[Web4lib] NCSU Libraries Butcher the Pig

[David Walker]

Andrew,

This is spectacular!  Having heard little bits and pieces about this, I
was looking forward to the unveiling.  But you've exceeded my
expectations.  Kudos to you, Emily, and your whole team.

I'm sure you've got conference presentations lined-up to talk about this
in more detail, but I hope you don't mind if I ask some implementation
questions here:

(1) Which Endeca product are you using?

(2) I assume you export the bibliographic records from your Sirsi
catalog into Endeca on a regular basis.  How often, and how dynamic is
that?

(3) How are you able to show circulation status for each item in Endeca?
Have circulation / item records been exported from the catalog as well?
How do you keep that synchronized?

Brilliant job!  But, then again, we expect no less from NC State. :-)

--Dave

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David Walker
Web Development Librarian
Library
Cal State San Marcos
760-750-4379
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-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Andrew K. Pace
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:45 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] NCSU Libraries Butcher the Pig

Thanks for the plug, Roy.  We're very excited about the new interface, 
especially the abillity to browse the entire collection.  So that folks 
don't think there's a trick to that, you can get there directly from a 
tab on the front-end: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/browse.html
We plan on adding browsability based on format, language, and other 
non-searchable dimensions on this page as well.  This just went live 
this morning and many improvements are already planned for version 2 
(including FRBRized displays via "record-rollup").  Here's a quick 
rundown of current features:
* Complex relevency ranking
* Spell correction
* Did you mean.... recommendations
* Refinements based on subfielded LCSH
* LC Classification browsing and refinement
* Sort by most circulated ("Most popular")
* Links from full record display (currently still SirsiDynix Web2) back 
to Endeca via "More by this author" and "More titles like this"
* Refinement breadcrumbs that allow you to trace search and delete 
unwanted refinements

Hat's off to the lead developer, a brand new librarian, Emily Lynema.  
She and the nimble product implementation team put this new catalog 
together in less than 6 months!  Our OPAC doesn't suck anymore....sigh.
-Andrew