From the Catalog to the Book on the Shelf: Building a Mapping Application for Vufind

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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Main Authors: Kathleen Bauer, Michael Friscia, Scott Matheson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Code4Lib 2012-06-01
Series:Code4Lib Journal
Online Access:http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/6924
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spelling doaj-09a71d6a4c484806b5a3b9ce44063a042020-11-25T03:19:05ZengCode4LibCode4Lib Journal1940-57582012-06-0117From the Catalog to the Book on the Shelf: Building a Mapping Application for VufindKathleen BauerMichael FrisciaScott MathesonAt 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.http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/6924
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description 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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