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Primo at the University of Amsterdam
Technology vs Real Life
Lukas Koster - Library Systems Coordinator - Library of the University of Amsterdam
@lukask – l.koster@uva.nl
EMTACL 2012, Trondheim, October 1-3, 2012
University library




  Agenda
                          1-Discovery tools


               1a-Technology
                               3-Indexing



                                                                         4-User interface
2-Content



                                                           http://lib.uva.nl

                                              Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                              EMTACL12
University library




                       Technology vs Real Life
     http://www.flickr.com/photos/brewbooks/3318600273




                                                         Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                                         EMTACL12
                                                              http://www.flickr.com/photos/35669523@N04/3310187686
University library




    Discovery tools
A one-stop single-search-box web based solution for searching, browsing, discovery and
delivery of print and digital publications and objects available from library
collections, institutional resources and academic publishers, using a unified index

Content
•     Print publications                                           User interface
•     Digital publications                                         •     One stop
•     Objects                                                      •     Single search box
                                    Indexing
•     Library collections                                          •     Web based
                                    • Unified index
•     Institutional resources                                      •     Searching
•     Academic publishers                                          •     Browsing
                                                                   •     Discovery
                                                                   •     Delivery
                                                  Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                                  EMTACL12
University library




 Discovery tools

  What I would like:

Gateways to all information a library has access to




                              Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                              EMTACL12
University library




    Discovery tools: the environment

Academic libraries
       Teaching
       Research
Access
       Subscriptions
       Freely available
Information
       Traditional publications
       All other types

                                                            Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                                            EMTACL12
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graduation_hat.svg
University library




Aside



Everything I say applies to all discovery tools,
                Not only Primo




                              Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                              EMTACL12
University library
                                                      http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterlibrary/2034771121



      Technology




                                Harvesting & Indexing




http://www.flickr.com/photos/quiltsalad/5991773081/   Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                                      EMTACL12
University library




Technology
                                                       Discovery
                                                       frontend

User interface



                                                         Central
                                                        Metadata
                                                          Index


Indexing
                            Harvesting


      ejournalejournal                                                                                   ILS
                                                                                          Image
                      ejournal                                                           database
                                                                                                               UI
                                 External              External                Local
                                            External
                                 database              database    Repository database
                                            database                                                UI
               UI                                                     Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
Content                                UI                             EMTACL12
University library




Technology
                                Discovery
                                frontend

User interface



                                 Central
                                Metadata
                                  Index


Harvested and Indexed Content




                                            Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                            EMTACL12
University library




                                              Content

                                                     Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollyblock/7941237158   EMTACL12
University library




Content




                Theoretically (technically)
                we can harvest everything
                we have access to


                                Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                EMTACL12
University library




Content
                                                       Discovery
                                                       frontend

User interface



                                                         Central
                                                        Metadata
                                                          Index


Indexing
                            Harvesting


      ejournalejournal                                                                                   ILS
                                                                                          Image
                      ejournal                                                           database
                                                                                                               UI
                                 External              External                Local
                                            External
                                 database              database    Repository database
                                            database                                                UI
               UI                                                     Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
Content                                UI                             EMTACL12
University library




Content
                                                       Discovery
                                                       frontend

User interface




                                                  Shared
                                                 Metadata          Local
                                                   Index          Metadata
                                                                   Index

Indexing
                            Harvesting


      ejournalejournal                                                                                        ILS
                                                                                               Image
                      ejournal   External              External                      Local
                                                                                              database
                                            External
                                 database              database         Repository database
                                            database

                                                                             Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
Content                                                                      EMTACL12
University library




Content
                                Discovery
                                frontend

User interface




                             Shared
                            Metadata    Local
                              Index    Metadata
                                        Index

Harvested and Indexed Content




                                                  Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                                  EMTACL12
University library




Content

                                           Local
                      Shared     Local
                     Metadata   Metadata
                       Index     Index




                                           Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                           EMTACL12
University library




Content

                                                                            Local
                                               Shared          Local
                                              Metadata        Metadata
                                                Index          Index




  ejournalejournal                                                                                       ILS
                  ejournal   External              External                       Local
                                        External                   Repositories    SFX
                             database              database
                                        database




