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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, Robert!  This looks very helpful.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Leah<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Leah Donley<br>
Research Library - Building 477<br>
Brookhaven National Laboratory<br>
Tel: 631-344-7469<br>
Email: </span><a href="mailto:donley@bnl.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1">donley@bnl.gov</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Robert Heaton <robert.heaton@usu.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 07, 2018 4:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Donley, Leah <donley@bnl.gov>; 'eril-l@lists.eril-l.org' <eril-l@lists.eril-l.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Discovery System/ILS comparison charts<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Leah,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We have not gone through the process of considering and selecting a discovery system recently, but we have found this article very helpful in framing our planning: Joseph Deodato, “Evaluating web-scale discovery:
 A step-by-step guide,” <i>Information Technology and Libraries</i>, vol. 34, no. 2 (2015),
<a href="https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5745/pdf">https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5745/pdf</a>. It gives example user surveys, sample searches for testing relevancy ranking, questions by category to ask vendors
 in an RFP, and a scoring-rubric template. There’s enough detail there that you’d need to pick and choose the processes and criteria that best apply to your needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Another helpful resource is Mary Pagliero Popp & Diane Dallis (eds.),
<i>Planning and Implementing Resource Discovery Tools in Academic Libraries</i>, 2012, Information Science Reference/IGI Global. Along with other valuable information, chapter 8, “Designing an evaluation process for resource discovery tools,” by David Bietila
 and Tod Olson, includes two “checklists”: one for evaluating technical features, the other for evaluating user-facing functions. There would still be some work to define something like a rubric, expanding on what you’re looking for in each feature area. I
 hope I’m not out of line in reproducing those tables here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Table 1. Technical evaluation checklist with sample requirements<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><span style="color:#1F497D">Technical Feature<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="color:#1F497D">Important Issues<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hardware requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Affects cost of ownership<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Backup or development server may be desired<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Hosted applications require no local hardware purchase<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Tradeoff between cost and local control of environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Operating system requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Staff must be able to support the OS, keep up with patches, security, system monitoring<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Overhead is different depending on a familiar OS vs. unfamiliar; bringing in a new OS will place additional demands on staff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Indexing performance and capacity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Indexing may affect search performance, or require a dedicated indexing host if at a large scale<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Complete re-index vs. incremental updates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Issues of scale with respect to the data (records or full text) and the number of simultaneous users<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Do the users perceive a performance problem?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Server downtime requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Users increasingly expect 24 by 7 uptime<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Locally-hosted systems may require some maintenance window<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ongoing maintenance requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Regular backups<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Frequency of software updates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Staff time required for software updates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Data management issues, e.g. regular imports<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Staff skills required for ongoing operations and maintenance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">OS administration skills<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Any required programming or scripting skills<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Familiarity with application operation and configuration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Configuration options and customization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Visual customization and branding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Display of data fields, labels<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Choice of data types and sources to include in indexes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Support for importing local data, supported data formats<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Can key local collections or data sources of local significance be added?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Supported data formats (MARC, Dublin Core, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Integration APIs and output formats<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Possible to integrate with other applications:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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incorporate results into other systems<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#1F497D;margin-left:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
launch searches into the discovery tool<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Are the APIs well-documented? Do they conform to existing standards?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Ensure support for needed formats, e.g. XML APIs, SRU, RSS feeds, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-3.0pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Browser requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Must work equally well with all major Web browsers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Does not require JavaScript to be turned on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Table 2. Functional evaluation checklist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Functional Area<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Specific Features<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Content<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">handling of content types, data formats, and metadata formats<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">coverage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">  
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">the range of particular article databases and electronic resources included in the index<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">stop words<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">language support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">  
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">non-english searching<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">  
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">storage and display of non-english data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">  
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">support for unicode-encoded text.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Search<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">advanced (or fielded) searching<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Boolean searching<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">nested searching<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">wildcards and truncations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Query expansion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">search suggestions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">related or synonymous search terms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">optional federated search features.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">faceted browsing of results<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">adding tags or personal content<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Robert Heaton<br>
Collection Management Librarian<br>
Utah State University Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Eril-l <<a href="mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org">eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Donley, Leah<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 7, 2018 7:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'eril-l@lists.eril-l.org' <<a href="mailto:eril-l@lists.eril-l.org">eril-l@lists.eril-l.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] FW: Discovery System/ILS comparison charts<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m realizing that I didn’t word my question very well.  That being said the responses I’ve received so far have been very helpful!
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m hoping for a form, maybe a chart or question-based (or perhaps something better that I’m not thinking of!) that we can use while evaluating the various platforms to compare their various features and functionality.  So something that
 will allow us to compare the nitty gritty (and big picture) functionality as it relates to our local workflows.  The feedback I received from staff after the demos we saw was helpful, but not very focused.  We’re a small staff and somewhat specialized in our
 roles so I’m really interested in being able to compare how each product would work beyond “I really like this” or don’t like this and not really looking at the details (although the initial gut reactions are of course helpful too).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks again,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Leah<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Leah Donley<br>
Research Library - Building 477<br>
Brookhaven National Laboratory<br>
Tel: 631-344-7469<br>
Email: </span><a href="mailto:donley@bnl.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1">donley@bnl.gov</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Eril-l <<a href="mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org">eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Donley, Leah<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 06, 2018 11:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:eril-l@lists.eril-l.org">eril-l@lists.eril-l.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] Discovery System/ILS comparison charts<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone used a comparison sheet/chart etc. when looking at Discovery Systems and/or Library Services Platforms?  I’m looking for something to guide us and organize our thoughts as we utilize various platform trials from different vendors. 
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Leah<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Leah Donley<br>
Research Library - Building 477<br>
Brookhaven National Laboratory<br>
Tel: 631-344-7469<br>
Email: </span><a href="mailto:donley@bnl.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1">donley@bnl.gov</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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