Survey Of UK Public Library Search Engines

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This document provides information from a survey of UK Public Library Search Engines. The survey was originally carried out between 4-5th January 2000 using the information provided by the UK Public Library Page. The survey was updated on 2 October 2000.

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Changes to the data will be given here.

	Library	Search engine	Search	Location
1	Isle of Anglesey Library Services	None found
2	Angus Libraries	None found
3	Barking & Dagenham Libraries	Search OPAC only		http://213.38.104.2/webclient.html
4	Barnet Libraries	Search OPAC only		http://www.libraries.barnet.gov.uk/LOGIN:sessionid=0:next=html/PatronAutho.html:bad=html/PatronAutho.html:entitylanginit=FALSE:entitylang=eng:entitynoPatron=FALSE
5	Bath and North East Somerset Libraries	Microsoft		http://www.bath.uk.com/copyofintranet/search_for_information.htm (Search Council)
6	Bedfordshire Libraries	None found
7	Bexley Libraries	ICE (Seach Council)		http://www.bexley.gov.uk/main/search.html
8	Birmingham Libraries	Domino (Search Council)		http://birmingham.gov.uk/epislive/search.nsf/$$Search?OpenForm
9	Blackburn & Darwen Library Service	None found
10	Bolton Libraries	None found
11	Bracknell Forest Libraries	None found
12	Bradford Libraries	None found
13	Bridgend Library & Information Service	Microsoft		http://www.bridgend.gov.uk/english/search/
14	Brighton & Hove Libraries	None found
15	Brent Libraries	Domino		http://www2.brent.gov.uk/Library.nsf/SearchAll/$SearchForm?SearchView
16	Bristol City Libraries	Muscat		http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/
17	Bromley Libraries	None found
18	Buckinghamshire County Libraries	Search OPAC only		http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/clink_for_pcat.htm
19	Bury Libraries	None found
20	Caerphilly Library Services	None found
21	Calderdale Libraries	None found
22	Cambridgeshire Libraries	eXcite (Search Council)		http://www.camcnty.gov.uk/Excite/AT-all_sitequery.html
23	Camden Libraries	Cold Fusion (Search Council)		http://www.camden.gov.uk/search/
24	Cardiff County Libraries	None found
25	Ceredigion Libraries	None found
26	Cheshire Library Services	Microsoft		http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/search/search.htm
27	Conwy Library, Information and Archives Service	Not known (Search Council)		http://www.conwy.gov.uk/cgi-dta/atoz.mac/main
28	Cornwall Library Service	None found
29	Coventry City Libraries	None found
30	Croydon	None found
31	Cumbria Heritage Services	None found
32	Darlington Libraries	None found
33	Derbyshire Libraries	None found
34	Devon Library Services	None found
35	Dorset Library Service	None found
36	Dudley Libraries and Information	None found
37	Dumfries & Galloway Libraries and Archives	Microsoft		http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/dumgal/DumgalSearch.asp?tGL=on
38	Dundee City Libraries	eXcite		http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/AT-cityquery.html
39	Durham County Libraries	None found
40	Ealing	None found
41	East Ayrshire Library & Information Services	None found
42	East Lothian Libraries	None found
43	East Renfrewshire Libraries	Microsoft		http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/search/
44	East Riding of Yorkshire	None found
45	Edinburgh City Libraries	None found
46	East Sussex County Library Service	FreeFind		http://www.eastsussexcc.gov.uk/help/search.htm
47	Enfield Libraries	None found
48	Essex Libraries	Microsoft		http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/search/libSearch.htm
49	Gateshead Libraries and Arts Service	Microsoft		http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/search/
50	Glasgow City Libraries	None found
51	Gloucestershire Libraries	None found
52	Greenwich Libraries	None found
53	Hackney Libraries	None found
54	Hammersmith and Fulham Libraries	Microsoft (Search Council)		http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Search/sitesearch.htm
55	Hampshire County Libraries	Muscat		http://www.hants.gov.uk/search.html
56	Harrow	Microsoft		http://www.harrow.gov.uk/council/departments/libraries/libraryhome.asp
57	Hartlepool Borough Libraries	None found
58	Havering Libraries	None found
59	Hertfordshire Libraries	None found
60	Hillingdon Libraries	None found
61	Hounslow Library Network	ht://Dig		http://www.cip.org.uk/search.htm
62	Islington Libraries	Microsoft		http://www.islington.gov.uk/search.asp
63	The Jersey Library	None found
64	Kendal Library	Atomz		http://www.kendallibrary.fsnet.co.uk/internsea.htm
65	Kent County Library Services	None found
66	Kensington and Chelsea Libraries	None found
67	Kingston upon Hull City Libraries	Not yet available		http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/search.html
68	Kingston Upon Thames Libraries	None found
69	Kirklees Libraries	Home grown		http://www.kirkleesmc.gov.uk/community/libraries/library.shtml
70	Knowsley Libraries	None found
71	Lancashire County Libraries	None found
72	Leeds City Libraries	Home-grown (Search Council)		http://www.leeds.gov.uk/search.html