                                                                             Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                                                             EMTACL12
University library




Content

                                                                            Local
                                                Shared          Local
                                               Metadata        Metadata
                                                 Index          Index




   ejournalejournal                                                                                       ILS
                                                                                         Student Theses
                   ejournal   External              External                     Local
                                         External                   Repositories SFX
                              database              database
                                         database
Content
provider            Content
                    provider                Content
                                            provider
              System
              vendor
                                                                             Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                                                             EMTACL12
University library




Content



    Alternative coverage




                           Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                           EMTACL12
University library




  Content
                       Content types
Mostly: Traditional publications
    Books
    Articles
Also other types
    Datasets
    Maps
    etc.


                                   Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                   EMTACL12
University library




Content



                                        http://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/2144119569


                In reality
                we can’t harvest everything
                we have access to


                               Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                               EMTACL12
University library




                     Indexing

                          Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                          EMTACL12
University library




Indexing




                Theoretically (technically)
                we can index everything
                unambiguously


                                 Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                 EMTACL12
University library




Indexing

                                             Local
                        Shared     Local
                       Metadata   Metadata
                         Index     Index




                Two separate indexes



                                             Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                             EMTACL12
University library


                                                                           PNX
  Indexing                                                           <search>
                                                                      <author>
                                                                      <title>
                                                                     </search>
                                                                     <display>
                                                                      <author>
                                                                      <title>
                                                                     </display>
                                                                                      Or similar,
                                                                     <facets>
                                                                     <author>
                                                                                      etc.
                                 Normalising
         Harvesting                                                   <type>
                                                                      <date>
                       Source                                        </facets>
 Data                  records                 PNX                   <links>
source                                          PNX
                                                  PNX                </links>
                                                   PNX               <delivery>
                                                                     </delivery>




                                                         Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                                         EMTACL12
University library




Indexing

                                              Local
                         Shared     Local
                        Metadata   Metadata
                          Index     Index




      No deduplication across indexes
      No FRBRisation across indexes




                                              Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                              EMTACL12
University library




Indexing

                                               Local
                          Shared     Local
                         Metadata   Metadata
                           Index     Index




      Consolidate both indexes
      Adapt local indexing to shared indexing




                                               Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                               EMTACL12
University library




Indexing
                                                        <creatorcontrib>

     Author names                                       Beckett, Samuel
                                                        </creatorcontrib>
                                                        <creatorcontrib>
                                                        Samuel Beckett 1906-1989
                                                        </creatorcontrib>
                                                        <creatorcontrib>
                                                        Beckett, S
                                                        </creatorcontrib>
     Works reasonably well                              <creatorcontrib>
                                                        Samuel Beckett
     Multiple search variants                           </creatorcontrib>


     But: strings, no unique identifiers



                                           Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                           EMTACL12
University library




Indexing

     Topics

   Again: strings, no unique identifiers
   Subjects/topics/keywords etc. are
   taken from each datasource ‘as is’




                                       Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                       EMTACL12
University library




Indexing

     Resource types

   Match Resource Types codes across indexes
   One Resource Type per record




                                   Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                   EMTACL12
University library




Indexing

     Resource types
     Interesting example from institutional repository
     MODS/DIDL


     <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource>
     <genre>info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis</genre>



                                       Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                       EMTACL12
University library




Aside: Primo “hackable”

  Ex Libris Open APIs
    customisable, plugins, addons




  Linked Open Data Special Interest Working Group
     http://igelu.org/special-interests/lod


                            Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                            EMTACL12
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maveric2003/3822708724/



         University library




         Indexing




                                In reality
                                we can’t index everything
                                unambiguously


                                                      Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                                      EMTACL12
http://www.flickr.com/photos/profzucker/3754015526/
University library




                     User interface

                                                 Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                                 EMTACL12
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mafleen/125422650
University library




User interface




                Theoretically (technically)
                we can find all we need
                with one search


                                 Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                 EMTACL12
University library




User interface

     Broad
     Scoped
     Discipline
     Known item

                     Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                     EMTACL12
University library




