[CODE4LIB] AI and Discovery - pilot project
Health Education England (HEE) is funding an innovative project to explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to improve discovery. https://www.kenchadconsulting.com/recent-projects/ HEE is working with Ken Chad Consulting and Yewno on a pilot implementation of an advanced AI research solution - Yewno Discover - which will integrate with the existing discovery, authentication and knowledgebase/resolver infrastructure. A key strand of the project, led by Ken Chad Consulting, will be an analysis of the user experience (Ux) using a variety of Ux methodologies. Working with the Library and Knowledge Services team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust (UHDB) - one of the largest NHS trusts in the country - a range of user 'problems to be solved' will be investigated and analysed in the context of a busy and complex user environment. If you have experience of implementing AI/machine learning based solutions for discovery I would love hear from you Very best Ken www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788 727845 k...@kenchadconsuting.com Twitter @kenchad Skype: Kenchadconsulting
Re: [CODE4LIB] Spit-balling - open-source discovery layer
Maybe it is time to innovate and rethink 'discovery' services rather than simply providing an open source replication of existing proprietary approaches? A major long-term study of how readers discover scholarly content noted that use of library discovery services may have peaked in 2012 and is now in *decline*. (See: 'How Readers Discover Content in Scholarly Publications'. By Tracy Gardner and Simon Inger. Renew Publishing Consultants. August 2018) http://renewpublishingconsultants.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/How-Readers -Discover-Content-2018-Published-180903.pdf There are other approaches. Library centric reading/resource list systems In my work with academic libraries I have noted (presented and written about) a big increase in the deployment of library centric reading/resource list systems which, at least for many undergraduates, are now the 'discovery' systems of choice. Unlike (almost?) all catalogue/discovery systems they helpfully provide a *patron context* to discovery--i.e. the course/module the student is on--even the year/week of the course. In the main (notably undergrad') students love this more straightforward and relevant approach and may never use a library 'discovery' service. In addition these library reading lists solutions integrate closely with the university's learning management system and often provide access to 'learning resources' not typically found in the library catalogue/discovery system. Titles can be annotated with additional metadata - typically added by faculty - such as 'essential' or 'background' [reading]. There is barely a university in Australia or the UK that doesnt deploy this (complimentary) approach to discovery --though the US and other countries seem to be lagging behind. There is more information on the reading/resource list page of Higher Education Library Technology (HELibTech) https://helibtech.com/reading_resource_lists AI Yewno https://www.yewno.com/discover/ is an interesting AI based approach to providing a different kind of discovery environment. A number of libraries are using it. Yewno harvests 'millions of scholarly articles, books, and databases across virtually all academic fields' to allow users to 'navigate intuitively across concepts, relationships, and fields, learning from resources that might have otherwise been overlooked'. Voice With voice search becoming ubiquitous (Gartner predicts that by 2020 "30% of web browsing sessions" will be voice https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/gartner-predicts-a-virtual-world- of-exponential-change/ is any library doing work on this?--e.g. using the growing number of tools to optimise their website and/or catalogue/discovery service for voice search or to develop voice user interfaces (VUIs). It seems like library content and tech providers are working on this.. (AI and voice search featured at the recent ConTech conference in London) Linked data Finally there was a lot of talk a few years back about the opportunity to enhance discovery using linked data and a number of catalogues offered a linked data set - but I'm not aware of anything in place yet that looks really transformative in terms of the user experience of *discovery*. Ken Ken Chad Consulting Ltd http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845 Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad Researcher IDs: Orcid.org/-0001-5502-6898 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of Till Kinstler Sent: 11 January 2019 15:12 To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Spit-balling - open-source discovery layer Hi, Am 10.01.19 um 23:24 schrieb Fitchett, Deborah: > To date thereve been a number of successful open-source catalogue systems Koha, Evergreen, the current FOLIO project. Discovery layers seem to have been left out of scope of all of these. There are several open source discovery layers for libraries, in wide use are for example VuFind (https://vufind.org/) and Blacklight (http://projectblacklight.org/). But these are user interfaces, that come with a search engine component (in these two cases the open source search engine Solr) but without bibliographic metadata. > My impression is that the main reason for this is the problem of the metadata index. Metadata is hoarded by for-profit vendors; some of them only grudgingly work with the Big Discover Layer companies under strict conditions (and possibly with money changing hands, I dont know ) so would be unlikely to just hand it over to a community project. No metadata, no discovery layer. We are a not-for-profit library consortium in Germany and we are running a "discovery search engine" for our member libraries (with about 200 million records at the moment). This search engine (also implemented with Solr) has no user interface, bot only an API that li
Re: [CODE4LIB] ai in libraries
