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Primo at the University of AmsterdamTechnology vs Real LifeLukas Koster - Library Systems Coordinator - Library of the University of Amsterdam@lukask – l.koster@uva.nlEMTACL 2012, Trondheim, October 1-3, 2012

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Agenda

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1-Discovery tools

2-Content

3-Indexing

4-User interface

1a-Technology

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Technology vs Real Life

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Discovery tools

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A one-stop single-search-box web based solution for searching, browsing, discovery and delivery of print and digital publications and objects available from library collections, institutional resources and academic publishers, using a unified index

User interface• One stop• Single search box• Web based• Searching• Browsing• Discovery• Delivery

Content• Print publications• Digital publications• Objects• Library collections• Institutional resources• Academic publishers

Indexing• Unified index

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Discovery tools

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Gateways to all information a library has access to

What I would like:

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Discovery tools: the environment

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Academic librariesTeachingResearchAccessSubscriptionsFreely availableInformationTraditional publicationsAll other types

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Aside

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Everything I say applies to all discovery tools,Not only Primo

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Technology

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Harvesting & Indexing

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Technology

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CentralMetadata

Index

Discoveryfrontend

UI

Externaldatabase

Externaldatabase External

database RepositoryLocal

database

Imagedatabase

ejournalejournalejournal

ILS

User interface

Indexing

Content UI

UI

UI

Harvesting

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CentralMetadata

Index

Discoveryfrontend

User interface

Harvested and Indexed Content

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Content

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Content

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Theoretically (technically) we can harvest everything we have access to

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CentralMetadata

Index

Discoveryfrontend

UI

Externaldatabase

Externaldatabase External

database RepositoryLocal

database

Imagedatabase

ejournalejournalejournal

ILS

User interface

Indexing

Content UI

UI

UI

Harvesting

Content

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Content

Shared Metadata

IndexLocal

MetadataIndex

Discoveryfrontend

Externaldatabase

Externaldatabase External

database RepositoryLocal

database

Imagedatabase

ejournalejournalejournal

ILS

User interface

Indexing

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Harvesting

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Content

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Discoveryfrontend

User interface

Harvested and Indexed

Shared Metadata

IndexLocal

MetadataIndex

Content

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Content

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Shared Metadata

Index

Local Metadata

Index

Local

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Content

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Shared Metadata

Index

Local Metadata

Index

Local

RepositoriesLocalSFX

ILS

Externaldatabase

Externaldatabase External

database

ejournalejournalejournal

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Content

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Shared Metadata

Index

Local Metadata

Index

Local

RepositoriesLocalSFX

ILS

Externaldatabase

Externaldatabase External

database

ejournalejournalejournal

Contentprovider

Contentprovider

Contentprovider

Systemvendor

Student Theses

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Content

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Alternative coverage

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Content

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Content typesMostly: Traditional publications

BooksArticlesAlso other typesDatasetsMapsetc.

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Content

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In reality we can’t harvest everything we have access to

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Indexing

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Indexing

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Theoretically (technically) we can index everything unambiguously

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Indexing

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Shared Metadata

Index

Local Metadata

Index

Local

Two separate indexes

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Indexing

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Data source

Sourcerecords PNX

PNXPNX

PNX

HarvestingNormalising

<search> <author> <title></search><display> <author> <title></display><facets> <author> <type> <date></facets><links></links><delivery></delivery>

PNX

Or similar,etc.

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Indexing

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Shared Metadata

Index

Local Metadata

Index

Local

No deduplication across indexesNo FRBRisation across indexes

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Indexing

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Shared Metadata

Index

Local Metadata

Index

Local

Consolidate both indexesAdapt local indexing to shared indexing

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Indexing

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Works reasonably wellMultiple search variants

But: strings, no unique identifiers

Author names<creatorcontrib> Beckett, Samuel</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib> Samuel Beckett 1906-1989</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib> Beckett, S</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib> Samuel Beckett</creatorcontrib>

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Indexing

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Again: strings, no unique identifiersSubjects/topics/keywords etc. are taken from each datasource ‘as is’

Topics

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Indexing

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Match Resource Types codes across indexesOne Resource Type per record

Resource types

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<typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource><genre>info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis</genre>

Resource typesInteresting example from institutional repositoryMODS/DIDL

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Aside: Primo “hackable”

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Ex Libris Open APIscustomisable, plugins, addons

Linked Open Data Special Interest Working Grouphttp://igelu.org/special-interests/lod

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Indexing

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In reality we can’t index everything unambiguously

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User interface

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User interface

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Theoretically (technically) we can find all we need with one search

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User interface

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Broad

Scoped

Discipline

Known item

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User interface

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Setting context

Before AfterAdvanced search, etc.SubjectDisciplineScopeTypeDate…

Refine results/facetsSubjectDisciplineSourceTypeDate…

Search

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User interface

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Broad RefineFacets

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Scoped

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Discipline

Requires uniform classification by subject of each item

In Local and Shared index

At the moment only available for relevance ranking in

On Journal level ScholarRank

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User interface

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Known item

Search on Title , Title + Author

No discovery desired!

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User interface

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Different audiences, contextDepending on context, different search interfaces may be appropriate

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User interface

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In reality we can’t find all we need with one search

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Technology vs Real Life

We can’t harvest everythingWe can’t index unambiguouslyWe can’t find all we need with one search

YET!

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YET!

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