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Introduction to Danish Union Catalog: A Comprehensive Guide

This guide provides a general overview of the Danish Union Catalog, including search modes, FRBR, requesting options, Google integration, and usage statistics. It also highlights the features of the VIP and BOB databases. Available in both English and Danish versions.

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Introduction to Danish Union Catalog: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Short introduction to the public Danish Union Catalog Kirsten Larsen kl@dbc.dk Market Department Danish Bibliographic Centre 2010 bibliotek.dk - library.dk

  2. bibliotek.dk • General overview and statistics • Search modes • FRBR • Requesting – show availability – automated ILL • Google – to and from • VIP and BOB databases

  3. A few facts…. • http://bibliotek.dk/ • English version: http://www.library.dk/ • Opened Oct. 2000 • 12 million ”clusters” of records • Aprx 195 libraries are supplyers • 2,8 million loan request in 2008 • Visits 2009:3,7 mill. - visitors: 1,6 mill • 5000 users on mailing-list Statistics (in Danish) http://www.danbib.dk/index.php?doc=bibdkstatistik

  4. Several search modes - and in the Danish version it’s also possible to browse subject categories

  5. Use of search modes

  6. Send request regardless of edition Editions clustered Editions clustered Send request Go directly to your favourite library

  7. Editions are clustered - FRBR

  8. Web 2.0 features

  9. See loans, renew loans and delete reservations - via bibliotek.dk

  10. To and from Google • Try your search in Google (from bibliotek.dk) • Google Toolbar with bibliotek.dk buttons • All records exported to Google Scholar and Google Books. 0.22% visitors from G Scholar, 0.29% from G Books • Subject Guide indexed by Google. 21% of visitors come from Google (diff. versions)(statistics 2009)

  11. Settings • The user can save these settings (saved on user’s login or the local computer) • Login • Name, adress, e-mail, phone (used for requests) • Preferred library, favourite libraries, pincode to these libraries • Search and display mode • Request and import features • Format

  12. User satisfaction 2009- Net-evaluation: 3000 respondents 45% finds bibliotek.dk ”Very good” 48% finds it ”Good”

  13. Important components DanBib database indexes interface ”BOB”ill-handler and database of illrequests ”VIP”database of library parameters

  14. Loan requests • Users can see library holdings and availability at their favourite libraries • Users choose where they want to pick up the item • The library finds out where to get the requested • Users are sometimes redirected to the local library system • Automated ILL in use on the majority of requests.

  15. Placing a request – step 3 of 5

  16. VIP – database – libraries decide their service level

  17. BOB – system – loan requests

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