consider the kpac : implement and customize the kids catalog
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Consider the kpac : Implement and customize the kids catalog. Amy Terlaga, Bibliomation / [email protected] Benjamin Shum, Bibliomation / [email protected] Terran McCanna , PINES / [email protected]. What we’ll cover. The beginnings of KPAC (Bibliomation) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CONSIDER THE KPAC: IMPLEMENT AND CUSTOMIZE THE KIDS CATALOG
Amy Terlaga, Bibliomation / [email protected]
Benjamin Shum, Bibliomation / [email protected]
Terran McCanna, PINES / [email protected]
WHAT WE’LL COVER The beginnings of
KPAC (Bibliomation) Implementation and
configuration (Bibliomation)
Customization (PINES)
IN THE BEGINNING … Looking for partners
– December 2009 Initial partners:
Bibliomation, KCLS, PINES, Sitka
First Phase: Screen Design, FGI (Seattle)
IN THE BEGINNING … From: [email protected] [
mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amy TerlagaSent: Monday, December 07, 2009 1:09 PMTo: [email protected]: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Kid's Catalog - Looking for partners
Hi all— Bibliomation has just begun preliminary talks with FGI (http://www.fgi.com/), a web design
company (among other things) in Seattle. We will need to develop an icon-driven, graphical kid’s catalog for our K-12 schools and public libraries in time for our 2011 Evergreen migration.
I’m putting out some feelers … Is there any other library system out there currently on or planning to migrate to Evergreen
who would like to consider partnering with us in this kid’s catalog design project? If you’re interested, please email me at [email protected]. Thanks! Amy
KIDS’ CATALOG BEGINNINGSFeatures: - graphical, icon driven subject categories, search box - customize each search button to bring up the library’s juvenile holdings - website links could also be added
KIDS’ CATALOG, PHASE TWO Programming the
back end – Equinox March 2011, then
stalled – more funding needed
July 2011 – staff interface dropped to lower costs
More partners sign on in October 2011: C/W MARS and Pioneer Library Network
KIDS’ CATALOG: IT’S ALIVE! Testing in the
Summer of 2012 (could have been more rigorous)
Released in Fall of 2012
Bibliomation uses children’s librarians and school library media specialist to come up with subject categories
KIDS’ CATALOG: IT’S ALIVE! The images came
from two different sources KCLS bought some
to be shared with the Evergreen community
Bibliomation bought the rest through istockphoto.com
KIDS’ CATALOG: IT’S ALIVE! Bibliomation launches KPAC in February 2013 Feedback webinar session in late March 2013
KIDS’ CATALOG IMPLEMENTATION
Ben’s part
The Kids’ Cataloghttp://gapines.org/kpac
Terran McCannaPINES Program Manager
Georgia Public Library [email protected]
Formed KPAC Working Group
• 29 Members
• Communicated via Listserv
Graphics
Audience Typeskpac.xml
• <global_filter>audience(a,b,c,j)</global_filter>
• If MARC record doesn’t have an audience type specified, it will not appear in search results
Audience Types
• A = 0-5 years• B = 6-8 years• C = 9-13 years• D = 14-17 years• J = 0-17 years
Categories / Lists
• Dinosaurs and Princesses• Seasonal / Holiday Topics• Cars & Trucks• Numbers, Colors, ABCs• Award Winners• Dewey Categories
Pre-Set Searches (in kpac.xml)• keyword:seasons
• (keyword:seasons || keyword:spring)
• ((((keyword:seasons || keyword:spring) || keyword:summer) || keyword:fall) || keyword:winter)
• Useful Search Documentation:http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=documentation:technical:search_grammar
Lists(Book Bags)
ListsReplace opac with kpac to get URL:• https://gapines.org/eg/opac/results?
bookbag=153204;locg=1;trail=11;page=1• https://gapines.org/eg/kpac/results?
bookbag=153204;locg=1;trail=11;page=1
Same List through KPAC & OPAC
Dewey Chart
Added Filtering by Audience Type
Hid List Functions
To-Do / Wish List
• Holds Bug (Doesn’t pull in contact info)• Admin Interface for Controlling Category Display• Location Setting • Login Screen• List Functionality• Add More Holidays• Link Dewey Categories• Make print-friendly version of the Dewey Chart• Improve Syndetics & NoveList Select Content Display
Sharing
• Live Version:– http://gapines.org/kpac
• PINES Working Repository:– http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=evergreen/pines.git
• Zipped File of code and graphics:– http://pines.georgialibraries.org/pines-kpac– Please see README file in images folder– Category image template is included