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VuFind at the University VuFind at the University of Illinoisof IllinoisLITA National Forum
October 3, 2009
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Presenters
Peggy SteeleUniversity of Illinois
E.Paige WestonCARLI (Consortium of Academic & Research
Libraries in Illinois)
Jenny EmanuelUniversity of Illinois
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Topics
VuFind OverviewVufind in the CARLI EnvironmentWhy VuFind at University of Illinois?VuFind @ Illinois: Usability
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VuFind Overview
open source discovery tool that layers on top of an ILS & replaces the public catalog interface
developed at Villanova University by Andrew Nagy (software developer) and Chris Barr (interface designer)
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focus is on “discovery” and narrowing down search results with facets
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developed by and for Villanova -- a Voyager site -- but designed to be ILS independent
drivers exist for other ILSs too:Aleph (Ex Libris); Millennium (III);Sirsi/Dynix; Virtua (VTLS)
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user interface is completely customizable
single searchbox can be integrated into local library website
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intended to serve as a comprehensive interface for all local content:
OPACinstitutional repositories local digitized collections
online journal information
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in production or in beta at several large libraries and at least one large consortium:CARLI http://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/vf-uiu/
London School of Economics https://beta.catalogue.lse.ac.uk/
Stanford University http://searchworks.stanford.edu/
Yale University http://yufind.library.yale.edu/yufind/
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libraries with ILS+:
National Library of Australia http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/
Colorado State University http://discovery.library.colostate.edu/
University of Michigan http://www.lib.umich.edu/
Georgia Tech University http://finder.library.gatech.edu/
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VuFind: Under the Hood
uses open source tools:JavaPHPLucene (http://lucene.apache.org/)Solr (http://lucene.apache.org/solr/)Solr/MARC
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cron jobs keep bib data current:
daily (or other frequency) export of bib data from ILS to VuFind
daily (or other frequency) removal of deleted and suppressed records from VuFind database
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AJAX queries dynamically pull current holdings info and individual item status from the ILS database as needed
http://www.w3schools.com/Ajax/ajax_intro.asp
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can link to an institution’s LDAP server for patron verification
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VuFind Functionality
simple, single-box search interface;advanced search option available;default display is relevancy-ranked; facets help to narrow results;cover images from Syndetics;
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place holds/requests in ILS;social networking functions;export to RefWorks, EndNote;persistent, bookmarkable URLs;search multiple, local databases
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Ongoing VuFind Development
several libraries have implemented VuFind -- either as their primary catalog interface or as an optional alternative
it does require local programming resources
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source code available free from Source Forge through the GNU General License Program http://sourceforge.net/projects/vufind/
local programmers download the software, extend it, fix bugs, and ideally contribute their work back to the rest of the VuFind community
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as more libraries adopt VuFind the community of developers grows and the product grows:
2 libraries in Virginia improved MARC loading process to increase speed of loads
National Library of Australia contributed RefWorks & EndNote export
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CARLI enabled VuFind to work in a complex consortium environment
University of Michigan contributed spellchecker and refined RefWorks export
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still needed: roadmap for coordinated future development and continuing growth of the VuFind developer community
not clear at present what role Villanova University intends to play in leading the community
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Two Articles
Implementing VuFind as an alternative to Voyager's WebVoyage interface: One library's experience Ho, Birong; Kelley, Keith; Garrison, ScottLibrary High Tech, v. 27, no.1, pp.82-92
The VuFind Implementation at VillanovaHouser, JohnLibrary High Tech, v. 27, no. 1, pp.93-105