73	Lewisham Libraries	ColdFusion		http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/data/living/data/lib_home.htm
74	Lincolnshire Library Service	Microsoft		http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/searches/KeywordsSearch.asp
75	Corporation of London Libraries	None found
76	Luton Libraries	None found
77	Manchester Public Libraries	None found
78	Merton Libraries	None found
79	Middlesbrough Libraries	Domino		http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/IT/Webdevt/WebValse.nsf/Web+Search+Simple/?OpenForm
80	Midlothian Library Services	None found
81	Milton Keynes Library Service	None found
81	Monmouthshire Libraries and Information Services	Microsoft (Search Council)		http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/search/search.html
83	Newham Libraries	ht://Dig (Search Council)		http://www.newham.gov.uk/leisure/Libraries/Librarieshome.htm
84	Newport Libraries	None found
85	Norfolk County Library and Information Service	None found
86	North East Lincolnshire Library Services	None found
87	North-Eastern Education and Library Board	None found
88	North Lanarkshire Libraries and Information	Microsoft		http://www.nll.org/WebSearchForm.htm
89	North Lincolnshire Libraries & Information Services	None found
90	North Somerset Libraries	None found
91	Northamptonshire Library & Information Service	None found
92	Nottinghamshire Library Services	Search OPAC		http://www.catsearch.nottscc.gov.uk/opac/webopac.asp
93	Oxfordshire Libraries	None found
94	Perth and Kinross Libraries	Atomz		http://www.pkc.gov.uk/search.htm
95	Plymouth Library Services	Not yet available		http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/star/search.htm
96	Portsmouth City Library Service	None found
97	Powys Libraries & Archives	ht://Dig		http://www.powys.gov.uk/english/search/search.php3
98	Richmond upon Thames Library Services	None found
99	Rochdale Library Service	None found
100	Rotherham Library Services	None found
101	Rutland Library & Museum Service	Searches of Business and People Directories		http://www.rutnet.co.uk/
102	Salford Libraries	None found
103	Sandwell Libraries	None found
104	SLAINTE	None found
105	Shropshire County Libraries	Domino		http://www.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/sitesear.nsf/$SearchForm?SearchSite
106	Slough Library & Information Service	None found
107	Solihull Libraries	None found
108	Somerset County Libraries	None found
109	South Ayrshire Libraries	None found
110	South Gloucestershire Libraries	None found
111	South Lanarkshire Libraries	Home-grown (Microsoft) (touch screen interface)		http://62.253.244.69/cgi-win/keyboard.htm
112	South Tyneside Libraries	None found
113	Southampton City Libraries	Muscat (Search Council)		http://www.southampton.gov.uk/cgi-programs/empower?DB=CityWeb
114	Southend on Sea Borough Libraries	SFE Search		http://www.southendlibrary.com/
115	Staffordshire Library & Information Services	None found
116	Stirling Libraries	None found
117	Stoke-on-Trent Libraries Information & Archives	None found
118	Suffolk County Council - Libraries and Heritage	Search OPAC		http://infolink.suffolkcc.gov.uk/cgi-bin/suffolk.sh?enqtype=INFO_KEYWORD
119	Surrey Libraries	Lotus Domino (Full Council)		http://ww2.surreycc.gov.uk/indexes/atoz.nsf/indexes/1
120	Sutton Libraries	None found
130	Swansea Libraries	Microsoft (Search Council and areas)		http://www.swansea.gov.uk/searches/swansearch.asp
131	Tameside Libraries and Heritage	SWISH-E		http://www.tameside.gov.uk/cgi-bin/search2.pl
132	Telford and Wrekin Libraries	None found
133	Thurrock Library Services	None found
134	Torfaen Libraries	None found
135	Tower Hamlets Libraries	None found
136	Vale of Glamorgan Libraries	None found
137	Wakefield Libraries and Information Services	None found
138	Walsall Libraries	None found
139	Waltham Forest Libraries	Microsoft		http://www.lbwf.gov.uk/search.htm
140	Wandsworth Libraries	Catalogue search		http://193.129.6.171/wandsworth.html
141	Warrington Libraries	None found
142	Warwickshire County Libraries	Microsoft (Search Council)		http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/search.htm
143	West Berkshire Libraries	None found
144	West Lothian Library Services	Microsoft (Search Council)		http://www.wlonline.org/main/frames~5~0~0.htm
145	West Midlands Public Libraries	Microsoft		http://www.wm-libraries.org.uk/search.htm
146	West Sussex Libraries	Microsoft (Search Council)		http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/site_data/search.asp
147	Western Education and Library Board	None found
148	Westminster Libraries and Archives	Microsoft		http://www.westminster.gov.uk/anavigat/topframe/search.htm
149	Wigan Libraries	None found
150	Wiltshire County Libraries	Not known (database)		http://193.133.95.171/cgi-bin/newweb-comminfo.sh?enqtype=ALL_TOPICS&enqpara1=entry
151	Wirral Libraries	None found
152	Wokingham Libraries	None found
153	Wolverhampton Libraries and Information Services	HotBot (remote)		http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/search.htm
154	Worcestershire County Libraries	Microsoft		http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/wcc/mainpage/query.htm
155	York City Libraries	None found

