overlap• Reduce database choice confusion
– Usability• One stop shop• Use as a recommender to native
interface–Increase use, increase diversity of
selection• Faceting• No learning curve
Will the empire strike back?Librarian cons
– Content• Data problems• Coverage of the collection
– Usability• ‘Less advanced’ option• Non intuitive/dynamic faceting• Native interface algorithms better suited to
database content• Barrier to entry/understand• Expected magical elixir (higher standard
being applied)
Aspect Google Scholar Summon Functionality
Simple. Easy. Fast. ✔ ✔
Limit to available full text ✔ ✔
Refine results by facet -Content type, Subject, Date ✔
Mouseover for abstract/TOC ✔
Content
Searches all library resources Not nearly all Almost allComprehensiveness ??? > 500 million records
Open access content More Some
Export
Folder/Export multiple records ✔
Format citations in common styles ✔
Export to citation manager ✔ ✔