Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE): An end-user oriented institutional repository search service

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Title:	Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE): An end-user oriented institutional repository search service
Author(s):	Dirk Pieper, (Bielefeld University Library, Bielefeld, Germany), Friedrich Summann, (Bielefeld University Library, Bielefeld, Germany)
Citation:	Dirk Pieper, Friedrich Summann, (2006) "Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE): An end-user oriented institutional repository search service", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 24 Iss: 4, pp.614 - 619
Keywords:	Search engines, University libraries
Article type:	Technical paper
DOI:	10.1108/07378830610715473 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Abstract:	Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the activities of Bielefeld University Library in establishing OAI based repository servers and in using OAI resources for end-user-oriented search services like Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE). Design/methodology/approach – Discusses OAI based repository servers. Findings – BASE is able to integrate external functions of Google Scholar. The search engine technology can replace or amend the search functions of a given repository software. BASE can also be embedded in external repository environments. Originality/value – The paper provides an overview of the functionalities of BASE and gives insight into the challenges that have to be faced when harvesting and integrating resources from multiple OAI servers.