Greg Vogl and Dennis Ogg Research and Development

Greg Vogl and Dennis Ogg Research and Development Services Colorado State University Libraries January 6, 2010

Overview � Project overview � Current status ◦ New features ◦ Hands-on exercise � Future possibilities ◦ Features ◦ Data Sources ◦ Software � Feedback

Project Purpose � Provide a tool to: ◦ Facilitate awareness of, access to and use of resources for academic research ◦ Search multiple library data sources at once ◦ Improve the user’s search experience

Improved Search Experience � User-centered design � Simple Google-like search � Relevant results � Facets to browse and refine search results � Suggestions for error recovery � Related items, information and resources � Interconnect with other software

Project History � 03 -2007: � 2007 -08: � 08 -2008: � 12 -2008: � 01 -2009: � 02 -2009: � 08 -2009: � 12 -2009: created Libraries R&D department explored catalog interface software started development with Vu. Find created advisory team conducted usability studies presented Discovery PDI released Discovery beta released Discovery created Discovery Tools Committee

New Features in Fall 2009 � Default search box on Libraries home page � Multiple data sources ◦ CSU Library Catalog (Sage) ◦ CSU Digital Repository ◦ CSU Libraries Website � Availability in Regional Catalog (Prospector) � CSU theses and dissertations � Citations and export to reference managers � For the latest news, click About Discovery

Development Process � Library Staff Groups ◦ Research and Development Services Department ◦ Discovery Tool Advisory Team ◦ Discovery Tools Committee � Needs ◦ ◦ Analysis and Assessment Focus groups (students, faculty/staff) Usability testing (Techsmith Morae) Survey (Survey. Monkey) Usage statistics (Google Analytics)

Weekly Usage, Fall 2009 50 000 45 000 Sage Pageviews 40 000 Discovery Pageviews 35 000 Sage Visits 30 000 Discovery Visits 25 000 Sage Visitors 20 000 Discovery Visitors 15 000 10 000 5 000 ек -д к де 13 6 - оя -н оя 29 -н оя 22 -н я 15 но я 8 - но 1 - кт -о кт 25 -о кт 18 -о ок т 11 4 - ен -с ен 27 -с ен 20 -с н се 13 6 - вг -а вг 30 -а вг 23 -а г 16 ав 9 - 2 - ав г 0

Hands-on Exercise � Go to http: //discovery. library. colostate. edu/ � Use Discovery to complete the provided tasks � Refer to the possible solutions if desired � Also see the online help

Possible Features � Interface � Navigation � Authentication � Personalization � Communication

Possible Data Sources � Course reserves � Digital Collections (CONTENTdm) � Other CSU publications, documents, data � Regional Catalog (Prospector) � Other Colorado library catalogs � World. Cat � Articles (journal, magazine, newspaper)

Next-Gen Library Catalog Software � Open Source ◦ Vu. Find - demo ◦ Blacklight - demo ◦ Library. Find - demo � Commercial ◦ Encore - example ◦ Primo - example ◦ World. Cat Local - example

Federated Search Software � Ex. Libris Meta. Lib - example � Xerxes - local demo, demo � OCLC First. Search - example

Web-Scale Discovery Software � Serials Solutions Summon - demo � Ebsco Discovery Service - demo � World. Cat � Primo Central

Feedback � PDI feedback form � Discovery comments and suggestions � Discovery survey � Future focus groups and usability testing Thanks for your help!