Ranking library materials

Lewandowski, Dirk Ranking library materials., 2009 [Preprint]

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Purpose: This paper discusses ranking factors suitable for library materials and shows that ranking in general is a complex process and that ranking for library materials requires a variety of techniques. Design/methodology/approach: The relevant literature is reviewed to provide a systematic overview of suitable ranking factors. The discussion is based on an overview of ranking factors used in Web search engines. Findings: While there are a wide variety of ranking factors applicable to library materials, today’s library systems use only some of them. When designing a ranking component for the library catalogue, an individual weighting of applicable factors is necessary. Research limitations/applications: While this article discusses different factors, no particular ranking formula is given. However, this article presents the argument that such a formula must always be individual to a certain use case. Practical implications: The factors presented can be considered when designing a ranking component for a library’s search system or when discussing such a project with an ILS vendor. Originality/value: This paper is original in that it is the first to systematically discuss ranking of library materials based on the main factors used by Web search engines. Paper type: Conceptual paper

Item type:	Preprint
Keywords:	OPAC, search engines, ranking, results presentation
Subjects:	D. Libraries as physical collections.
Depositing user:	Dirk Lewandowski
Date deposited:	01 Sep 2011
Last modified:	02 Oct 2014 12:20
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/16083

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