The Search for a New OPAC: Selecting an Open Source Discovery Layer

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2012

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Serials Review

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In early 2011, an Indiana University Libraries task force was charged with selecting an open source discovery layer to serve as the public interface for IU's online catalog, IUCAT. This process included creating a rubric of core functionality and rating two discovery layers based on criteria in four main categories: general features and functionality; authentication and account management; export and share; and search functionality and results display. The article includes information about our rubric and the two discovery layers reviewed, Blacklight and VuFind, as well as a discussion of the priorities of the task force. The article concludes with future steps and anticipated highlights for IUCAT.

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Kate B. Moore & Courtney Greene (2012) The Search for a New OPAC: Selecting an Open Source Discovery Layer, Serials Review, 38:1, 24-30.

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https://http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2012.10765415

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This is a preprint of an article whose final and definitive form has been published in Serials Review 2012 by Kate B. Moore and Courtney Greene. Serials Review is available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/; Link to the published form of this article at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00987913.2012.10765415

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