Fort Collins Public Librarys WebOPAC

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• Fort Collins Public Librarys WebOPAC
• http//dalva.fcgov.com

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What well discuss today

• WebOPAC planning
• Details tour of OWL
• Keyword Searching Options

• Featured Lists
• My Library Account
• Syndetic Solutions

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OWL Planning underlying principles

• Everything within reach of first page
• Meaningful name

• Integration with City and Library webpages
• Flexible Searching

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Everything within reachhttp//www.coast.csulb.edu
/
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Choosing a Meaningful Moniker

• CSUs Sage
• CSULBs COAST
• UMs Merlyn
• MSUs Magic
• Colorado Alliances Prospector
• FCPLs OWL

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Integration with City pages
http//www.fcgov.com/
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Library page
http//fcgov.com/library/
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OWL Page
http//dalva.fcgov.com/
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OWLs Features

• Valid URLs
• OWL Graphics
• Navigation Links
• Spanish searching

• Quick Keyword
• Search choices
• Tip of the Month
• Partners

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Searching Options

• Fields indexed
• Quick keyword
• AVS

• Scopes
• Bib Locations
• Material type

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Searching Options
http//dalva.fcgov.com/search/X
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Featured Lists

• Three types
• III featured list
• New books canned keyword search
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• Media canned keyword search
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Featured Lists
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My Library Account

• Extremely popular
• No PINs

• No Reverify
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• Preferred Searches
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• PREF_SEARCHES_P145Y
• PREF_SEARCHES_P245Y
• PREF_SEARCHES_P345Y
• PREF_SEARCHES_P645Y

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My Library Account
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Syndetic Solutions

• Initial setup requires two wwwoptions
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Syndetic Solutions
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Syndetic Solutions

• Book jackets
• you can tell a book by its cover
  (horses--fiction)

• Title profile
• series information (At Home in Mitford)
• Excerpts, Reviews, Table of Contents
• book clubs
• readers advisory

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Marketing OWL
Vocabulary Lessons Big Bash Take Flight, Read
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Questions? Kim Crowley crowley_at_julip.fcgov.com