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Roxana Popistaşu
Library systems department
To OPAC or not to OPAC?To OPAC or not to OPAC?Or Or How you can use other people's experiencesHow you can use other people's experiences
to your library's advantage to your library's advantage
University of AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
The verb to google (also spelled to Google) refers to using the Google search engine to obtain information on the Web. It was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary on June 15, 2006, and to the eleventh edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary in July 2006.
The verb to opac (also spelled to OPAC) refers to customizing the online public catalogue of the library in order to offer the users a better search experience. It was first used by Roxana Popistasu on the 4th of November 2009 at Developer meets developer (ExLibris).
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Jerusalem, Israel – October 23, 2008. Ex Libris Group is pleased to announce that the library of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Media Library of the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) - the University of Applied Sciences - have selected the Aleph® integrated library system (ILS) from Ex Libris to replace their LBS™ systems.
UvA says:To OPAC!
To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
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Basic SearchBasic Search
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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Basic SearchBasic Search
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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Search ResultsSearch Results
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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Search ResultsSearch Results
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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Full view of recordFull view of record
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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Full view of recordFull view of record
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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HoldingsHoldings
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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HoldingsHoldings
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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Advanced SearchAdvanced Search
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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Advanced SearchAdvanced Search
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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Do we really have to change something?• Usability tests• Focus groups• UBAcoach
“Do you need help in finding information or on how to use the library?UBAcoach is there to help you on weekdaysfrom 9.30 to 17.00.”
• Report on“Discoverability” fromthe University of Minnesota:
“Usage of portable Internet-capable devices is expanding” “Discovery increasingly happens through recommending”
To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Do we really need to do all the work?
• EL Commons
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Do we really need to do all the work?
• EL Commons » ideas for UvA
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Do we really need to do all the work?
• Other OPAC’s and library websites
The OPAC is Dead, Long Live the OPACDaniel Forsman (IGeLU 2009)
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Do we really need to do all the work?
• Other OPAC’s and library websites » ideas for UvA
CUNY - Basic Search:search hints per index
Harvard – Advanced Search:multiple select in filters
MIT – Full View of Record:permalink
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Do we really need to do all the work?
• Presentations from (IGeLU) conferences
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Do we really need to do all the work?
• Presentations from (IGeLU) conferences » ideas for UvA
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Do we really need to do all the work?
• Mailing lists
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Do we really need to do all the work?
• Mailing lists » ideas for UvA
Natuurlijk willen we ook graag een mobiele versie van de opac!Kost het veel tijd of moeite om zoiets te doen?
Of course we would like a mobile version of the OPAC!Does it take much time or effort to do that?
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Do we really need to do all the work?
• Weblogs, articles, interviews etc.
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Do we really need to do all the work?
• Networking (face-2-face, twitter, facebook etc.)
© Lukas Koster
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To opac or not to opac?To opac or not to opac?
To OPAC or not to OPAC? To OPAC or not to OPAC? Developer Meets Developer 2009 Developer Meets Developer 2009
Do we really need to do all the work?
• Yes, if you want to “boldly go where no man has gone before”!!!
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Questions?Questions?
Further information: Roxana Popistaşu – [email protected]://opc.uva.nl http://www.uva.nl
Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!
University of AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam