IL2007 - Session B202 — Next-Gen Corporate Library Web Site

Session B202 — Next-Gen Corporate Library Web Site
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Cindy Sullivan, VP, & Megan Kelley, Library, Fidelity Investments

How I wish I had their management commitment and funding. They have created a great site and service for all staff. Federated searching across internal and external systems.

Goals

• Assist research efforts
• Deliver gateway to authoritive sources
• Provide high value content
• Enabler for research
• Connect communities of practice through collaboration initiatives
• Centre of learning

Redesign of Website

• EBooks
• Federated search
• Bring resource to forefront
• Single sign on
• More dynamically generated content

Hot topics

• This is a tag cloud of terms people are searching
• Top 15 terms over a rolling 30 day period
• Keeps others up on what is current
• Library staff us for collection development

Lessons learned

• Standardize on authentication method for databases
• Do a pilot with federated search – sign nda
• Leverage enterprise agreements with publishers
• Ensure support from senior management
• Appropriate resources assigned to project – people – money
• User interface most important

Future plans

• Integrate library sources with training and development
• More multi media
• Internal applications – employee directory – part of federated search

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