Open source software could save libraries
summary
Argues that a practical open source search layer can make library sites usable by indexing local guides and database/journal lists and combining them with vendor discovery APIs to produce a reordered bento box results page. Mentions concrete components: viewfind, Apache Nutch and Solr, and the Summon API. Estimates discovery services cover 60–90% of paid content and a combined index plus caching and best‑bets ranking gives 95–98% effective coverage while preserving strict nontracking privacy and offering hosted deployment as a paid support model.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:53Types of libraries
- 3:57Library website users
- 6:48Discovery layers
- 9:42Library website
- 12:11Databases
- 13:01Search
- 16:00Enterprise vs Federated
- 16:30Enterprise Search
- 20:31ACS Years
- 26:36Single Search
- 27:12True One Search
- 30:27Two Metal Boxes
- 32:53Business Model
- 34:19Contact Coral
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