library.dk - bibliotek.dkIntroduction to the Danish Union Catalog – public version

Kirsten Larsen

Net Division

Danish Bibliographic Centre

kl@dbc.dk

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bibliotek.dk

General overview and statistics Search modes FRBR Requesting – show availability – automated

ILL Google – to and from VIP and BOB databases

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A few facts….

http://bibliotek.dk/ English version: http://www.library.dk/ Opened Oct. 2000 10 million ”clusters” of records Aprx 400 libraries are supplyers 2.2 million loan request in 2006 Visits max per week (winter 2006/2007) : 99.000 8400 users on mailing-list Statistics (in Danish)

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Several search modes

- and in Danish it’s also possible to browse subject categories

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Use of search modesFordeling på søgeformer jan-nov 06

50%

18%

11%

8%7% 2% 3% 1%

Alm. søgning

Musiksøg

Artikelsøg

Emneoversigt

Avanceret

Kommando

Nodesøg

Netdokument

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Editions clustered

Editions clustered

Send request

Go directly to your favourite library

Send request regardless of edition

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Editions are clustered - FRBR

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To and from Google

Try your search in Google (from bibliotek.dk) Google Toolbar with bibliotek.dk buttons All records exported to Google Scholar and

Google Books. 0.3% visitors from G Scholar, 0.9% from G Books

Subject Guide indexed by Google. 30% of visitors come from Google (diff. versions)

(statistics from 21.3.07)

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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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User satisfaction 2006- Net-evaluation: 5000 respondents

47% finds bibliotek.dk ”Very good”

50% finds it ”Good”

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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 can see library holdings and availability at their favourite libraries 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 Automated ILL coming soon…

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Placing a request – step 3 of 5

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VIP – database – libraries decide their service level

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BOB – system – loan requests