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The Library of Tomas Bata University in Zlín has been working on accessioning academic grey literature systematically for the last 10 years. During this time, one of the first information systems storing theses and dissertations changed from a closed, manually updated system into a fully automated and fully open repository with a number of integrations with both internal and external systems. New types of documents were added and several services were introduced for working with grey literature effectively. This contribution will describe its current state and outline the hurdles encountered getting there. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discovery interfaces are a very current topics in the field of library services. The expectations of users in this regard are growing due to the progress of Web 2.0. An integration of information resources and advanced services into a unified environment build on top of a federated search engines or a central index becomes necessary. The Xerxes platform developed by David Walker at the California State University meets the high requirements of users and presents an attractive interface. It recently got its first instance in Czech Republic. The assets of Xerxes are especially its openness and extensibility via a portfolio of advanced services. This article provides a comprehensive description of the whole solution and summarizes the options Xerxes brings to the end user. It also proposes some possibilities of further development of not only the Xerxes platform but also of discovery interfaces in general. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]