The following paper may be of interest. It has some useful background as well as views from librarians and others. Cox, A.M., Pinfield, S. and Rutter, S. (2018) The intelligent library: Thought leaders’ views on the likely impact of artificial intelligence on academic libraries. Library Hi Tech. ISSN 0737-8831 A free (repository) copy is available here:- http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/137254/7/The_intelligent_library_11082018_anon.pdf The paper "seeks to capture a snapshot of views in 2017 on the potential impact of AI on academic libraries and to reflect on its implications for library work, based on interviews with 33 library directors, library thought leaders and experts from related areas". Ken Ken Chad Consulting Ltd http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845 Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad Researcher IDs: Orcid.org/-0001-5502-6898 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of Tim Thompson Sent: 11 December 2018 16:50 To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] ai in libraries Thank you, Eric, for sharing this. At least for supervised machine learning algorithms, a training set is needed--and the labels applied to it are certainly a form of metadata. In fact, I think it makes sense for libraries to start devoting staff time to developing robust training sets to support AI-driven data processing and analysis workflows. This seems like an area in which Technical Services units could contribute. Also, if metadata is not necessary, why would we use machine learning to create and manage it? :) Best regards, Tim -- Tim A. Thompson Discovery Metadata Librarian Yale University Library On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 4:53 PM Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > Last week I attended an artificial intelligence (AI) in libraries > conference, and I've written the briefest of travelogues. [1] Some of my > take-aways include: > > 1. Machine learning is simply the latest incarnation of AI, and > machine learning algorithms are only as unbiased as the data used > to create them. Be forewarned. > > 2. We can do this. We have the technology. > > 3. There is too much content to process, and AI in libraries can > used to do some of the more mechanical tasks. The creation and > maintenance of metadata is a good example. But again, be > forewarned. We were told this same thing with the advent of word > processors, and in the end, we didn’t go home early because we > got our work done. Instead we output more letters. > > 4. Metadata is not necessary. Well, that was sort of a debate, > and (more or less) deemed untrue. > > If you want to participate in AI for libraries-like discussions, then > consider subscribing to ai4lib. > > [1] travelogue - https://sites.nd.edu/emorgan/2018/12/fantastic-futures/ > > [2] ai4lib – https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ai4lib > > -- > Eric Lease Morgan > University of Notre Dame >
Re: [CODE4LIB] Writing code to target Polaris SIP2
You might be interested in the Library Communication Framework (LCF) http://www.bic.org.uk/114/LCF/ "The LCF framework has been developed with the active participation of leading LMS and RFID developers". "a set of library interoperability standards which defines a framework for the communication of data between self-service and other library terminal applications to and from library management systems.This LCF standard is recommended by BIC as the best way to implement communications between systems within a library, for example between a Library Management System (LMS/ILS) and an RFID Self-Service Solution. There are various communication standards in use in the market in the UK and elsewhere including versions of SIP (Standard Interface Protocol). LCF supports the functionality in these standards but is also a framework seeking to enable systems developers to use and develop a common set of principles, variables and values to enable other standards to be developed". Ken Ken Chad Consulting Ltd http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845 Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad Researcher IDs: Orcid.org/-0001-5502-6898 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of Craig Boman Sent: 16 December 2017 20:10 To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Writing code to target Polaris SIP2 Hi Daniel, Have you had any luck with a sip2 testing tool? This will be a good control to connect to your sip2 server port, before you start testing your python/php tool. This testing tool was useful for us at Miami University Libraries when we were setting up our open source sip2 self checkout. Here is the link to the sip2 testing tool we used from the Central Library Consortium. http://www.clcohio.org/sip-testing-tool Best, Craig Boman On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 4:52 PM, Daniel Messer <danielmes...@mcldaz.org> wrote: > Hello, List! > I working on a project where I'd like to use Polaris SIP to check in an > item. Basically, I'd like to have the front end UI of my project take an > item, or a list of items, from a user and then run it through check in. > There doesn't need to be any real UI for the process itself, it can happen > completely in the background and simply alert the user that the items have > been checked in. My problem is that I've never written code targeting SIP2 > in general and Polaris SIP2 specifically. I'm somewhat useful in PHP and > Python so I've been experimenting with some projects on those areas, namely: > > * SIP2PHP - https://github.com/cap60552/php-sip2 > > * PySIP2 - https://github.com/berick/pysip2 > In the end, I could use either because I can make the project work in PHP > or Python and it really doesn't matter which language I use. But using this > code, I'm simply unable to get anything useful out of Polaris ILS. SIP2PHP > seems to connect, but nothing happens and PySIP2 connects but seems to > utterly fail on login, crashing out of Python completely. > Has anyone out there written code targeting Polaris' SIP service and made > it work? I can go into more detail if needed, but right now, my problems > lie more in just getting the thing to connect, let alone sending it a > checkin command. > Thanks so much! > ~Dan! > [http://mcldaz.org/custom/images/MCLD-M_100px_w.png]Daniel Messer | > Integrated Library System Administrator > Administration | 602-652-3062 >
Re: [CODE4LIB] A coherent solution for a library/archive/museum?
