Personalized Easily Accessible Reading Lists (PEARL)
Supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services
About PEARL
PALNI has received a $149,893 IMLS grant to develop an innovative open-source reading list system, Personalized Easily Accessible Reading Lists (PEARL). This two-year planning grant will enable PALNI to complete a prototype for this new system, which will influence the way libraries, faculty, and students interact with educational resources.
Affordable and Open Source
PEARL is an open-source tool that will integrate library resources into learning systems, giving students free access to essential materials. It will also simplify resource management for faculty and librarians. As an open-source tool, PEARL will be freely available to libraries and consortia, further lowering barriers to access and enabling more institutions to benefit from its capabilities.
Project Deliverables
Prototype
Designed to work with at least two library services platforms (LSP) and two Library Management Systems (LMS)
Documentation
Of at least three library discovery system API structures and queries necessary for an LTI library reserves reading list system
Guide
For installation, configuration, and use of the PEARL prototype application
Roadmap
For future development of PEARL and a maintenance and sustainability plan
Toolkit
Including documentation to support consortial-level adoption and implementation
Scholarship
Journal article and conference presentations describing and promoting PEARL and its potential uses
Partnership Opportunities
PALNI will collaborate with external library groups and consortia to test and provide feedback on the PEARL application. Opportunities to participate include:
- Focus groups
- Application testing
- Development partners
- Accessibility reviewers
Get Involved
Email PALNI Associate Director Noah Brubaker to learn more and to participate.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, LG-256716-OLS-24.