A summary of the search engine software used is given in the following table.

Software	Totals	Sites
Microsoft	20 (12.9%)	Bath and North East Somerset Libraries - Bridgend - Cheshire Library Services - Dumfries - East Renfrewshire Libraries - Essex Libraries - Hammersmith and Fulham Libraries - Harrow - Islington Libraries - Lincolnshire Library Service - Monmouthshire Libraries and Information Services - North Lanarkshire Libraries and Information - Swansea Libraries - West Lothian Library Services - West Midlands Public Libraries - Waltham - Warwickshire County Libraries - Westminster Libraries and Archives - West Sussex Libraries - Worcestershire County Libraries
Lotus Domino	5 (3.2%)	Birmingham Libraries - Brent - Middlesborough - Shropshire - Surrey Libraries
Muscat	3 (1.9%)	Bristol City Libraries - Hampshire County Libraries - Southampton City Libraries
ht://Dig	3 (1.9%)	Hounslow Library Network - Newham - Powys Libraries and Archives
ColdFusion	2 (1.3%)	Camden Libraries - Lewisham
eXcite	2 (1.3%)	Cambridgeshire Libraries - Dundee
Atomz	2 (1.3%)	Kendall - Perth and Kinross Libraries
HotBot	1 (0.6%)	Wolverhampton Libraries and Information Services
ICE	1 (0.6%)	Bexley Libraries
SWISH-E	1 (0.6%)	Tameside Libraries and Heritage
Freefind	1 (0.6%)	East Sussex County Library Service
SFE Search	1 (0.6%)	Southend on Sea Borough Libraries
Not known	2 (1.3%)	Conwy Library, Information and Archives Service - Kirklees
Home-grown	2 (1.3%)	Leeds City Libraries - South Lanarkshire Libraries
None found	90 (58.0%)
Interface to OPAC / database	5 (3.2%)	Barking & Dagenham - Barnet - Buckinghamshire - Suffolk County Council - Libraries and Heritage - Wiltshire County Libraries
Total	155

The totals for services which provide a search engine for the Web site (excluding, for example, searches of OPACs)are given below.

Software	Totals
Microsoft	20 (43.5%)
Domino	5 (10.9%)
Muscat	3 (6.5%)
ht://Dig	3 (6.5%)
Others	15 (32.6%)
TOTAL	46 (100%)

WebWatch: UK Public Library Search Engines

Survey Of UK Public Library Search Engines - October 2000

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