Re: ANN: University of Michigan Live vuFind beta!

These are a set of locally-defined categories that are automatically assigned via mapping from call numbers and class numbers in the bibliographic and holdings records.  We've used this mechanism in some smaller interfaces (electronic journals list, new books, etc.) for years, but this is the first time we've been able to apply it to the whole catalog.  Please email me off-list if you'd like more detail.

Jon
jrothman_at_umich.edu

Jon Rothman
Head, Library Systems Office
University of Michigan, University Library

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From: Next generation catalogs for libraries [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Melody McMahon
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] ANN: University of Michigan Live vuFind beta!

Sorry to post to entire list, but Bill's email is not showing up here.
Where does the information about Academic disciplines comes from?

Melody

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From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
[mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Dueber
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:29 AM
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [NGC4LIB] ANN: University of Michigan Live vuFind beta!

The University of Michigan University Libraries has gone live with a beta
installation of vuFind, currently branded as "Mirlyn2-Beta" to differentiate
it from our existing OPAC interface, Mirlyn. You can take a look at

  http://mirlyn2-beta.lib.umich.edu/

We've added several enhancements:

  - Spellcheck when there are no results (possible because we use  a recent
Solr nightly) -- try searching on 'minnesoa'
  - Extraction of search specifications into an external file for easier
tweaking
  - Integration of UMich's "High Level Browse" subject headings (seen here
as the "Academic Discipline" facet)
  - Inlining of more extensive, real-time availability information in search
results
  - Reworked Refworks export

Any comments or bug reports can be sent to me or, even better, via the "Tell
us what you think" button in the upper-right corner.

Thanks to everyone in all the various communities that have offered help and
feedback!

  -Bill-


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Bill Dueber
Library Systems Programmer
University of Michigan Library