Thanks Peter,
Developments like Folio are a great opportunity to widen out the notion of
'library systems.' In the past there have been attempts to 'bend' library
systems and the MARC format to meet the needs of other areas such as archives
and museums. These have had only limited success and have rarely (if ever?)
gone beyond some form of data aggregation for discovery. In terms of archives I
think (not quite sure of my ground here) that the US has tended to make use of
MARC whereas Canada and the UK eschew that in favour of ISAD(G)/EAD -I believe
because they can better represent the hierarchical ("fonds" -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonds ) nature of archives. Spectrum seems to
rule for museums (and in the UK being 'Spectrum compliant' helps in getting
museum 'accreditation' I believe)
Perhaps Folio should talk to (see my other email) System Simulation and Soutron
for example and get them involved? Archives hub
https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/about/ in the UK is also brilliant with a lot of
expertise. It is a national Jisc service and I know Jisc is supporting Folio
but I wonder if they have thought about specifically involving the Archive Hub
people?
System Simulation based in London. http://www.ssl.co.uk/
Soutron too has done some work on an integrated library and archive solution.
https://www.soutron.com/products/soutron-combined-library-archive/
Ken
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To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] A coherent solution for a library/archive/museum?
I'll humbly suggest that FOLIO might be a platform for that coherent whole,
albeit one that isn't ready for such a role today. The service platform
concept enables apps to cooperate on storing and operating on data in the
system. There has been early talk about the needs for library special
collections departments for attached record types like "conservation treatment"
and reading room requests. The core of the platform is metadata agnostic...it
will enable several descriptive record formats to coexist in the same system.
The authority control and linked data elements are beyond the plans for v1 to
be ready next year; it would be useful to have archive and museum perspectives
complement the library perspectives that are a part of the project now.
Peter
On Nov 9, 2017, 12:42 PM -0500, Ken Chad <k...@kenchadconsulting.com>, wrote:
> I'm working with a learned society that is looking for a more integrated
> software solution for its rich library, archive and museum collections. I'd
> love to hear from anyone with real life experience of combining these
> elements into something like a coherent wholein particular in terms
> of:-
>
> . Unified discovery across the record formats used by
> libraries/archives/museums -e.g. MARC/ISAD(G)-EAD/Spectrum. For example I
> have seen a small number of organisations that have managed to combine the
> display of bibliographic data (based on MARC) with hierarchical archive data
> (based on ISAD(G). I'd welcome any experience you are prepared to share
>
> . A shared thesaurus/controlled vocabulary (MARC authority control
> is insufficient) across the three main collection types
> (library/archive/museum).
>
> . Linked data type solutions to expose these (typically unique)
> materials on the web. (E.g. I've noted the Atlas Systems and Zepheira
> partnership announced last year)
>
>
>
> My sense at the moment that the resource/collection management functions
> will be much harder to integrate into a single solution-although there is
> some similarity between archives and museums (e.g. location management,
> conservation management, digitisation etc)
>
>
>
> All comments gratefully received!
>
> Ken
>
> Ken Chad Consulting Ltd <http://www.kenchadconsuting.com/
> http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845
>
> Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin:
> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad> www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad
>
> Researcher IDs:
>
> . Orcid.org/-0001-5502-6898
>
> . ResearchGate: <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad
> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad
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>
Re: [CODE4LIB] A coherent solution for a library/archive/museum?
