Block 3 Sessions, 1:00-1:45 p.m.
Program K
One-stop Shopping: Presenting Disparate Electronic
Resources through a Single Interface
Judi Briden
Acting Head, Reference
University of Rochester River Campus
Brenda Reeb
Management Librarian and Chair, Electronic Resources Team
University of Rochester River Campus
Allison Zhang
Electronic Resources Librarian for Technical Services
University of Rochester River Campus
The Electronic Resources Team at the University of Rochester River Campus
Libraries pursued the concept of one-stop shopping as a component of
their new integrated library system Voyager, which debuted in
January 1997. Faced with a growing variety of electronic resources
with no single guide to their existence and access, the Team dealt with
a number of issues to create a unified group of web pages providing
information and, where possible, desktop access to the University of
Rochester Community. These pages are accessible within Voyager through
the Windows client in the libraries and the web gateway for remote users.
Issues included logical presentation through a single interface of
such disparate resources as both licensed and unrestricted remote web
and telnet resources, some requiring CGI scripting, as well as CD-ROMs
on standalone workstations and on LANs. These resources are spread
across eight separate libraries and the Internet. Content includes
bibliographic indexes, electronic journals, and full-text and
numeric databases.
The presentation will cover specific elements addressed in the development
of the one-stop shopping concept and considerations relevant for other
institutions, including:
- Resource formats
- Audience
- Access
- Security
- Web page design and maintenance
- Layering for individual choice
- User support
- Implications for future development
- What we did not or could not do
