web 2.0 enhancements for online catalogs
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Denise Bonin and Kathy BryceAndornot Consulting Inc.
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Interactivity Information sharing Collaboration User generated content Social networking Personalization
How does your OPAC measure up to these?
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Computerized card catalog / shelf listBibliographic data onlyPhysical inventory onlyBuriedSeparate interface unlike host websiteConfusing search interfaceLimited browseabilityNo interactivity So why should your clients rush to use it?
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Note - default content not appropriate for site / no branding / no integration / complex search / video search separateNote - default content not appropriate for site / no branding / no integration / complex search / video search separate
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http://www.diamondshreddies.com/index.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZeAwpPqnJU
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Put yourself in your end user’s position:Create a single Anyword search box Create a separate Advanced searchAdd canned searches to enable browsing
and quick access to hot topicsIntegrate OPAC into your library website
template Review terminology & eliminate library
jargon
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One stop shopping! Add records for • websites• podcasts• RSS feeds• blogs• videos• wikis etc.
Risk an occasional dead linkGet over the traditional librarian mindset
that everything has to be perfect
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Add more than bibliographic details: Abstract or table of contents from publisher
website Link to full text Link to Google Book Search through API
(demo / blog post)• Preview• Book covers
Link to LibraryThing through their API.
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Comments, reviews and ratings Best for defined special interest groups Intranet implementation easiest Public website issues:• Moderate postings to handle inappropriate
comments• Spamming from automated bots• Malicious code• Email comments - an alternative for low volume sites
(<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Title”</a>
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Determine amount of information required Comments only Contact info Registered users only
Notification messageAdmin interface if moderated
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Comments section:
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Don’t wait for users to find your OPACUsers will inevitably search on Google etc.
first, therefore help them find your catalog: Add your special collection info to Wikipedia Create a Flickr group for images
(Library of Congress blog: My Friend Flickr: A Match Made in Photo Heaven)
Create site maps with permalinks so that search engines can crawl your database records (Google specs)
Join and post to relevant Facebook groups
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Add an RSS feed or feeds Display latest additions (i.e. feed content) on your
site (http://iha.andornot.com/Search.aspx)Link to your OPAC from blog postings
Encourage discovery of related resourcesAdd canned searches everywhere!
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Provide alternative search optionsAdd an Anyword search box everywhereCreate gadgets or widgets that users can
add to their own portals (i.e. iGoogle, SharePoint etc.) (demo / blog post)
Create search providers or plug-ins for Firefox and IE7 Firefox specs OpenSearch plug-ins
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Contact your vendor Suggest new features
Research your options blogs, forums etc.
Believe in your abilities Some suggestions require only basic HTML to
implementLaunch fast, refine later!