Thanks Jonathan. Archives and museums do seem to play Cinderella to libraries. I did some work with one of the richest universities in the world and what they were spending on their archives management was tiny compared to the library system. However I'm not losing hope.These guys show promise. System Simulation based in London. http://www.ssl.co.uk/ Soutron too has done some work on an integrated library and archive solution. https://www.soutron.com/products/soutron-combined-library-archive/ I'd be interested if there are similar smaller companies in the US. The mainstream library system vendors don't seem to be especially interested. Ken Tel: +44 (0)7788727845 Email: k...@kenchadconsulting.com www.kenchadconsulting.com > On 9 Nov 2017, at 19:48, Jonathan Rochkind <jonat...@dnil.net> wrote: > > Sadly, I'm not sure anything like this actually feasibly exists or can be > constructed, with a low TCO for a small org. :( > >> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Ken Chad <k...@kenchadconsulting.com> wrote: >> >> I'm working with a learned society that is looking for a more integrated >> software solution for its rich library, archive and museum collections. I'd >> love to hear from anyone with real life experience of combining these >> elements into something like a coherent wholein particular in terms >> of:- >> >> . Unified discovery across the record formats used by >> libraries/archives/museums -e.g. MARC/ISAD(G)-EAD/Spectrum. For example I >> have seen a small number of organisations that have managed to combine the >> display of bibliographic data (based on MARC) with hierarchical archive >> data >> (based on ISAD(G). I'd welcome any experience you are prepared to share >> >> . A shared thesaurus/controlled vocabulary (MARC authority control >> is insufficient) across the three main collection types >> (library/archive/museum). >> >> . Linked data type solutions to expose these (typically unique) >> materials on the web. (E.g. I've noted the Atlas Systems and Zepheira >> partnership announced last year) >> >> >> >> My sense at the moment that the resource/collection management functions >> will be much harder to integrate into a single solution-although there is >> some similarity between archives and museums (e.g. location management, >> conservation management, digitisation etc) >> >> >> >> All comments gratefully received! >> >> Ken >> >> Ken Chad Consulting Ltd <http://www.kenchadconsuting.com/> >> http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845 >> >> Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin: >> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad> www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad >> >> Researcher IDs: >> >> . Orcid.org/-0001-5502-6898 >> >> . ResearchGate: <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad> >> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad >> >> >>
Re: [CODE4LIB] [lita-l] A coherent solution for a library/archive/museum?
Thanks Freya. I will share. Your comment about the distinct needs especially in terms of collection management rings true. I do feel however that there is more hope for unified discovery. I am seeing some examples of that. Your remark about a trend in LAM resonates. I think an appreciation of the value of archives and special collections, esp in an academic context is gaining ground. Research libraries uk (RLUK) produced an useful report back in 2014. http://www.rluk.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/RLUK-UDC-Report.pdf Ken Tel: +44 (0)7788727845 Email: k...@kenchadconsulting.com www.kenchadconsulting.com > On 9 Nov 2017, at 18:07, Anderson, Freya N (EED) <freya.ander...@alaska.gov> > wrote: > > About 3-4 years ago, as we were planning to move from three separate > locations into a shared building, the Alaska State Library, State Archives, > and State Museum explored this in depth. At that time, we were unable to > find or develop any sharable catalog or discovery layer that worked for all. > The needs were just so different, despite similarities, and none of us were > willing to give up functionality that was perceived as needed. We have the > additional wrinkle that the State Library is in a consortium with many other > libraries, and keeping that connection is a high priority. Still, it seemed > like it should be doable to all of us, well, most of us, until we tried to do > it. The trend of integrating LAMs seems to be gaining speed, though, so > hopefully there’s something now! Please do share what you find. > > Freya > === > Freya Anderson > Head, Information Services > Alaska State Library > 907-465-1315 > > http://library.alaska.gov/ > > From: Ken Chad [mailto:k...@kenchadconsulting.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 8:43 AM > To: lis-l...@jiscmail.ac.uk; lit...@lists.ala.org; 'Code for Libraries' > <CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG> > Subject: [lita-l] A coherent solution for a library/archive/museum? > > I’m working with a learned society that is looking for a more integrated > software solution for its rich library, archive and museum collections. I’d > love to hear from anyone with real life experience of combining these > elements into something like a coherent wholein particular in terms of:- > · Unified discovery across the record formats used by > libraries/archives/museums –e.g. MARC/ISAD(G)-EAD/Spectrum. For example I > have seen a small number of organisations that have managed to combine the > display of bibliographic data (based on MARC) with hierarchical archive data > (based on ISAD(G). I’d welcome any experience you are prepared to share > · A shared thesaurus/controlled vocabulary (MARC authority control is > insufficient) across the three main collection types (library/archive/museum). > · Linked data type solutions to expose these (typically unique) > materials on the web. (E.g. I’ve noted the Atlas Systems and Zepheira > partnership announced last year) > > My sense at the moment that the resource/collection management functions will > be much harder to integrate into a single solution—although there is some > similarity between archives and museums (e.g. location management, > conservation management, digitisation etc) > > All comments gratefully received! > Ken > Ken Chad Consulting Ltd http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845 > Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin: > www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad > Researcher IDs: > · Orcid.org/-0001-5502-6898 > · ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad > > > To maximize your use of LITA-L or to unsubscribe, see > http://www.ala.org/lita/involve/email > > To maximize your use of LITA-L or to unsubscribe, see > http://www.ala.org/lita/involve/email
[CODE4LIB] A coherent solution for a library/archive/museum?
