Evolution of a Discovery Service: Development from functional and technical perspectives

Abstract

Implementing a single discovery layer to serve the diverse needs of many campuses, libraries and users presents an opportunity to take on unique challenges. Interested in open source software, Blacklight, SOLR, fast updates with property files, real-time updates, browse, ArangoDB, and other local customizations? In this multi-perspective talk, we’ll outline our past, current, and future efforts to create a complete and excellent patron experience for our shared catalog discovery interface.