Bibliography

From LIS 415 - Candy's Section

This page gathers readings on next-generation OPACs.

Publications

(Books, articles, conference papers, blog postings, online PDFs, et al. Use APA if you can, but I will fix, so don't obsess about it)

• Breeding, M. (2007). Next-gen catalogs. Library Technology Reports, 43(4).

The whole issue is devoted to the topic. Available through one or another of the Simmons e-resources. --Schwartz 16:29, 3 June 2008 (EDT)

• Eden, B. (2007). Information orgnaization future for libraries. Library Technology Reports, 43(6).

The whole issue is devoted to the topic, including a large annotated bibliography. Available through one or another of the Simmons e-resources. --Schwartz 16:29, 3 June 2008 (EDT)

• Herring, M. Y. (2007). Fool's gold: Why the Internet is no substitute for a library. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.

This book explores the idea that the Internet will soon replace traditional print-based academic libraries. --Hickey3 06:41, 20 April 2008 (EDT)

• Houghton-Jan, Sarah. (2008). Internet Librarian 2008: Solving the OPAC problem. Retrieved November 20, 2008, from http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/10/internet-libr-4.html

LibrarianInBlack's report on a session at IL 08.

• Jaschik, S. (2007, June 25). When 'digital natives' go to the library. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved June 25, 2007, from http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/06/25/games.

Jaschik reports on the ALA conference where speakers recommended that librarians play more video games to learn more about "digital natives." The entire set up of the library is outdated and the setup for retrieval should provide similar rewards for searching in the same way as video games. --S. Schwartz 7:35, 27 April 2007 (EDT)

• Library of Congress Working Group on Bibliographic Control. (2008). On the record: Final report of The Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control. Retrieved from the Working Group Web site: http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/news/lcwg-ontherecord-jan08-final.pdf --Schwartz 10:41, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

Followed by

Marcum, D. (2008). Response to On the record: Final report of The Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control. Retrieved from the Working Group Web site: http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/news/LCWGRptResponse_DM_053008.pdf --Schwartz 10:41, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

• Mann, T. (2007). The Pelopponisian war and the future of reference, cataloging and scholarship in research libraries. Retrieved June 22, 2007, from http://guild2910.org/Pelopponesian%20War%20June%2013%202007.pdf.

Mann examines the principles and practices of reference and cataloging in research libraries. --S. Schwartz 10:06, 22 June 2007

• Markey, K. (2007). The online library catalog: Paradise lost and paradise regained?. D-Lib Magazine, 13(1/2). Retrieved April 10, 2007, from http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january07/markey/01markey.html

Discusses why users dislike searching OPACs and what changes could be made to make OPACs more accessible. The article mentions three areas of focus: "post-Boolean" search capabilities (e.g. word proximity and stemming), employing subject cataloging for ranking algorithms and relevance feedback, and expanding metadata to enable users to qualify retrievals with greater precision (e.g. ratings, "when" metadata describing the time period relevant to the subject, and "is of" metadata describing the literary nature of the item). --Florin 10:52, 10 April 2007 (EDT)

• Morgan, E.L. (2007, November 16). Dr. Strangelove, or, How we learned to live with Google. Retrieved June 3, 2008, from http://www.library.nd.edu/daiad/morgan/travel/strangelove/

Report on a conference on next generation library systems; includes links to presentations. --Schwartz 16:29, 3 June 2008 (EDT)

• Morgan, E.L. (2007). A "next generation" library catalog. Retrieved June 21, 2007, from http://www.library.nd.edu/daiad/morgan/musings/ngc/

In a clear concise text, Eric lease Morgan (one of my heroes) outlines what it should be and how to get there. --Schwartz 18:07, 21 June 2007 (EDT)

• Morgan, E.L. (2007, November 15). "Next generation" library catalogs in 15 minutes. Retrieved June 3, 2008, from http://www.library.nd.edu/daiad/morgan/musings/ngc-in-15-minutes/ --Schwartz 16:29, 3 June 2008 (EDT)

• Murray, P. E. "Schemes to add functionality to the web OPAC". Retrieved April 6, 2008 from http://dltj.org/article/web-opac-schemes/

The Disruptive Library Technology Jester tells about the four ways he thinks technology can be added to OPACs (web OPAC enhancements, web OPAC wrappers, web OPAC replacements, and integrated library system replacements). --Harde 22:48, 6 April 2008 (EDT)

• Pattern, D. OPAC survey results: Part 1. Retrieved April 18, 2007, from http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/205/

Follow the links to all the other parts of this survey of 729 people working in libraries. --Schwartz 10:57, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

• Pearce, J. New frameworks for resource discovery and delivery. Retrieved September 1, 2007, from http://www.nla.gov.au/nla/staffpaper/2005/pearce1.html

A very interesting and systematic attempt to present a services registry model as a way of thinking about (and fixing) resource discovery systems. --Schwartz 10:41, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

• Schneider, K. G. (2006). How OPACs suck. --Schwartz 18:07, 21 June 2007 (EDT)

