EvolvePlus Blog
VuFind in use at Mornington Peninsula Library Service
Mornington Peninsula Library Service is now using EvolvePlus VuFind managed service to provide exceptional catalogue discovery experience for their patrons.
The Mornington Peninsula Library Service which is located just over an hour’s drive away from the city, on Melbourne’s ‘doorstep’, and is often described as Melbourne’s playground is made up of four service points and one Mobile Library visiting 16 sites across the Peninsula.
The VuFind Discovery Layer managed service has enabled Mornington Peninsula Library Service to replace its Amlib NetOpac / Public Access with the powerful Discovery Layer solution provided by EvolvePlus. The impressive functionality of VuFind assists Mornington Peninsula Library Service become the centre of how patrons find, manage, discuss, and engage with media content of all kinds in an increasingly electronic age with tagging, similar title suggestions, integrated search intelligence, faceted results and seamless LibraryThing integration
Some of the highlights of the project include:
• Smart Phone Interface (e.g. for iPhones and Android Phones)
• Mornington Peninsula Library Service can continue to use Amlib as its LMS whilst using VuFind Discovery Layer
• Real-time integration with Amlib Holdings and Patrons using the LMS driver developed by EvolvePlus
• Improve Search Performance by more than 300% across large searches
• Interactive Patron Experience
