Panel Discussion: Discovery Service Providers Moderated by: Marshall Breeding, Independent Library Consultant Panelist (1 of 4) Scott Bernier, Senior Vice President, Marketing, EBSCO

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NISO
October 2015
SCOTT BERNIER | Senior Vice President

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DISCOVERY | It’s about…
Your ENTIRE collection
EVERY user
Ensuring long term library SUCCESS
(usage, value, perception)

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EXPERIENCE
The discovery layer provides the
first experience most users will
have with the library website,
and it is critical for that defining
moment to be successful.”
Susan Goodwin
Associate Dean for User Services
Texas A&M University Libraries

4. GOAL #1
Promote a superior user experience through
the development of innovative services that
support the educational, cultural, and research
needs of the university and its community
partners.

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Upholding library quality
− Precision
− Relevancy Ranking
− Indexing / Linked Data
User Experience
− Discovery is First / Most Often Used
− Increase use (across the collection)
− Improved access to materials

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DISCOVERY
• Library control / Customization
• Individual needs
• Evaluation / Trials / Selection
• CHOICE

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THE FUTURE OF LIBRARY RESOURCE DISCOVERY
A white paper commissioned by the NISO Discovery to Delivery (D2D) Topic Committee
Libraries often have an interest in the
ability to use their preferred discovery
service regardless of the resource
management platform in use.
By Marshall Breeding
February 2015

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Every Library Has a Unique Mix of Services
A B
C D

9. DISCOVERY
MARC
Infrotrieve
British Library
Regional Providers
ILL
EBSCO
Publishers
Gale
PQ
JSTOR
Books/
eBooks
Springer
Sage
JSTOR
Wiley
OA
EBSCO
Subject Indexes
Gale
Lexis Nexis
Cost Per Use
Usage Consolidation
Platform Use
Analysis
Tools
Journals
Databases
Blackboard
Moodle
Canvas
Sakai
D2L
LMS
SFX
Serial Solutions
Full Text Finder
Holdings
Management
Dspace
Content DM
e-Prints
Fedora
IRs
Sirsi Dynix
Regional Providers
Innovative
Koha
OCLC
Kuali
ILS

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WHAT IS YOUR DIRECTION?
• An open, interoperable infrastructure that:
− Enables library choice
− Streamlines workflows
EBSCO Open
You choose.
– Optimizes user experiences
– Maximizes budget
We optimize.

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THANK YOU
SCOTT BERNIER | Senior Vice President
978 356 6500 ext. 2278
sbernier@ebsco.com