dbWiz: open source federated searching for academic libraries

Mah, Calvin; Stranack, Kevin

doi:10.1108/07378830510636292

Cited by 6 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The purpose of these studies, in the case of adoption and development, was to inform the wider library community of the benefits that came from such a move (e.g. Doctor, 2007;Mah and Stranack, 2005;Shafi-Ullah and Qutab, 2012). Given the fact that OSS is a relatively recent development in the library world, and many librarians may be concerned about the reliability of these products (Payne and Singh, Open source software research 2010), it is not surprising that studies would be published detailing real, concrete benefits resulting from implementation of OSS.…”

Section: Distribution Of Articles By Topicmentioning

confidence: 99%

The current state of library open source software research

Palmer

Choi²

2014

Library Hi Tech

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to assess the current state of research on open source software (OSS) in the library context. Design/methodology/approach – This study employs a descriptive literature review. It categorizes library OSS research according to a classification scheme developed for the study, and analyzes the research based on year published, publication outlet, type of software discussed, type of article, type of library, and article topic. Findings – The authors found significant research attention devoted to open source repository applications, online public access catalog (OPAC) software, and integrated library systems (ILS). The majority of article types employed were case studies and discussion pieces. When articles were focused on a specific library, it was dominantly an academic library. Article topics centered around OSS adoption, development, provision of foundational or introductory information, and OSS performance. Originality/value – The authors are not aware of any other study that surveys and synthesizes the literature on OSS in the library context. Not only does this study provide a reference source and classification scheme for those conducting future research in this area to utilize, but it also identifies areas in this field that have received the most research attention, as well as areas that could benefit from future studies. This study will prove helpful to scholars looking for directions to take their research.

show abstract

Section: Distribution Of Articles By Topicmentioning

confidence: 99%

The current state of library open source software research

Palmer

Choi²

2014

Library Hi Tech

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Federated searching is known as meta searching, broadcast searching, cross-searching and a variety of other names, is the ability to search multiple information resources from a single interface and return an integrated set of results 13 .…”

Section: Meta Searching/federated Searchingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Open Source Software for Library Services

Barve¹,

Dahibhate²

2012

DJLIT

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Information and communications technology has played a major role in libraries. Libraries have now been completely dependent on providing new services to its users based on computer applications. Different computer programs are available for libraries to provide range of services from library automation, library website management, knowledge management, digital library management to document editing. To manage vast amount of digital information, libraries need some computer applications which takes care of their requirements. These applications are generally developed by commercial vendors or are available under open source license terms and conditions. In the present paper, an overview of range of open source software available for various library services. Library professionals can effectively use these software to provide innovative services to their users and without involvement of any of large budgets.

show abstract

“…Federated searching, also known as metasearching, broadcast searching, cross searching, and a variety of other names, is the ability to search multiple information resources from a single interface and return an integrated set of results. Although aspects of this kind of shared searching has existed for Mah, C., Stranack, K. (2005). dbWiz: open source federated searching for academic libraries.…”

Section: Federated S Federated S Federated S Federated Searching Earcmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, a dbWiz search for "memory" would return a ranked list of resources with a hit count and the availability of full-text (see Figure 2). Mah, C., Stranack, K. (2005). dbWiz: open source federated searching for academic libraries.…”

Section: Federated S Federated S Federated S Federated Searching Earcmentioning

confidence: 99%

dbWiz: open source federated searching for academic libraries

Mah

Stranack

2005

Library Hi Tech

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe the experiences of developing an open source federated searching tool. It is hoped that it will generate interest not only in dbWiz, but in the many other open source projects either completed or in development at the Simon Fraser University Library and at other libraries around the world.Design/methodology/approachThe methods used in this paper include reviewing of related literature, analysis of other federated search tools, and the observation and description of the development process at the Simon Fraser University Library.FindingsThe paper discusses the benefits and challenges faced in developing an open source federated searching tool for libraries. As a case study, it demonstrates the strength of the collaborative, open source development model. The paper also describes the key features required of any federated searching tool.Originality/valueFederated searching is becoming an important new product for both academic and public libraries, with several commercial products to choose from. This paper describes the development of an open source federated search tool that provides a low‐cost, yet highly functional alternative for the wider library community.

show abstract

dbWiz: open source federated searching for academic libraries

Cited by 6 publications

References 1 publication

The current state of library open source software research

The current state of library open source software research

Open Source Software for Library Services

dbWiz: open source federated searching for academic libraries

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About