All aboard ParlInfo Search: the journey towards integrated access to bibliographic and full text information from the Parliament of Australia

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 4 - Discovery
Tuesday 9 February 2010, 15:15 - 15:45
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-4-white

Shirley White

Project Officer, Parliamentary Library, Canberra
http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au

Roxanne Missingham

Parliamentary Librarian, Parliamentary Library, Canberra
http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au

Rina Brettell

Project Manager, Department of Parliamentary Services, Canberra
http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au

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Abstract

This paper outlines the journey towards ParlInfo Search, a high-profile service that provides integrated access to bibliographic and full text information that is of interest both to the Parliament of Australia and to the public in general. The paper outlines the business needs of the system, stakeholder and governance issues and discusses Parlinfo Search's technical architecture and content solution, its features, lessons learnt during the course of the project and future directions.