We’re (finally) converting the old WPopac to this new site. Update: it’s moved, it works, it’s live!
The beta of this site went public at the beginning of the summer, and work was (mostly) completed just in time to welcome students back this fall.
WPopac is now called Scriblio; you can learn more about Scriblio and how it got started. We welcome everybody to search, browse, link-to, and discuss this site and the software that runs it, but most importantly we also welcome you to use it in your own library.
Notes on the conversion: The URLs are different, but I’ve got redirection in place so that links to the prototype should still work now in the real thing (but please use new URLs going forward). All the old records are here (minus anything we removed from the catalog), though I’ve not yet converted the comments.
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Why is this link showing at the bottom of the pages?
Kwanzaa: Sources in Lamson Library »
@daberona:
For a while that link was appearing on a lot of pages, but now it should only appear here. I’d backdated this page and now it’s the _oldest_ blog post in the site. The next oldest is our collection of Kwanzaa sources (from 2003), followed by a number of other news postings that we first converted from our old CMS to the library blog, and now into Scriblio.
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[...] 11.14.07 - The Plymouth State University Lamson Library’s OPAC runs on WPopac, now known as Scriblio. You can access the site here. [...]
[...] Patron Expectations: Patrons expect simplicity in searching, relevancy ranking, spell check and auto-typing corrections, links to related searches, tag clouds, RSS options, and hits to as many resources as possible without having to switch to different systems to find related material, all integrated into their library’s homepage. In short, patrons want google and amazon type services from libraries. A library system should take any search and deliver good results in a fast and easy way requiring no controlled vocabulary. The Library’s Needs: Challenge #1 Libraries need to remain relevant, to focus on ease of findability, to provide the wealth of their many collections to patrons as well as to regional and consortial partners. Challenge #2 Need to remain within financial limits cost efficient. What is Encore? ENCORE is III’s enhanced Web Opac that includes Web 2.0 features and functionality. To see ENCORE in action visit:See: http://www.csufresno.edu/library/news/encore.shtml for details Technological Advantage: Encore, is prepackaged. All parts are already assembled which minimizes staff effort for set up. Encore is ready to use and ready for patrons to use. Useable with any system. There is a minimum investment on part of library to make encore work. End of webinar notes. Additional notes. Other Systems: Many open source catalog systems are becoming available that address these same needs and claim to be more affordable. Examples of two are listed below. Liblime’s Koha http://liblime.com/koha And Evergreen: http://demo.gapines.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/index.xml Casey Bisson’s WPopac Casey Bisson won the 2006 Mellon award Award for Technology Collaboration for his WPopac blending of library opac and WordPress. See this opac in action at http://www.plymouth.edu/library/read/223702 [...]