14 November 2013

Alan ManifoldDigital & Library Applications

Manager

SCIS Asks 2013

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Where We’re Headed

Evolution in LibrariesPurpose of MetadataSchool LibrariesSCISSystems Thoughts

http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/199854

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Evolution of Content

PrintAdditional analogue materialsElectronic ResourcesSearchable Full TextMega-Aggregate Indexes

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http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/223171

http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/172508139

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Evolution of Catalogues

Knowledge of the Librarian

Book CataloguesCard CataloguesOnline CataloguesOPACs with separate Online Database services

Discovery products, hooked to mega-aggregate indexes http://www.exlibrisgroup.com

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictures/gid/slv-pic-aaa39756/1/pi002276

http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/137514

Discovery Products

Two primary goals1. Friendlier and

simpler user interface, using facets and modern search technologies

2. Incorporation of wider set of data than just ILS records to reduce silos and to better expose non-catalogue data

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Evolution of Research Process

Doctrine and history of the Church of England

Information about the inventor of the thermometer

How to help a cow give birth

Ask a Priest

Church Library

Academic Library

Google

Ask a Farmer

Medical Library

Online Service

Google

YouTube

Keep Wondering

Encyclopaedia

Public Library

Google

YouTubeYouTube YouTubeYouTube

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Purpose of Metadata

Shift with wide availability of searchable full textOriginal purpose was for inventoryRepurposed inventory metadata for discoveryNow, there is an additional shift to:

AuthoriseLimitEvaluateCategoriseLink

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Features of School Libraries

Any resource, not specific onesProtection of young peopleIntegral part of school missionLinked to curriculumPromote learning and readingDiversityBehind the technology curve

http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/24689

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Role of SCIS

To aid libraries’ missions by providing easily usable connections between thingsBetween resourcesBetween resources and curriculumBetween resources and external indexes / search platforms

http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/74329

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How to Do That

Continue providing quality metadataIncrease connecting resources with curriculumAutomated ways of doing thisWork on linking controlled vocabularies togetherExplore ways to highlight diversityExplore ways to rate materialsIncorporate ratings into metadata

www.flickr.com/photos/schoolscatinfo/11020916074 Way ahead, 2013 SCIS CC-by-nc

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System Requirements

Robust cataloguing and authorities capabilitiesPossibility of multiple formats (not just MARC)Alternatives to ISBN matchingLink-backs from school catalogues for

enhancement and resource sharingAccess to database / dataLittle need for workflows,

OPAC/discovery, etc

Worth exploring: Open Sourcewith local development

http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/117872Helmut Newton. 1956 . Permission State Library Vic

Image credits

[R.A.A.F. in Malaya, 1950], Argus, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/199854

Crothers, Adrian, 197], [Kodak cassettes and reel to reel tapes], http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/slv-pic-aab84188

Platinum record award, The Cockroaches,1988. Powerhouse Museum, http://from.ph/365504

Sievers, Wolfgang, 1983 A.C.I. Computer Centre, Melbourne, http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/miscpics/gid/slv-pic-aab28423. Used with permission State Library of Victoria

Newton, Helmut, 195] [Man reading data sheet generated from a machine] http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/117956. Used with permission State Library of Victoria

State Library of Victoria, 1954 [Basement of Dome building showing deteriorating stacks of newspapers and books] http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/24644

Waller, C, 1920 [Cover of] My book of flowers [picture] / Christian Yandell http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/114015

Helmut Newton, 1956 A turbo-alternator in the power station [Shell oil refinery, Geelong http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/117872. Used with permission State Library of Victoria

[Scenes of the State Library of Victoria from 1954 Age newspaper] http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/137514

Sievers, Wolfgang, 1961 [Card catalogue, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne] http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictures/gid/slv-pic-aaa39756/1/pi002276

[Young woman browsing the shelves] 195], http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/24689

Victorian Railways, 19], Australia showing through connections between Western Australia and Queensland http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/74329

Strizic, Mark 2005, Street crossing 

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/imagestudio/gid/slv-pic-aaa43468/1/is002061 Permission pending

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