Aquabrowser : a search engine for Libraries
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15 september 2005
Aquabrowser : a search engine for Libraries
Which problems do we encounter?
• Increasing stream of information in digital form
• The catalogue is no longer able to handle all types of information resources
• Patrons get lost in the abundance of different user-interfaces
• Search engines as Google are extremely popular (in spite of clumsiness)
• To many students are “happy with a dead sparrow” (do not have a critical attitude towards ‘retrieved’ information)
What do we need?
• A search engine that is information rich • A search engine that is easily accessible like Google.• Selected content for educational purposes (domain and
level)• Recognizable signs of origin for further searches• Multilingual accessibility• Optimal selection facilities
Why AquaBrowser
• The engine is related to the well known library catalogue
• The inventors (Medialab) have a good feeling for the user needs and expectations
• Aquabrowser is used in many public libraries
Actual content in ABL
• Library catalog• National catalog (PICARTA)• EBSCO-research databases (Academic Search Premier
Business Source Elite, CINAHL, Sport Discus)• Newsportal (LexisNexis)• DAVINDI websites • Library portal (Intranet HH)
• Thesaurus• NED/ENG dictionary
Content to be added shortly
• Annual reports• Cochrane Library• Factomediabase• Finance&Control Base• Keesings Historisch archief• LISA• Marketing Data• OJ Online Plus• Elsevier Science Direct• Sport Discus
Look and Feel Aquabrowser Library
• SearchPresenting search results, drop down box: relevance, title, author, subject, year
• Discover (mind map)
legenda:suggestions (white)history trail (red)spelling variations (bleu)translations (yellow)thesaurus (green)
• Refine
Refine, with following tools:• Subject (shows maximum of 5 terms)
• Catalog (HHS-collection)
• Types of materialsbookthesiswebsitee-journalserial
• NewsLexisNexis magazinesLexisNexis news
• External resources
Haagse Hogeschoolwww.haagsehogeschool.nl
Meer informatie:J. (Jan) Companjen [email protected] (+31 70 4557880)M. (Maike) Timisela [email protected] (+31 70 4457877)