Abstract
Today’s Chinese library users have been provided an immediate information access and retrieval environment by web search engines with a user-friendly web interface. In contrast, it is increasingly clear that traditional library OPACs are losing importance in the information context because they do not provide the same ease of use and access to broad of information. Libraries need to respond to this situation by initiating measures to enrich their MARC-based catalogues and databases with much more information than is currently available. At the same time, libraries must address the need for a new generation of OPAC that offers significantly enhanced functionality, and libraries must integrate their OPACs with local systems and external systems and applications. This paper offers some specific recommendations to assist libraries in identifying and implementing appropriate responses.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Maquignaz, L., Miller, J.: The Centrality of the Integrated Library Management System: a Strategic View of Information Management in an E-Service Environment. In: VALA 12th Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne, February 3-5 (2004), Available at: http://eprints.vu.edu.au/archive/00000004/
Byrum Jr., J.D.: Recommendations for urgently needed improvement of OPAC and the role of the National Bibliographic Agency in achieving it. In: World Library and Information Congress: 71th IFLA General Conference and Council, Oslo, Norway, August 14-18 (2005), Available at: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/papers/124e-Byrum.pdf
Yu, H., Young, M.: The Impact of Web Search Engines on Subject Searching in OPAC. Information Technology and Libraries 23(4), 168–180 (2004)
Sridhar, M.S.: Subject searching in the OPAC of a special library: problems and issues. OCLC Systems & Services 20(4) (2004)
Sridhar, M.S.: OPAC vs card catalogue: a comparative study of user behavior. The Electronic Library 22(2) (2004)
Guha, T.K., Saraf, V.: OPAC usability: assessment through verbal protocol. The Electronic Library 23(4) (2005)
Khoo, C.S.G., Wan, K.-W.: A simple relevancy-ranking strategy for an interface to Boolean OPACs. The Electronic Library 22(2) (2004)
Dawson, A., Hamilton, V.: Optimising metadata to make high-value content more accessible to Google users. Journal of Documentation 62(3), 307–327 (2006)
Wusteman, J.: Realising the potential of web services. OCLC Systems & Services 22(1), 5–9 (2006)
Schneider, K.G.: How OPACs Suck, Part 1: Relevance Rank (Or the Lack of It), Available at: http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2006/03/how-opacs-suck-part-1-relevance-rank-or-the-lack-of-it.html
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2006 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Zhigeng, W. (2006). Rebuilding the Library OPAC. In: Feng, L., Wang, G., Zeng, C., Huang, R. (eds) Web Information Systems – WISE 2006 Workshops. WISE 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4256. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11906070_15
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/11906070_15
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-47663-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-47664-1
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)