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2009 Conference Archive

PRESENTATION B4

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WHAT'S BEYOND THE OPAC: DISCOVERY LAYER SERVICES

Jane Burke
General Manager, Serials Solutions, Seattle, WA, USA and Vice President, ProQuest

Aims:

To explore future role of the OPAC in light of the number of new "discovery layer" services that are being developed by librarians and vendors.

Methods:

Analyze institutional migration paths to new discovery layer applications and perceptual studies of librarians.

Results:

An increased number of "discovery layer" services are being adopted by libraries to replace the OPAC as a primary user interface.

Conclusion:

The future role of the OPAC is unstable due to positive librarian perceptions and increasing purchases of "discovery layer" services.

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