https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/aspen-discovery/ Recent content in Aspen-Discovery on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-15-self-hosted-library-discovery-layers-vufind-blacklight-aspen/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-15-self-hosted-library-discovery-layers-vufind-blacklight-aspen/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>Modern libraries manage millions of records across physical collections, digital repositories, electronic resources, and institutional archives. The traditional Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) — a simple search box with bibliographic results — no longer meets patron expectations shaped by Google, Amazon, and streaming services. Library discovery layers sit on top of existing integrated library systems (ILS) to provide faceted search, relevance ranking, recommendation features, and unified access across disparate content silos.</p>