I'm working with a learned society that is looking for a more integrated software solution for its rich library, archive and museum collections. I'd love to hear from anyone with real life experience of combining these elements into something like a coherent wholein particular in terms of:- . Unified discovery across the record formats used by libraries/archives/museums -e.g. MARC/ISAD(G)-EAD/Spectrum. For example I have seen a small number of organisations that have managed to combine the display of bibliographic data (based on MARC) with hierarchical archive data (based on ISAD(G). I'd welcome any experience you are prepared to share . A shared thesaurus/controlled vocabulary (MARC authority control is insufficient) across the three main collection types (library/archive/museum). . Linked data type solutions to expose these (typically unique) materials on the web. (E.g. I've noted the Atlas Systems and Zepheira partnership announced last year) My sense at the moment that the resource/collection management functions will be much harder to integrate into a single solution-although there is some similarity between archives and museums (e.g. location management, conservation management, digitisation etc) All comments gratefully received! Ken Ken Chad Consulting Ltd <http://www.kenchadconsuting.com/> http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845 Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin: <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad> www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad Researcher IDs: . Orcid.org/-0001-5502-6898 . ResearchGate: <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad
Re: [CODE4LIB] mini-catalogs
A form on mini catalogue is of course the reading/resource list.. (Library centric) reading/resource list solutions are a major theme in the UK (and also Australia and New Zealand). Some libraries pay more for their reading list solution than their ILS because they see it having more value. Adoption of reading list solutions such as Talis Aspire and ExLibris Leganto has reached over 50% of all UK Higher Ed libraries. They provide a contextual (eg "I am a 2nd year anthropology student on week 2 of my course") view of the library catalogue that allows annotations by library staff and faculty (eg "Read chapter 4") and also students. The reading list very often trumps the OPAC/Discovery service especially for undergraduate students as it is usually closely integrated with the Learning Management System/VLE. Importantly the reading list will also contain resources that are typically *not* in the library catalogue such as digitised chapters. Now that US library system vendors like ProQuest/ExLibris and SirsiDynix have got into the reading list game (significantly different to 'course reserves') it looks like we'll see these solutions getting more widely adopted in the US More information is on Higher Education Library Technology (HELibTech) http://helibtech.com/Reading_Resource+lists BTW I'm working on a (Open, CCO licensed) HELibTech Briefing paper on reading List and would love to get thoughts and feedback from US librarians I think it could be one of the next 'top tech trends'.. Ken Ken Chad Consulting Ltd http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845 Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad Researcher IDs: Orcid.org/-0001-5502-6898 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of Karen Coyle Sent: 24 October 2017 16:35 To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] mini-catalogs I like this idea. We could add any reviews we can find, let people annotate the entries, and call them bibliographies. There is an obvious (to me) need for something other than a dump of bibliographic data based on a search. The hard part will be facilitating selection, the wheat/chaff problem. Not all of the items in our libraries are of equal import, but we have no way to provide a ranking. (I think OCLC does this based on # of holdings?) If a sub collection could be a SELECTION based on INTELLIGENCE that would be ideal. kc On 10/24/17 7:56 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > I think a “kewl” (as well as cool) idea is the creation of mini-catalogs. > > Our libraries have large collection. That’s nice. But often the > student/scholar only wants to look at a smaller subset of the collection. For > example, they might want to look at only the books about painting. > Alternatively, they might want to only look at items in a particular sub > collection — a “special” collection. Unfortunately, and to the best of my > knowledge, our library catalogs are not really amenable to such things. > > In order to facilitate greater use & understanding of these sub collections, > I think it would be fun to: > > 1. dump all the MARC records describing a sub collection > > 2. generate a set of text files intended for printing, > and these text files would manifest a VERY traditional > library catalog [1] > > 3. generate a computer-searchable index designed to be > used by a hand-held device [2] > > 4. promote the use & availability of the outputs of > Steps #2 & #3 > > What’s kewl is that the text files can be given away, printed, and even > (“Gasp!”) written in. They require zero technology, and can last a long, long > time. Heck, they are even portable and copies can be placed at the head of > the collection(s). In days of old, librarians paid hundreds of dollars for > these sorts of “catalogs”. They can still be valuable today. > > What’s more, the computer-searchable indexes and can be carried into the > stacks and used like a Star Trek tricorder to home in and browse the > collection(s). A bar code reader on the “tricorder” would be a helpful > interface. > > Fun with the blending of newer and older library techniques? > > [1] example set of printed catalogs/indexes - > http://dh.crc.nd.edu/sandbox/pamphlets2indexes/ > [2] example computer-searchable index - > http://dh.crc.nd.edu/sandbox/pamphlets2analysis/search.cgi > > — > Eric Morgan > University of Notre Dame > -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net m: +1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600
Re: [CODE4LIB] Managing syllabi?