User interface

                     Setting context
     Before              Search                          After
     Advanced search, etc.        Refine results/facets
     Subject                      Subject
     Discipline                   Discipline
     Scope                        Source
     Type                         Type
     Date                         Date
     …                            …
                                  Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                  EMTACL12
University library




User interface

     Broad           Refine
                     Facets




                                    http://www.flickr.com/photos/eirasi/2084477067/



                     Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                     EMTACL12
University library




User interface



     Scoped




                     Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                     EMTACL12
University library




User interface
                     Requires uniform classification
                     by subject of each item
                     In Local and Shared index

     Discipline      At the moment only available
                     for relevance ranking in
                     On Journal level                        ScholarRank



                                  Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                  EMTACL12
University library




User interface
                     No discovery desired!

                     Search on Title , Title + Author




     Known item

                                Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                EMTACL12
University library




User interface

              Different audiences, context
Depending on
context, different search
interfaces may be
appropriate




                                  http://www.flickr.com/photos/rrrrred/3923807023
                              Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                              EMTACL12
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yoursecretadmiral/4052368212/



University library




User interface




                In reality
                we can’t find all we need
                with one search


                                Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                EMTACL12
University library




                       Technology vs Real Life


We can’t harvest everything
We can’t index unambiguously
We can’t find all we need with one search
                                YET!
                                       Primo at the University of Amsterdam -
                                       EMTACL12
University library




YET!




                     http://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/7071545621
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                                          EMTACL12

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Primo at the University of Amsterdam - Technology vs. Real Life

