creating synergy between your website and catalog internet librarian 2006 glenn peterson, hennepin...

Creating Synergy between your Website

and Catalog

Internet Librarian 2006

Glenn Peterson, Hennepin (MN) County Library

OPAC developments: 2006

• “ILS Customer Bill-of-Rights” (blyberg.net)

• Greasemonkey scripts (userscripts.org – “library”)

• NCSU/Endeca catalog

• Catalog search everywhere!

Synergy

How can your website and catalog work together to

• add value to the user’s experience

• save the time of the user(Ranganathan’s Fourth Law)

Two approaches

• Bring library’s content into the catalog interface

• Integrate the catalog as one of many web-based resources

Opportunities

•Links to titles•Links to catalog searches•Make your links “smarter”•Single login

Link to titles

Link to titles in the catalog from:

•Booklists

Link to titles

Link to titles in the catalog from:

•Booklists•Newsletters

Link to titles

Link to titles in the catalog from:

•Booklists•Newsletters•New Book Alerts

Link to titles

Link to titles in the catalog from:

•Booklists•Newsletters•New Book Alerts•Events listings

Links to catalog searches

Pre-selected searches from:

• subject guides

Links to catalog searches

Pre-selected searches from:

• subject guides• pathfinders

Links to catalog searches

Pre-selected searches from:

• subject guides• pathfinders• reader’s advisory

Links to catalog searches

Pre-selected searches from:

• subject guides• pathfinders• reader’s advisory• new book arrivals

Make your links “smarter”

Keeping your patrons logged in as they move around your site, including into and out of the catalog.

http://www.imcpl.org/cgi-bin/translator.pl?.IB858055

http://www.../link2ipac.cfm?index=BIB&term=1137198

Scripting example

•Sets profile based on user’s IP address

•Logs in user •Passes session credentials•Redirects user to catalog

Single login

Takeaways!• Look for opportunities to link

from your website into the catalog

• Explore ways to keep patrons logged in across your site(s)

• Consider “mobilizing” your catalog via RSS/email, Google gadgets, MySpace

Contact Information

Glenn PetersonWeb Administratorgpeterson@hclib.orghttp://www.hclib.org/extranet