Library system vendors are addressing some of these issues with Reading List solutions (see Higher Education Library Technology http://helibtech.com/Reading_Resource+lists ). These are a sort of course catalogue with links to resources (beyond conventional 'library resources) that are specifc to a course module or even a week of a particular course. The may be characterised by faculty as 'essential' or 'recommended' etc. They are very popular in Australia, New Zealand and UK and are highly valued...They are now starting to be adopted in the US. The broader context for this development and others including learning analytics is covered in a recent HELibTech briefing paper: "The new role of the library in teaching and learning outcomes" (Published 20 June 2017) and available at http://helibtech.com/Briefing+Papers >From that paper: The online reading list can be seen as a sort of course catalogue that gives the user a (sometimes week-by-week) course/module "view on core resources and provides a link to print holdings information or the electronic full text. It differs significantly from the integrated library system (ILS) ‘course reserve’ module, notably by providing access to materials beyond the items in the library catalogue". "Indeed some librarians claim that the reading list system is a key library tool for transforming student learning. By “investing our efforts into developing a genuinely effective, interactive and responsive reading list system” librarians at the University of Birmingham are aiming to “transform the teaching and learning experience for students and academics” Ken Ken Chad Consulting Ltd http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845 Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad Researcher IDs: • Orcid.org/-0001-5502-6898 • ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of Cynthia Harper Sent: 07 August 2017 17:02 To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Managing syllabi? My hobby-horse is data that helps users choose from many books/resources to choose what are the most recommended. I'd love to have syllabus data across many institutions to identify these. So I applaud this idea. Cindy Harper -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of David Lowe Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 10:45 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Managing syllabi? Good stuff. Yes, this sort of work needs to have more library folks involved. As the mission of scholarly communication folks is creeping (quite healthily, I would say) more into the day to day aspects of teaching, learning, and research and we look at Faculty Information Systems with other stakeholders on campus, it is clear to me that a more integrated systems approach with library involvement would have benefits across the board. As we investigate such systems locally, we are working, for example, with campus colleagues from Institutional Research who match faculty credentials with courses, so I've been thinking in FRBR terms about how course catalogs and syllabi are so closely related, yet they mostly reside in different systems. I'd say the catalog course description is equivalent to an *expression* in FRBR terms, while a syllabus is a *manifestation*, and we may need to distinguish between *items* such as the Smith syllabus versus the Jones version. I know Reserves staff in every academic library love to have advance copies of syllabi to make sure we can supply the books, articles, and videos needed, but there are lots of other good reasons for sharing and keeping these around. So, it may open lots of other cans of worms, but I'd encourage anyone interested in this topic to keep in mind the larger strategic context and try to establish contact with other stakeholding entities on campus toward collaborating on a shared system... DBL[image: https://orcid.org/sites/default/files/images/orcid_24x24.png] <http://orcid.org/-0003-2856-8629> David B. Lowe, Data Librarian Liaison to ECE & Systems Evans Library, Florida Tech On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Runyon, Carolyn <carolyn-run...@utc.edu> wrote: > Hi All, > > I am also interested in this thread. Specifically if folks have > workflows that allow them to bulk transfer syllabi and metadata from > LMS or registrations systems to an IR for permanent archiving, I would > love to learn more about your process. > > All the best, > Carolyn > > Carolyn Runyon > Assistant Head of Collection Services and Director of Special > Collections University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library > 615 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37403 carolyn-run...@utc.edu, > (423) 425-4503 Dept. 6456, LIB 439D > >
[CODE4LIB] The new role of the library in teaching and learning outcomes-Briefing paper
The new role of the library in teaching and learning outcomes (Higher Education Library Technology (HELibTech) Briefing paper No 3). Ken Chad & Helen Anderson. To be published June 2017 Sign up for your free copy <http://helibtech.com/Briefing+Papers> http://helibtech.com/Briefing+Papers Students in many countries, especially the US and UK are concerned that the growing cost of higher education is not delivering good value. Excellence in teaching and a focus on measurement and assessment of learning outcomes have become entrenched in higher education policy and the strategies of academic institutions. As a result library leaders around the world will need to become more strategic in articulating value propositions based around a more holistic view of library/learning resources. The value of data analytics will be a key driving force. Data from reading list systems and digital textbook platforms combined with information from other institutional systems will allow powerful insights to emerge. Such analytics will be invaluable to institutions, publishers and intermediaries as they look at new ways to deliver content. All this suggests a trend for library technology and educational technology to merge. There looks to be the beginning of shift away from a narrow conception of *library* systems, the *library* supply chain and *library data*. Conventional integrated library systems (ILS) and even the new generation of library services platforms (LSPs) remain wedded to an outdated view of library learning resources and will have to change significantly or be integrated or subsumed into a new generation of learning services platforms. ** Very Best Ken Ken Chad Consulting Ltd <http://www.kenchadconsuting.com/> http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845 Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin: <http://www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad> www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad Researcher IDs: * Orcid.org/-0001-5502-6898 * ResearchGate: <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad
Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience migrating to Alma or OCLC WMS?
