Session E7: Encore, a University Perspective

University of Glasgow: Encore Development Partner

University of Glasgow Background:
-Founded in 1451
-15,000 Undergrad
-4,500 Grad
-5,800 Staff/Faculty
-Listed as top 100 Universities by Time Magazine

University of Glasgow Library:
-2Mil Books
-25,000 e-journals
-1.5Mil Website Visits/Year

Why did they decide to become a developmental partner with Encore?
-They were dealing with a generation of Digital Natives
-The information seeking styles of the digital natives has changed
-Usability studies identified a need for a UNIFIED searching approach

Encore Basics-Version 1.0:
-Single search box
-Keyword search
-Relevance ranked results with exact matches at top
-Tag cloud of Subject Headings only-Can only be used to REFINE search and only searches subfield A. Not Delimiter B or C
-Federated searching enabled

Technical Info:
-Runs on own Encore server
-Interfaces with Millennium server-acts as an API
-Real-time results
-Utilizes AJAX

What's coming next? Version 2.0-release imminent:
-Authentication
-Patron records alerts IN interface: "Materials due soon"
-Requesting in Encore (not redirect to Millenium). Will be an overlay request page not a redirect to an external page where users can get lost.
-Hide request link for non-requestables
-Community tagging-underneath Subject tagging
-Content Cafe integration
-Better looking displays
-Bringing in Yahoo! images results-Yahoo! owns flickr
-Location facet
-ERM details
-TOC from MARC
-ResearchPro Lite as oppossed to federated searching

Sites to check out:
University of Glascow Library
University of Queensland