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Use this chart to compare Next Generation Catalog Enhancements offered by library (and other) vendors.

 

Feature AquaBrowser Encore Endeca Primo WorldCat Local
Narrow Results Set Facets Facets, Tag Cloud Facets Facets Facets
Widen/Change Results Set Term Constellation "Did you mean?"

"Did you mean?"

 "May we Suggest" New Search
Subject Browse Term Constellation Tags (within current results set) Browse shelves, LCSH in full record Suggested New Searches Browse LCSH from full record
 
Realtime Item Availability Claimed real-time ILS query as result set is built Millennium systems only Yes via ILS Yes
Realtime E-Journal Holdings Data No None? Maybe.  Do you have an Index? SFX only No
Book Covers yes Syndetics only Yes Yes Yes
Other Enhanced Content (summaries, ToCs, etc.) Yes Not supported Yes Yes, but not searched If in WC, yes
OpenURL integration ? Planned (III & SFX) Maybe SFX only ?
Federated Search Integration Planned integration with Serials Solutions' 360 Central Search Planned: Research Pro and MetaLib Depends.  Can you code something that works with the indexing? MetaLib only Certain FirstSearch DBs (article first, ERIC, GPO, PubMed)
 
ILL system/requesting integration No Via ILS No If included in SFX menu Yes
User Accounts In Process Planned (Innopac Only) Yes Enables metasearch; (SSO)  Yes
User-added tags No Planned (III Only?) No Yes, login required No
User-added reviews, comments and ratings No Planned (requires Innopac + RR product) No Yes, login required Yes
Other Constellation Map terms do not refine a search Many features only work with III ILS Highly Customizeable
 		 Create lists of items.
No way to get back to original search results from record display!!!

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