Sopac 2.0 Debuts in Darien

摘要

On September 1, the Darien Library, CT, debuted SOPAC 2.0, a new open source social catalog interface, as part of a revamped web presence. The sleek interface is the brainchild of Darien head of technology and digital initiatives (and 2006 LJ Mover & Shaker) John Blyberg. It features faceted browsing, tag clouds, and total integration of patron-added content like ratings, comments, and reviews. SOPAC 2.0 ("Social OPAC") focuses on community for both users and library software developers. The roughly 20,000 residents of Darien were the first to benefit from and contribute content to the new catalog, but the software is built to tap into a much larger community of users, incorporating shared aggregate user data sets, similar to products like LibraryThingrnfor Libraries and BiblioCommons.