呈現實體圖書館建置脈絡之數位瀏覽系統

Abstract

傳統（實體）圖書館提供了兩個主要功能：瀏覽與搜尋。搜尋讓使用者能明確找到其所想要找到的書；瀏覽則讓使用者能得到預期之外的發現所帶來的意外之喜。在過去的三十年間，傳統的紙卡書目資料系統，已經完全的被更方便使用的圖書資訊查詢系統（ＷebPAC）及搜尋引擎所取代了。但另一方面，瀏覽的功能也因此而被使用者忽略掉了。而在因為藏書空間不足，越來越多書籍會被放置到遠端儲存空間的未來，這個問題只會越加嚴重。較少被使用的書籍，被放在實體圖書館中的機會也比較小，因此使用者難以在架上看到這些書籍，造成這些書籍被使用率的更加低落，同時使用者也無法透過圖書館的各種圖書分類法來找到這些書籍。 在本研究中，為試作一模擬實體圖書館的瀏覽環境，首先將把MARC21格式的書目資料轉換為XML格式，並且利用圖書館所提供的圖書分類號與圖書分類法，開發一數位圖書瀏覽系統。當使用者在系統中找到一本書時，他就可以像在實體圖書館中一般，同時瀏覽與該書擁有類似圖書分類號的其它書籍。透過書目資料中各種可供檢索的後分類資訊，本系統也能提供更多元的瀏覽方式。

A traditional (physical) library provides two functions: browse and search. While searching allows one to pinpoint to the book that she wishes to find, browsing provides the pleasure of unexpected discovery. In the last 30 years, the old card catalogues have been completely replaced by Webpac and search engines, which have provided unprecedented convenience. The browsing aspect, on the other hand, has largely been compromised. This problem becomes even more severe because more and more books are being been put into remote repositories due to the lack of shelf space. Thus a rarely used books becomes even less likely to be found if one cannot stumble upon it by accident. They also could not get advantage from book classification method that provide by library. In this thesis we propose a way to mimick the browsing environment in a library. We start by converting the MARC21 record to XML and use the “call number” and the subject classifications in a library to develop the digital library browsing system. When a patron finds a book in the library, she can also explore the books with the similar call numbers just like in a physical library. Additional browsing capability can also be obtained by utilizing the subject classifications and other features in the MARC records.