• Part 1: Relevance rank (or the lack of it). Retrieved June 21, 2007, from http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2006/03/how-opacs-suck-part-1-relevance-rank-or-the-lack-of-it.html
• Part 2: The checklist of shame. Retrieved June 21, 2007, from http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2006/04/how-opacs-suck-part-2-the-checklist-of-shame.html

An itemized list of features that OPACs should have but (for the most part) currently lack, including ranging in complexity from spell checking search queries to faceting and duplicate detection. It provides a concise introduction to the usability issues (though not as much on the structural issues) that draws criticism to the current generation of OPACs. Also read the first part of the series, in which Schneider discusses relevancy rating and the North Carolina State University OPAC. Don't be put off by the title. --Florin 17:23, 9 April 2007 (EDT)

• Part 3: The big picture. Retrieved June 21, 2007, from http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2006/05/how-opacs-suck-part-3-the-big-picture.html

• Stephens, M. (2007). Web 2.0 and libraries, part 2: Trends and technologies. Library Technology Reports, 43(5).

The whole issue is devoted to the topic. Available through one or another of the Simmons e-resources. --Schwartz 16:29, 3 June 2008 (EDT)

Blogs, Listserv lists, wikis, Web sites

(Whole blogs or listserv lists dedicated to the topic)

• Catalogablog, http://catalogablog.blogspot.com/

"Library cataloging, classification, metadata, subject access and related topics." I find this very useful for staying up to date on standards. --Schwartz 10:30, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

• Five College Libraries NextGen Library Catalogs, http://www.smith.edu/libraries/staff/fivecoll/nextgen.htm

Power Points and PDFs of presentations from the conference on Next Generation Library Catalogs at UMass Amherst on November 7, 2007. David Lindhal introduces next generation catalogs; Oklahoma State University Library discusses how they implement Aquabrowser; and University of Washington Libraries how they participate in a pilot project with OCLC: WorldCat Local. The link provides interesting resources in the form of recent articles on the topic. --Bugnion 07:05, 10 December 2007 (EST)

• futurelib, http://futurelib.pbwiki.com/

Wiki for discussion of next generation catalogs. --Schwartz 21:59, 30 June 2007 (EDT)

• headings, http://lists.ala.org/wws/info/headings

An ALA-sponsored listserv list which serves as a forum for discussing the future of subject access (to date, mainly LCSH)). Very interesting discussions with lots of your textbook authors weighing in. You do not have to be a member to peruse the archives. Moderated by our own Danny Joudrey as of mid-March 2007. --Schwartz 06:48, 28 March 2007 (EDT)

• LibrarianInBlack, http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/

Sarah Houghton-Jan's blog is usually where I hear first about new cool stuff in libraries. --Schwartz 12:06, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

• Libraries of the Future, http://www.jisc.ac.uk/librariesofthefuture

A program initiative of JISC (UK publicly-funded Joint Information Systems Committee). Includes a blog, meetings, and other activities to come. --Schwartz 13:06, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

• Lorcan Dempsey's Weblog, http://orweblog.oclc.org/

Thoughtful posts about networked information discovery, from the Veep and Chief Strategist at OCLC. --Schwartz 10:30, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

• NGC4LIB, http://listserv.nd.edu/archives/ngc4lib.html

Next generation catalogs for libraries - good solid stuff. The archives are accessible only by log in. --Schwartz 06:56, 28 March 2007 (EDT)

• Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control, http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/

LC's task force charged with figuring out what LC is going to do or not do with respect to bibliographic control. --Schwartz 22:20, 30 June 2007 (EDT)

Vendors and other catalog software

• Bibliocommons, http://bibliocommons.com/

Watch this space. Still in closed beta but the early buzz is good. --Schwartz 20:21, 4 June 2008 (EDT)

• eXtensible Catalog, http://www.extensiblecatalog.info/

A University of Rochester sponsored project to develop an "open source online system that will unify access to traditional and digital library materials". --Schwartz 10:30, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

• Innovative's Encore, http://www.iii.com/encore/

III, one of the leading vendors of library systems software (it's what we have at Simmons), has developed a new interface which includes faceted search, federated results, and tag clouds. --Schwartz 10:30, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

• RSS4LIB Directory of Experimental Library Tools, http://www.rss4lib.com/library-labs.html

The sandboxes which libraries have set aside for beta testing cool new stuff. --Schwartz 10:35, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

• Talis, http://www.talis.com/

This UK-based vendor not only offers innovative integrated library systems, but also sponsors the annual library mash-up competition. --Schwartz 06:34, 28 March 2007 (EDT)

• Talis TDN Innovation Directory, http://www.talis.com/tdn/innovationdir

An open directory of Library 2.0 Technology examples. Be they Web Sites, Widgets, Gadgets, Browser Extensions, Plug-ins, or 'mashups' of any type that demonstrate in the display, use, and reuse of data from and about libraries, you should find them in here." --Harde 10:50, 7 April 2008 (EDT)

Not updated since late 2006. --Schwartz 10:39, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

• VuFind, http://www.vufind.org/

An open source modular portal for providing access to library resources of all kinds, OPAC included. From Villanova University's Falvey Memorial Library. --Schwartz 15:58, 22 July 2007 (EDT)