  • 1. University library Primo at the University of Amsterdam Technology vs Real Life Lukas Koster - Library Systems Coordinator - Library of the University of Amsterdam @lukask – l.koster@uva.nl EMTACL 2012, Trondheim, October 1-3, 2012
  • 2. University library Agenda 1-Discovery tools 1a-Technology 3-Indexing 4-User interface 2-Content http://lib.uva.nl Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 3. University library Technology vs Real Life http://www.flickr.com/photos/brewbooks/3318600273 Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12 http://www.flickr.com/photos/35669523@N04/3310187686
  • 4. University library Discovery tools A one-stop single-search-box web based solution for searching, browsing, discovery and delivery of print and digital publications and objects available from library collections, institutional resources and academic publishers, using a unified index Content • Print publications User interface • Digital publications • One stop • Objects • Single search box Indexing • Library collections • Web based • Unified index • Institutional resources • Searching • Academic publishers • Browsing • Discovery • Delivery Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 5. University library Discovery tools What I would like: Gateways to all information a library has access to Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 6. University library Discovery tools: the environment Academic libraries Teaching Research Access Subscriptions Freely available Information Traditional publications All other types Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graduation_hat.svg
  • 7. University library Aside Everything I say applies to all discovery tools, Not only Primo Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 8. University library http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterlibrary/2034771121 Technology Harvesting & Indexing http://www.flickr.com/photos/quiltsalad/5991773081/ Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 9. University library Technology Discovery frontend User interface Central Metadata Index Indexing Harvesting ejournalejournal ILS Image ejournal database UI External External Local External database database Repository database database UI UI Primo at the University of Amsterdam - Content UI EMTACL12
  • 10. University library Technology Discovery frontend User interface Central Metadata Index Harvested and Indexed Content Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 11. University library Content Primo at the University of Amsterdam - http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollyblock/7941237158 EMTACL12
  • 12. University library Content Theoretically (technically) we can harvest everything we have access to Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 13. University library Content Discovery frontend User interface Central Metadata Index Indexing Harvesting ejournalejournal ILS Image ejournal database UI External External Local External database database Repository database database UI UI Primo at the University of Amsterdam - Content UI EMTACL12
  • 14. University library Content Discovery frontend User interface Shared Metadata Local Index Metadata Index Indexing Harvesting ejournalejournal ILS Image ejournal External External Local database External database database Repository database database Primo at the University of Amsterdam - Content EMTACL12
  • 15. University library Content Discovery frontend User interface Shared Metadata Local Index Metadata Index Harvested and Indexed Content Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 16. University library Content Local Shared Local Metadata Metadata Index Index Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 17. University library Content Local Shared Local Metadata Metadata Index Index ejournalejournal ILS ejournal External External Local External Repositories SFX database database database Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 18. University library Content Local Shared Local Metadata Metadata Index Index ejournalejournal ILS Student Theses ejournal External External Local External Repositories SFX database database database Content provider Content provider Content provider System vendor Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 19. University library Content Alternative coverage Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 20. University library Content Content types Mostly: Traditional publications Books Articles Also other types Datasets Maps etc. Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 21. University library Content http://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/2144119569 In reality we can’t harvest everything we have access to Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 22. University library Indexing Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 23. University library Indexing Theoretically (technically) we can index everything unambiguously Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 24. University library Indexing Local Shared Local Metadata Metadata Index Index Two separate indexes Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 25. University library PNX Indexing <search> <author> <title> </search> <display> <author> <title> </display> Or similar, <facets> <author> etc. Normalising Harvesting <type> <date> Source </facets> Data records PNX <links> source PNX PNX </links> PNX <delivery> </delivery> Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 26. University library Indexing Local Shared Local Metadata Metadata Index Index No deduplication across indexes No FRBRisation across indexes Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 27. University library Indexing Local Shared Local Metadata Metadata Index Index Consolidate both indexes Adapt local indexing to shared indexing Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 28. University library Indexing <creatorcontrib> Author names Beckett, Samuel </creatorcontrib> <creatorcontrib> Samuel Beckett 1906-1989 </creatorcontrib> <creatorcontrib> Beckett, S </creatorcontrib> Works reasonably well <creatorcontrib> Samuel Beckett Multiple search variants </creatorcontrib> But: strings, no unique identifiers Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 29. University library Indexing Topics Again: strings, no unique identifiers Subjects/topics/keywords etc. are taken from each datasource ‘as is’ Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 30. University library Indexing Resource types Match Resource Types codes across indexes One Resource Type per record Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 31. University library Indexing Resource types Interesting example from institutional repository MODS/DIDL <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <genre>info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis</genre> Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 32. University library Aside: Primo “hackable” Ex Libris Open APIs customisable, plugins, addons Linked Open Data Special Interest Working Group http://igelu.org/special-interests/lod Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 33. http://www.flickr.com/photos/maveric2003/3822708724/ University library Indexing In reality we can’t index everything unambiguously Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12 http://www.flickr.com/photos/profzucker/3754015526/
  • 34. University library User interface Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mafleen/125422650
  • 35. University library User interface Theoretically (technically) we can find all we need with one search Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 36. University library User interface Broad Scoped Discipline Known item Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 37. University library User interface Setting context Before Search After Advanced search, etc. Refine results/facets Subject Subject Discipline Discipline Scope Source Type Type Date Date … … Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 38. University library User interface Broad Refine Facets http://www.flickr.com/photos/eirasi/2084477067/ Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 39. University library User interface Scoped Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 40. University library User interface Requires uniform classification by subject of each item In Local and Shared index Discipline At the moment only available for relevance ranking in On Journal level ScholarRank Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 41. University library User interface No discovery desired! Search on Title , Title + Author Known item Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 42. University library User interface Different audiences, context Depending on context, different search interfaces may be appropriate http://www.flickr.com/photos/rrrrred/3923807023 Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 43. http://www.flickr.com/photos/yoursecretadmiral/4052368212/ University library User interface In reality we can’t find all we need with one search Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 44. University library Technology vs Real Life We can’t harvest everything We can’t index unambiguously We can’t find all we need with one search YET! Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12
  • 45. University library YET! http://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/7071545621 NEXT? Primo at the University of Amsterdam - EMTACL12

Notas del editor

  1. Marketing speak
  2. Not focusing on discovery
  3. Not focusing on discovery
  4. Fast, uniform
  5. Content is harvested and indexed in a consistent uniform way
  6. Content is harvested and indexed in a consistent uniform way
  7. Commercial/competitive reasonsTechnical reasonsPlanning reasonsPolitical reasons
  8. But is this a problem? Only if we stick by a local “unified” search portal