Working examples of Next Generation Catalogs 

2007 Online Northwest Next Generation Catalog Presentation

Andrea Peterson, Western Washington University Libraries

Topics include:

• Relevance of libraries
• Why are people going elsewhere
• What are people using instead
• How do we move forward 

Summit Catalog Committee Meeting - March 12, 2007 (more to come)

Next Generation Summit Search Interface Working Group General Recommendations

Includes:

• Defining the Next Generation Catalog
  • tag clouds
  • better results
  • modern user experience with book jackets, tagging, reviews..
  • RSS feeds
  • developer friendly - the ability to customize OPAC
• Next Generation Options including Encore (III's product), commerial products, open source options..
• Recommendations

Short Term Summit Search Interface Working Group Recommendations and Findings

Includes:

• RightResults (already available in Lane's OPAC)
• Increase results from 12 to 50 (already available in Lane's OPAC)
• Spell-check (extra cost)
• Tidy up wording - more user friendly
• Display a consistent look and color for navigation
• Clean up pulldown limiters
• Futher usability testing