A4: Bringing the Library to the User: The Practice David Lindahl [e-mail] University of Rochester Libraries

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A4 Bringing the Library to the User The
PracticeDavid Lindahldlindahl_at_library.rochester
.eduUniversity of Rochester Libraries
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Next Generation Catalogs

• Complete
• Faceted
• Not just a destination
• Community participation
• Flexible privacy and filtering
• Open

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eXtensible Catalog (XC)

• Alternative way to reveal library collections to
  users
• Integrate library content into other systems
• Open source, collaborative

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eXtensible Catalog (XC)

• User interface faceting, Web 2.0
• Support for local development
• Handle multiple metadata schemas
• Informed by user research

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eXtensible Catalog (XC)

• Phase 1 (2006-2007)
• Funding Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholarly
  Communications Program
• Duration 1 year
• Develop a project plan
• Phase 2 (2007-2009)
• Build and deploy XC software
• Conduct User Research
• Develop a governance structure

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XC Advisory Board

• Andrew Pace (North Carolina State University)
• Karen Calhoun (OCLC)
• Barbara Tillett (Library of Congress)
• John Blyberg (Darien CT Public Library)

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XC Implementation Partners

• Notre Dame University
• CARLI Consortium of Academic and Research
  Libraries in Illinois
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• University at Buffalo
• Cornell University

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XC User Research Partners

• Cornell University
• Ohio State University
• Yale University

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C4 Prototype Demonstration
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XC Vision

• Address the needs of many libraries
• Flexible, extensible software
• Use XC as is or build on top of it