Joshua, Higher Education Library Technology (HELibTech) lists who (UK HE institutions) has what library system and the 'Procurement' page http://helibtech.com/Procurements lists changes over the last 2+ years. There are some innovative customers in Wales who moved to Alma. I'm sure people at those institutions would be happy to help.. Ken Ken Chad Consulting Ltd Tel: +44(0)7788727845 http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Twitter: @kenchad Skype: kenchadconsulting -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of Josh Welker Sent: 28 April 2017 14:50 To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: [CODE4LIB] Experience migrating to Alma or OCLC WMS? We are exploring migrating from a III Sierra system to Alma or OCLC WMS. Does anyone have any experience with a similar migration you'd be willing to share? Joshua Welker Information Technology Librarian James C. Kirkpatrick Library University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 64093 JCKL 2260 660.543.8022
[CODE4LIB] Reading Lists RE: [lita-l] Trends in Library Automation (online course)
The post below from last month prompts me to ask to what extent “Reading List”
solutions (as opposed to Course reserves) are being adopted in the US. These
have been a key “Trend in Library Automation” in the UK and have achieved a
high adoption level. In some cases a library pays more for the Reading List
solution than their ILS or their discovery service. They are certainly
perceived as having high value.
I know Washington State signed up for ExLibris Leganto in January
(http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/default.asp?catid={916AFF5B-CA4A-48FD-AD54-9AD2ADADEB88}
<http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/default.asp?catid=%7b916AFF5B-CA4A-48FD-AD54-9AD2ADADEB88%7d_type=1=%7b960D9786-F841-4FF8-902C-FEA80FB94C6B%7d>
_type=1={960D9786-F841-4FF8-902C-FEA80FB94C6B} ) “WSU will be
able to optimize the use of library resources and simplify the process of
building and supporting course resource lists, including the automation of
copyright clearance” . Are any other institutions looking at this kind of
solution?
I’d very much appreciate a perspective for ‘Higher Education Library
Technology’ (HELibTech). The ‘Reading List’ entry is here:
http://helibtech.com/Reading_Resource+lists
Thanks
Ken
Ken Chad Consulting Ltd Tel: +44(0)7788727845
<http://www.kenchadconsuting.com/> http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Twitter:
@kenchad Skype: kenchadconsulting
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Subject: [lita-l] Trends in Library Automation (online course)
Trends in Library Automation
Instructor: Mandy Henk
Dates: March 6-31, 2017
Credits: 1.5 CEUs
Price: $175
http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/116-library-automation.php
The integrated library system (ILS) has undergone dramatic changes in recent
years. Transitioning one of our primary tools from a mature, client-based
system into a newly architected Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud based
system, vendors are transforming how we do our daily work. This class will give
students an opportunity to step back and reflect on what that means and where
this change is leading us. We will begin with a general historical overview of
both the ILS software itself and the market that sprang up to provide it. From
there we will explore the evolution of the software into its mature form and
the consolidation of the market over time into a few large players. We will
look briefly at what the ILS did well and what it never managed to do, before
we turn our attention to the move to the cloud and the more recent “library
services platform” style automation tools. We will carefully examine the SaaS
model of software delivery and how this model impacts our ability to provide
high levels of service to our users while maintaining privacy and security. The
class will conclude with a look at current market offerings, including open
source options.
At the end of this class students will understand:
- The role that the ILS played in library automation in the previous century
and its early evolution
- The final form of the ILS as a client based system
- How the SaaS model of software delivery works and be able to discuss the
impact this model has on library software
- What the new “library services platform” automation tools are and how they
are different from the traditional ILS
- The market as it stands now for cloud based SaaS automation tools
What open source options are available and the pros and cons of participating
in them
Librarian Mandy Henk has been at DePauw since 2006 and was a law librarian at
Vanderbilt before that. She specializes in access to physical materials,
resource sharing, and personnel management. Her interests include social class
and librarian/staff relationships, the development of international resource
sharing systems, and copyright in the academy and the library. She recently
published her first book, Ecology, Economy, Equity: Building the Carbon Neutral
Library, with ALA Editions.
