worldcat local quick start aserl next-gen discovery tools #4
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WorldCat Local Quick StartASERL Next-Gen
Discovery Tools #4
• Voyager ILS [self hosted]; moved to Voyager from Notis in late 1990’s.
• SFX OpenURL linkresolver
• ContentDM
• ILLIAD
UAB Sterne Library Basics
2009 Events
• Significant budget cuts for 2009/2010
• Redesign of Sterne Library’s home page
• Major Voyager upgrade
• Registration for WorldCat Local Quick Start completed
A Little Bit of History
WorldCat Local Quick Start is a discovery tool that is
included in a subscription to OCLC FirstSearch at no additional cost
What is WorldCat Local Quick Start?
• No added cost – just time
• Hosted
• Chance to “test drive” a discovery tool
• User friendly on front and back end
• Able to add basic configuration
Generally Speaking
One Search Box
Specifically Speaking
User friendly platform
Specifically Speaking
Screen scrape for holdings
Specifically Speaking
Pulled directly from Sterne ILS
Specifically Speaking
Mobile Site
Intuitive administrator’s side
Administrator’s Side of Quick Start
• Will not link to aggregated databases EXCEPT OCLC and open source
• Limited configuration
• Cannot add an affiliated library [e.g. UAB medical library]
Quick Start Limits
Limits of functionality clearly identified on administrator’s side
Quick Start Limits
• Standardizing our OCLC numbers
• Evaluating and obtaining data that will support the expense of a full blown discovery tool
• Continuing to educate users
Where do we go from here?
Thank you
Peggy KainElectronic Resources Librarian
Mervyn H. Sterne LibraryUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Email: [email protected]
© Margaret M. Kain, 2011
WorldCat Local Quick Start