Enhancing Access to Library Collections
Kyrille GoldbeckCollege Librarian for Natural Resources
NRIC 2007
2006 OCLC Report:
87% of college students have visited a college library
57% of college students have visited a college library’s website
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Search engines Simplistic interface Can find a wide range of sources about
topic in one search
Library websites Library’s resources have complex
interfaces Hard to determine where to begin
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In 2005, Joan Lippincot stated:
“Libraries need to find ways to make their information access systems more approachable by students...”
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What LibX Provides Direct Access to OPAC(s)
• Integrated toolbar• Smart context menu
Access to OpenURL resolver to find appropriate copy• Directly via toolbar or indirectly through Google Scholar
Localization• Research companion that “hints” at library resources• Support for COinS
• Drag & drop features
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How can LibX be used by students, researchers, librarians, or anyone
looking for information?
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Toolbar feature
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Context Menu
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Accessing the article from off campus:
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Finding a copy of a citation in a PDF document:
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Is LibX effective?Recall and Precision for Single-click Known-item Retrieval via LibX
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Nature J ournal of Marriageand Family
American Institute forAeronautics and
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J ournal of Marketing
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Visual Cues
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How does LibX help librarians
with their work?
Collection Development
Reference
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Right click context menu
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Use ISSN/ISBN Autolinking Feature
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At reference desk, and asked:
“Where can I find the article
‘Economics of wetland management’?”
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Toolbar search for incomplete citation
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Customization Options
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Where can I get an edition for my library?
http://libx.org:8080/editionbuilder/src/zul/
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You can copy an existing LibX edition to modify
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Or build your own edition from scratch
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Other notes:IE version currently in beta-testing
hope to release very soon
Plan to offer workshops and usability studies over the next year
Continue to look at ways to improve LibX
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References:Bailey, A., & Back, G. (2006). LibX – A Firefox extension for enhanced library
access. Library Hi Tech, 24(2), 290-304.
Bailey, A., & Back, G. (2007). Retrieving known items with LibX. Serials Librarian, Accepted for publication.
De Rosa, C., Cantrell, J., Hawk, J., & Wilson, A. (2006). College students' perceptions of libraries and information resources: A report to the OCLC membership. Retrieved March 23, 2007, from http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/studentperceptions.pdf
LibX website. http://libx.org
Lippincott, J. K. (2005). Net generation students & libraries. EDUCAUSE Review, 40(2), 56-66.
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Questions?LibX Team:
Annette Bailey Nathan Baker
Dr. Godmar Back Mike Doyle
Kyrille Goldbeck Robert Ellis
Tilottama Gaat
Tobias Wieschnowsky
The Marketing and Instruction of New Tools for Libraries