Slides for a talk at DB Update 2010 conference in Rotterdam, Holland

1. S2
SOPAC 2.0
and the Future of
Social OPACs
John Blyberg
Asst. Director for Innovation & UX
Darien Library
Darien, CT
DB Update 2010
March 25, 2010
Rotterdam, Holland

2. What is
SOPAC
?

4. Who is
SOPAC
?

5. Current Installations
Darien Library,
Darien, Connecticut
www.darienlibrary.org
Ann Arbor District Library,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
www.aadl.org
Palos Verdes Library District,
Palos Verdes, California
www.pvld.org

6. Coming Soon
Newport Beach Public Library,
Newport Beach, California
SAILS Library Network,
Massachusetts

7. How does
SOPAC
Work?

8. OPAC Users
ILS

9. SOPAC Users
Locum &
Insurge Connector
SQL Sphinx ILS

10. SOPAC
development is
UX - driven.

11. Tagging in
SOPAC

12. “Staff favorites”

14. “Better than the book”

16. “Meet us on Main Street”

18. “Middlesex autobiography”

20. Reviews & Ratings in
SOPAC

23. Hot Fiction

25. Favorite Fiction

27. SOPAC
& “Me”

34. C
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O P
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35. Designed by Craftyspace

36. Designed by Craftyspace

37. Designed by Craftyspace

40. SOPAC
Locum &
Insurge
SQL Sphinx

41. SOPAC
& The Physical
Library

45. Title
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46. Thank-you! For more information, visit:
thesocialopac.net
John Blyberg
Assistant Director for Innovation and UX
Darien Library
john@blyberg.net
www.blyberg.net