From the Catalog to the Book on the Shelf: Building a Mapping Application for Vufind
At Yale University Library (YUL), recorded reference transactions revealed that after finding a book in the catalog patrons had difficulty knowing how to use the call number to find the book on the shelf. The Library created a mobile service to help locate the call number in the library stacks. From...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Code4Lib
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Code4Lib Journal |
| Online Access: | http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/6924 |
| Summary: | At Yale University Library (YUL), recorded reference transactions revealed that after finding a book in the catalog patrons had difficulty knowing how to use the call number to find the book on the shelf. The Library created a mobile service to help locate the call number in the library stacks. From any call number of a book in Sterling Memorial Library at YUL, a map will be displayed which highlights that call number’s general area on a floor in the stacks. YUL introduced the mapping application in Yufind, a catalog in place at Yale since 2008 which is based on Vufind. |
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| ISSN: | 1940-5758 |