netpunkt.dkIntroduction to the Danish Union Catalog

– professional version

Anders-Henrik Petersen

Danish Bibliographic Centre

ahp@dbc.dk

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DanBib - Danish union catalogue

bibliographic records/holdings from Danish university libraries, research libraries and special libraries (approx. 170)

Records/holdings from Danish public libraries (approx.. 250) the Danish national bibliography (books, periodicals, articles,

phonograms, AV) periodicals holdings from other nordic countries from NOSP records from the British National Bibliography, Library of

Congress and the ISSN Network (from 1981) bibliotek.dk / library.dk is a subset of DanBib with free public

access for searching and ordering

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A few facts….

26 million records (19 million “clusters”) 2 million loan request in 2005 Re-use of records – estimate:

public libraries 98%university and special libraries 85%

1800 libraries/users on main mailing-list

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Access to DanBib

from www: http://netpunkt.dk from Z39.50 client:

z39.50s://z3950.dbc.dk:210/danbib

User account for DanBib/netpunkt required

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Netpunkt

Costumized access to databases and services for DBC costumers – including DanBib

Web-to-Z39.50 – gateway Parallel search (and scan) in multiple

databases

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Netpunkt interface

requirements: Internet Explorer 5.5 or newer – screen resolution: 1024x768 pixels

interface and dialogue only in Danish two search ”modes”: command and menu item order facilities links to local library databases local holdings through z39.50-search

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Choosing database

Links to the databases – used when you work in one database

Mark for simultaneous search in databases

Use Services for information-sites og helping tools

You can only select databases you’ve paid for!

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Refine search

Change limits/filters

Browse previous searchesCorrect or refine your

search

Show/hide Refine search

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Settings

The user can select settings (saved on the local computer) Default database Command or menu search Display and download formats Number of records shown Refine search shown default or not Mouse og shortcut-mode Mail-adress for mailing records Ill-options etc.

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Importent components

DanBib databaseindexesinterface

”VIP”database of

library parameters

”BOB”ill-handler

and database

of illrequests

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VIP - system

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Loan requests

”Slå op” – links to the actual record in the local database (if correct url in the library’s VIP-parameters)

”Bestil” – gives you DanBib’s ill-request-system

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Is it available?

Some libraries can show availabilty (z39.50)

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BOB - system

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bibliotek.dk - public union catalogue

bibliotek.dk / library.dk is a subset of DanBib with free public access for searching and requesting

records and holdings from Danish university libraries, research libraries and special libraries (approx. 170)

records and holdings from Danish public libraries (approx. 250)

the Danish national bibliography (books, periodicals, articles, phonograms, AV)

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A few facts….

http://bibliotek.dk/ English version: http://www.library.dk/ Opened Oct. 2000 – new user interface Oct. 2005 10 million ”clusters” of records Aprx 400 libraries are supplyers 1.38 million loan request in 2005 Visits max per week (2005) : 100.000 8800 users on mailing-list Statistics (in Danish)

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Several search modes

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Editions clustered

Search for more like this

Editions clustered

Send request

Go directly to your favourite library

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Editions are clustered - FRBR

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Settings

The user can save these settings (saved on the local computer)

Name and adress (used for requests) Preferred library, favourite libraries Search and display mode Buying and import features

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85% find it ”very good” or ”good” 97% find it easy to use 91% find what they are looking for 94% finds the language clear and easy to

understand

User satisfaction 2004- Net-evaluation: 1220 respondents

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Importent components

DanBib databaseindexesinterface

”VIP”database of

library parameters

”BOB”ill-handler

and database

of illrequests

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Loan requests

Users choose where they want to pick up the item The library finds out where to get the requested Users are sometimes redirected to the local library system Users can see availability if they want to

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VIP – database – libraries decide their service level

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BOB – system – loan requests