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{{Infobox website |
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| name = Consortium of Online Public Access Catalogues (COPAC) |
| name = Consortium of Online Public Access Catalogues (COPAC) |
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| logo = [[File:Jisc_logo.png]] |
| logo = [[File:Jisc_logo.png]] |
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| logo_caption = Copac was funded by [[Jisc]], to deliver a service to the UK community on the basis of an agreement with [[Research Libraries UK]] (RLUK) |
| logo_caption = Copac was funded by [[Jisc]], to deliver a service to the UK community on the basis of an agreement with [[Research Libraries UK]] (RLUK) |
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| url = {{URL|copac.jisc.ac.uk}} |
| url = {{URL|copac.jisc.ac.uk}} |
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| type = [[Union catalogue]]<br>[[Bibliographic database]] |
| type = [[Union catalogue]]<br>[[Bibliographic database]] |
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| language = English |
| language = English |
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| owner = [[Jisc]]<br>[[Research Libraries UK]] |
| owner = [[Jisc]]<br>[[Research Libraries UK]] |
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| launch_date = <!--{{ ??? }}--> |
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| current_status = Superseded by [[Library Hub Discover]] |
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'''Copac''' (originally an [[acronym]] of '''C'''onsortium of '''O'''nline '''P'''ublic '''A'''ccess '''C'''atalogues) was a [[union catalogue]] which provided free access to the merged online catalogues of many major [[research library|research libraries]] and specialist libraries in the United Kingdom and Ireland, plus the [[British Library]], the [[National Library of Scotland]] and the [[National Library of Wales]]. It had over 40 million records<ref name="copac_about"/> from around 90 libraries,{{when|date=March 2018}} representing a wide range of materials across all subject areas. Copac was freely available to all,<ref name="copac_about">{{cite web|url=http://copac.ac.uk/about|title=About Copac|first=Copac service|last=(Jisc)|website=copac.ac.uk}}</ref> and was widely used, with users mainly coming from [[Higher Education]] institutions in the United Kingdom, but also worldwide.<ref name="copac_survey">{{cite web|url=http://blog.copac.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/Copac-User-Survey-November-2014.pdf|author=Anon|year=2014|title=Copac User Survey|website=blog.copac.ac.uk}}</ref> Copac is valued by users as a research tool.<ref name="copac_survey"/> |
'''Copac''' (originally an [[acronym]] of '''C'''onsortium of '''O'''nline '''P'''ublic '''A'''ccess '''C'''atalogues) was a [[union catalogue]] which provided free access to the merged online catalogues of many major [[research library|research libraries]] and specialist libraries in the United Kingdom and Ireland, plus the [[British Library]], the [[National Library of Scotland]] and the [[National Library of Wales]]. It had over 40 million records<ref name="copac_about"/> from around 90 libraries,{{when|date=March 2018}} representing a wide range of materials across all subject areas. Copac was freely available to all,<ref name="copac_about">{{cite web|url=http://copac.ac.uk/about|title=About Copac|first=Copac service|last=(Jisc)|website=copac.ac.uk}}</ref> and was widely used, with users mainly coming from [[Higher Education]] institutions in the United Kingdom, but also worldwide.<ref name="copac_survey">{{cite web|url=http://blog.copac.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/Copac-User-Survey-November-2014.pdf|author=Anon|year=2014|title=Copac User Survey|website=blog.copac.ac.uk}}</ref> Copac is valued by users as a research tool.<ref name="copac_survey"/> |
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Revision as of 11:53, 2 November 2019
 Copac was funded by Jisc, to deliver a service to the UK community on the basis of an agreement with Research Libraries UK (RLUK) | |
Type of site | Union catalogue Bibliographic database |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Jisc Research Libraries UK |
| URL | copac |
| Current status | Superseded by Library Hub Discover |
Copac (originally an acronym of Consortium of Online Public Access Catalogues) was a union catalogue which provided free access to the merged online catalogues of many major research libraries and specialist libraries in the United Kingdom and Ireland, plus the British Library, the National Library of Scotland and the National Library of Wales. It had over 40 million records[1] from around 90 libraries,[when?] representing a wide range of materials across all subject areas. Copac was freely available to all,[1] and was widely used, with users mainly coming from Higher Education institutions in the United Kingdom, but also worldwide.[2] Copac is valued by users as a research tool.[2]
Copac was searchable through with a web browser or Z39.50 client. It was also accessible through OpenURL and Search/Retrieve via URL (SRU) interfaces.[3] These interfaces can be used to provide links to items on Copac from external sites, such as those used on the Institute of Historical Research website.[4]
Copac was a Jisc service provided for the UK community on the basis of an agreement with Research Libraries UK (RLUK).[5] The service uses records supplied by RLUK members, as well as an increasing range of specialist libraries with collections of national research interest. A full list of contributors is available[6] including the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Middle Temple library and Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Library.[1][7]
In July 2019, Jisc replaced COPAC with Library Hub Discover.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c (Jisc), Copac service. "About Copac". copac.ac.uk.
- ^ a b Anon (2014). "Copac User Survey" (PDF). blog.copac.ac.uk.
- ^ (Jisc), Copac service. "Copac for Developers". copac.ac.uk.
- ^ "Saints in Exile – History On-line". www.history.ac.uk.
- ^ (Jisc), Copac service. "Copac National, Academic and Specialist Library Catalogue". copac.ac.uk.
- ^ (Jisc), Copac service. "Libraries on Copac". copac.ac.uk.
- ^ Cousins, Shirley; Massam, Diana (2016). "Copac developments and the Copac Collection Management service". Interlending & Document Supply. 44 (1): 17–19. doi:10.1108/ILDS-11-2015-0036. ISSN 0264-1615.
- ^ "Jisc Library Hub Discover". discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2019.