This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that
participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The class
does not meet together at any particular times, although the instructor may set
up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and
assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum
environment.
You can register in this course through the first week of instruction (as long
as it is not full). The "Register" button on the website goes to our credit
card payment gateway, which may be used with personal or institutional credit
cards. (Be sure to use the appropriate billing address). If your institution
wants us to send a billing statement
Re: [CODE4LIB] RFPs for ILS Request
Hi David, The "Open specifications for library systems" website (https://libtechrfp.wikispaces.com/ ) has an open and re-usable specification/RFP available to all (https://libtechrfp.wikispaces.com/Library+Services+Platform). From the website "Most content (e.g. the Library Services Platform Specification) is licensed under a Creative Commons CC-0 license."You can copy, modify, distribute the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission." This does not apply of course to *external* content which is accessed by (URL) links and which will have its own specific licensing regime associated with it." One of those links is to a Spec/RFP produced by the University of Edinburgh. However that is also re-usable as it licensed under a Creative Commons By-Attribution (CC-BY) licence so you can use that too if it helps *Anyone* can contribute and create/edit content so do free to participate. The site was set up to: "promote the development of standard, open and re-usable specifications for library systems. We hope this service will not only help to reduce costs in library technology procurement but facilitate an open dialogue amongst all interested stakeholders to help develop the functionality of library related systems." However my personal view is that while specs/RFPs can be helpful they are not always successful. By using such a process libraries sometimes get what they asked for but not necessarily what they want. I have been involved in many library (archive and other) system procurements over the years and have found the 'Jobs-To-Be-Done' (JTBD) method (http://www.kenchadconsulting.com/how-we-can-help/innovation/) really helpful in both identifying real needs and evaluating solutions. It's a proven and robust approach with a large literature. Very best Ken Ken Chad Consulting Ltd Tel: +44(0)7788727845 http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Twitter: @kenchad Skype: kenchadconsulting -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of David Uspal Sent: 09 March 2017 16:46 To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: [CODE4LIB] RFPs for ILS Request Code4Lib, With the conference going today, I figured it would be a good time to get this request in -- for libraries who have recently developed an RFP for their ILS, would you be willing to share that RFP with me? Here at Villanova, we'd be interested to see what other libraries had put into their requests. While our ILS update is a bit down the pike (we are keeping our eyes on FOLIO's development at the moment), we think it would be a worthwhile exercise to develop our own RFP so we can do some preliminary planning. Thanks everyone! David Uspal Library Technology Developer Falvey Memorial Library Villanova University
Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for libraries present in their campus' LMS
In the UK Reading List Management solutions have been a key component is presenting the library in the VLE/LMS. The reading list is typically closely integrated with Blackboard, Moodle etc etc. Talis pioneered the approach in the UK (and Australia). They took a different approach to the 'Course Reserve' module in the ILS (confusingly termed the LMS -Library Management System- here in the UK) and have become perhaps the main way libraries integrate resources into the VLE/LMS. Indeed libraries may pay more for their Reading list software than their ILS--so that illustrates where the value is moving. Vendors such as ExLibris and SirsiDynix seem to have woken up at last to the value of this approach and now offer their own Reading List Management solutions which have begun to get some interest in the US..(see the ExLibris press release about Washington State http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/default.asp?catid=%7B916AFF5B-CA4A-48FD-AD54-9AD2ADADEB88%7D_type=1=%7B960D9786-F841-4FF8-902C-FEA80FB94C6B%7D There is good background and further information in Higher Education Library Technology -HELibTech- http://helibtech.com/Reading_Resource+lists Very best Ken Ken Chad Consulting Ltd Tel: +44(0)7788727845 http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Twitter: @kenchad Skype: kenchadconsulting -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm) Sent: 23 January 2017 15:39 To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for libraries present in their campus' LMS We are on the same “page” as you. Haha I have been pushing to have some system that reflects that students major or areas of interest, with links to our actual home page. Ive thought about using Campus Guides from Springshare's API for the data. Writing the code that interacts and gets the student info is the hard part. We use the Blackboard system. On 1/23/17, 8:38 AM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Kyle Breneman" <CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG on behalf of tomeconque...@gmail.com> wrote: >Does your library have some kind of presence within your campus' learning >management system (LMS)? If so, what does that presence look like? > >Here at the University of Baltimore, we use Sakai and all users have access >to a tab, within Sakai, for the library. The tab leads to a page that is >like an alternate portal to library services; very stripped down from what >you would get on our website, and in need of rethinking. > >Kyle
