Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-25 Thread Bennett Ponsford
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites I don't have much context for whether these stats show amazingly high usage, or pathetically low But here are summary data: So far this year (since 1/1/2016), 2111 distinct users added at least one thing

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-24 Thread Ken Varnum
- - - - - > Bennett Claire Ponsford | Digital Services Librarian > bennett.ponsf...@tamu.edu > > > > -Original Message- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of > Ken Varnum > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 3:43 PM > To: CODE4LIB@L

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-24 Thread Bennett Ponsford
en Varnum Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 3:43 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites We have something like this; a "favorites" tool that lets logged-in users save individual items from the catalog, ArticlesPlus (our

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-24 Thread Ken Varnum
Try http://www.lib.umich.edu/my-account/favorites/faq -- we have a crazy authentication system where https is the signifier for authenticated access, http is for unauthenticated. We're in the process of changing this (long overdue), I should note. -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Ken Varnum
We have something like this; a "favorites" tool that lets logged-in users save individual items from the catalog, ArticlesPlus (our Summon-based article discovery interface), databases (from our database finder) and journals (from our journal finder) to their account. You can organize them into

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Ian Chan
igital Services Librarian >Texas AM University Libraries >bennett ponsf...@tamu.edu > > > > Original message >From: Eric Lease Morgan <emor...@nd.edu> >Date: 03/23/2016 1:56 PM (GMT-06:00) >To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU >Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] personalizati

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Bennett Ponsford
Libraries bennett ponsf...@tamu.edu Original message From: Eric Lease Morgan <emor...@nd.edu> Date: 03/23/2016 1:56 PM (GMT-06:00) To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites On Mar 23, 2016, at 6:26 PM, Mark Weiler

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Valerie Forrestal
These examples are fantastic! Thanks for the write-ups! I think a real value add to this kind of service would be some sort of bibliographic tool. If students could save article citations/links in the system, create lists of books/articles for each paper they write, and export bibliographies

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread William Denton
On 23 March 2016, Cornel Darden Jr. wrote: Seems like overkill, why a login to access the library's website? Indeed, but once you're logged in, though, to access some subscription resource, there's a lot the system could show you. At the university where I work we don't do any

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
On Mar 23, 2016, at 6:26 PM, Mark Weiler wrote: > I'm doing some exploratory research on personalization of academic library > websites. E.g. student logs in, the site presents books due dates, room > reservations, course list with associated course readings, subject >

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Jason Bengtson
Often these kinds of things are optional . . . you sign in for the benefit and convenience of capturing your settings, but it's not required for use of the site generally. Kind of like MyNCBI and PubMed. Best regards, *Jason Bengtson, MLIS, MA* Assistant Director, IT Services K-State Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Bennett Ponsford
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://library.tamu.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cornel Darden Jr. Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 1:21 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Cornel Darden Jr.
Hello, Seems like overkill, why a login to access the library's website? Cornel Darden Jr. Chief Information Officer Casanova Information Services, LLC Office Phone: (779) 205-3105 Mobile Phone: (708) 705-2945 Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 23, 2016, at 12:38 PM, Ian Walls

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Bennett Ponsford
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://library.tamu.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ian Walls Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 12:38 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites Mark, Oddly

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Ian Walls
Mark, Oddly enough, we're looking at this kind of thing right now. I also just got a message from my ILL Librarian that she saw a great conference presentation on this kinda thing by Scott Bertagnole of Brigham Young University. From our perspective, the trick is authentication. We want

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Jason Bengtson
I created an experimental web app to move in this direction when I was at the TMC Library, although we didn't implement it. It was a modest start (it kept track of links that had been used and offered them back up to the user, with an algorithm built in to try and avoid the "click here" naming

[CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

2016-03-23 Thread Mark Weiler
I'm doing some exploratory research on personalization of academic library websites. E.g. student logs in, the site presents books due dates, room reservations, course list with associated course readings, subject librarians. For faculty members, the site might present other information, such