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'''Copac''' is a [[union catalogue]] which provides 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 has over 40 million records<ref name="copac_about"/> from around 90 libraries, representing a wide range of materials across all subject areas. Copac is freely available to all.<ref name="copac_about">[http://copac.ac.uk/about/ Copac.ac.uk]</ref>
{{Infobox website
| name = Consortium of Online Public Access Catalogues (COPAC)
| logo = [[File:Jisc_logo.png]]
| 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)
| url = {{URL|copac.jisc.ac.uk}}
| commercial =
| type = [[Union catalogue]]<br />[[Bibliographic database]]
| language = English
| owner = {{ubl|[[Jisc]]|[[Research Libraries UK]]}}
| launch_date = <!--{{ ??? }}-->
| current_status = Superseded by [[Library Hub Discover]]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 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]].<ref name="new">{{cite journal |url=http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/8/copac/ |title=COPAC: The New Nationally Accessible Union Catalogue |last=Cousins |first=Shirley |journal=Ariadne |year=1997 |issue=8 |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505105555/http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/8/copac/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref> It had over 40 million records<ref name="copac_about"/> from around 90 libraries as of 2019,<ref name="discover" /> 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 was valued by users as a research tool.<ref name="copac_survey"/>


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.<ref name=eves>{{cite web|url=http://copac.ac.uk/developers|title=Copac for Developers|first=Copac service|last=(Jisc)|website=copac.ac.uk|access-date=2015-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608060533/http://copac.ac.uk/developers/|archive-date=2015-06-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> These interfaces could be used to provide links to items on Copac from external sites, such as those used on the [[Institute of Historical Research]] website.<ref name=isbneg>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.ac.uk/history-online/book/isbn/0195131010|title=Saints in Exile – History On-line|website=www.history.ac.uk|access-date=2015-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084229/http://www.history.ac.uk/history-online/book/isbn/0195131010|archive-date=2018-03-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Copac is searchable through an easy to use web interface as well as via a [[Z39.50]] client. It is also accessible through [[OpenURL]] and [[Search/Retrieve via URL|SRU]] interfaces.<ref>[http://copac.ac.uk/developers Copac.ac.uk]</ref>


Copac was a [[Jisc]] service provided for the UK community on the basis of an agreement with [[Research Libraries UK]] (RLUK).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://copac.ac.uk|title=Copac National, Academic and Specialist Library Catalogue|first=Copac service|last=(Jisc)|website=copac.ac.uk}}</ref> The service used 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<ref name="copac_libraries">{{cite web|url=http://copac.ac.uk/about/libraries|title=Libraries on Copac|first=Copac service|last=(Jisc)|website=copac.ac.uk}}</ref> 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.<ref name=copac_about/><ref name="CousinsMassam2016">{{cite journal|last1=Cousins|first1=Shirley|last2=Massam|first2=Diana|title=Copac developments and the Copac Collection Management service|journal=Interlending & Document Supply|volume=44|issue=1|year=2016|pages=17–19|issn=0264-1615|doi=10.1108/ILDS-11-2015-0036}}</ref>
Copac is a [[Mimas (data centre)|Mimas]] service based at the [[University of Manchester]]. It is funded by [[Jisc]] and uses records supplied by RLUK ([[Research Libraries UK]])<ref>[http://copac.ac.uk/ Copac.ac.uk]</ref> and specialist libraries with collections of national research interest.<ref name="copac_about"/> "Copac" is a registered [[trademark]] of the [[University of Manchester]], no longer standing for '''CURL Online Public Access Catalogue'''.


In July 2019, Jisc replaced COPAC with [[Library Hub Discover]].<ref name="JLHD">{{cite web |title=Jisc Library Hub Discover |url=https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/ |website=discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk |access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="discover">{{cite web |url=https://aberdeenunilib.com/2019/07/29/use-jisc-library-hub-discover-to-search-all-uk-university-and-national-libraries-at-once/ |title=Use Jisc Library Hub Discover to search all UK University and National Libraries at once |date=July 28, 2019 |website=University of Aberdeen |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202033749/https://aberdeenunilib.com/2019/07/29/use-jisc-library-hub-discover-to-search-all-uk-university-and-national-libraries-at-once/ |archive-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="goodbye">{{cite web |url=https://libraryservices.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2019/06/sunset/ |title=Nearly time to say...'"goodbye Copac and SUNCAT!" |last=Grindley |first=Neil |date=June 16, 2019 |website=Jisc Library services |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207093405/https://libraryservices.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2019/06/sunset/ |archive-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://copac.ac.uk/ Copac]
*[http://copac.ac.uk/developers Copac Z39.50 information]
*[http://www.rluk.ac.uk/ Research Libraries UK (RLUK)]
*[http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ JISC]
*[http://www.mimas.ac.uk/ Mimas]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[OPAC]]
* [[Library and Archives Canada]]
* [[Research Libraries UK]]
* [[SUNCAT]]
* [[WorldCat]]
* [[Talis Group]]

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[[Category:Databases in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Higher education in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Jisc]]
[[Category:Library cataloging and classification]]
[[Category:Library cataloging and classification]]
[[Category:Online databases]]
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[[Category:Bibliographic databases]]
[[Category:University of Manchester]]

Latest revision as of 23:16, 10 March 2023

Consortium of Online Public Access Catalogues (COPAC)
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
Available inEnglish
Owner
URLcopac.jisc.ac.uk
Current statusSuperseded 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.[1] It had over 40 million records[2] from around 90 libraries as of 2019,[3] representing a wide range of materials across all subject areas. Copac was freely available to all,[2] and was widely used, with users mainly coming from Higher Education institutions in the United Kingdom, but also worldwide.[4] Copac was valued by users as a research tool.[4]

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.[5] These interfaces could be used to provide links to items on Copac from external sites, such as those used on the Institute of Historical Research website.[6]

Copac was a Jisc service provided for the UK community on the basis of an agreement with Research Libraries UK (RLUK).[7] The service used 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[8] 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.[2][9]

In July 2019, Jisc replaced COPAC with Library Hub Discover.[10][3][11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cousins, Shirley (1997). "COPAC: The New Nationally Accessible Union Catalogue". Ariadne (8). Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c (Jisc), Copac service. "About Copac". copac.ac.uk.
  3. ^ a b "Use Jisc Library Hub Discover to search all UK University and National Libraries at once". University of Aberdeen. July 28, 2019. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Anon (2014). "Copac User Survey" (PDF). blog.copac.ac.uk.
  5. ^ (Jisc), Copac service. "Copac for Developers". copac.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  6. ^ "Saints in Exile – History On-line". www.history.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  7. ^ (Jisc), Copac service. "Copac National, Academic and Specialist Library Catalogue". copac.ac.uk.
  8. ^ (Jisc), Copac service. "Libraries on Copac". copac.ac.uk.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Jisc Library Hub Discover". discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. ^ Grindley, Neil (June 16, 2019). "Nearly time to say...'"goodbye Copac and SUNCAT!"". Jisc Library services. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
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