Metalib UWF The Metalib Implementation Committee Ray Uzwyshyn

Metalib @ UWF The Metalib Implementation Committee Ray Uzwyshyn, Caroline Thompson, Melissa Finley Gonzalez, Lynn Shay, Bryan Reingruber, Don Thompson Soft Launch, December 6, 2006, Official Launch, January 8 2007

What is Metalib? n n Cross Database Search Engine Metasearch Engine Integrated Search Engine Federated Search Engine

Why Do We Need Metalib? Libraries used to purchase most of our research, academic journals and all books in print Full Text Journal Searching 15 years ago This is no longer the Case

The Web & Databases Current Journal Research Methodology We purchase access to hundreds ‘vendor specific’ Databases, e-resources and journal collections across the multiplicity of university disciplines

Data Pipes Like waterpipes containing information Paying for access to data (articles, journals, books) ( Anthropology to Chemistry to Zoology) may be accessed electronically

Access to all this Information is through Our Website http: //library. uwf. edu/

Subject Guides

Scrolling List of Databases

Library A-Z List

How Do We Better Access these Pipes? n n UWF is part of a State Wide Computing consortium FCLA We Pay for Access for 323 Vendor Databases, 42, 000 E-Journals, 270 k/year(outside of FCLA), 4. 8% of 3. 2 million/year FCLA in Data pipes

Single Database E-Resource Searching 1998 - 2006

New Metalib Search Model Multiple Database Searching Emphasis on “Resource Discovery” Metalib as Resource Discovery Tool

When to Use Metalib? n Research Intensive Application Metalib Allows higher recall Search Terms Molecular Biology “Kappa 1 -opioid receptors” and “physical activity” Mayan Archeology “Chichin Itza” “Tulum” and “epigraphy”

Metalib Cross Database Search Engine, Federated Search Engine, Integrated Search

Metalib Customization 5 Major Metalib Sections Customization on Backend (Adding and Configuring Our UWF List of Databases and e-Resources Customization on Front End (Configuring Metalib for UWF audience Simple but powerful Tool

Customization Features

Metalib Training Metalib Team Ray Uzwyshyn – Overview, Customization Caroline Thompson – Quicksearch, Metasearch Melissa Finley Gonzalez – Find Databases Lynn Shay – Find Journal Bryan Reingruber – My Research Don Thompson – Getting Help, Report a Problem Page