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What are we talking about when we talk about Discovery in libraries?
The document discusses various aspects of discovery in libraries, focusing on the systems and user experiences at multiple universities, including Emory, Georgia Tech, and Georgia Southern. It highlights challenges such as outdated search indices, the inefficiency of user accounts across platforms, and the shift away from traditional library access points. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of user feedback in improving discovery interfaces and library resources.
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- 1. What are wetalking about when we talk about DISCOVERY IN LIBRARIES?
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- 3. EMORY UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES JONATHAN BODNAR UserExperience Librarian Emory University Libraries jon.bodnar@emory.eduDISCOVERY SETUP: Alma Locally Hosted Primo Primo Classic UI
- 4. GEORGIA TECH LIBRARY HEATHER JEFFCOAT WebProgram Manager & Systems Librarian Georgia Tech Library heather.jeffcoat@library.gatech.edu SOFIA SLUTSKAYA Metadata Strategist Georgia Tech Library sofia.slutskaya@library.gatech.edu DISCOVERY SETUP: Alma Cloud Hosted Primo Primo new UI
- 5. GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY JEFFREY MORTIMORE DiscoveryServices Librarian Georgia Southern University jmortimore@georgiasouthern.eduDISCOVERY SETUP: Alma Primo (for Library Catalog) EDS for Discovery
- 6. YEWNO RAY SHAN Director ofProduct Management Yewno ray@yewno.com
- 7. PATHS OF NAVIGATION& DISCOVERY Gardner, T. & Inger, S. (2016). How readers discover content in scholarly publications. Simon Inger Consulting. Retrieved from http://www.simoningerconsulting.com/how_readers_discover.html
- 8. Wolff, Christine (2017).Ithaka S+R US Library Survey 2016. Retrieved from http://www.sr.ithaka.org/wp- content/uploads/2017/03/SR_Report_Library_Survey_2016_04032017.pdf WHAT ARE LIBRARY RESOURCES?
- 9. Dempsey, L. (2009,March 11). Web-sightings. Lorcan Dempsey’s Weblog. Retrieved from http://orweblog.oclc.org/Web-sightings/ WHAT ARE LIBRARY RESOURCES?
- 10. • The libraryis not the starting point - There are many starting points. • The campus is not the work location - Much research takes place off-campus. • The proxy is not the answer - It requires a level of effort from the off-campus user that s/he is increasingly unwilling to give. • The index is not current - Library search indices are not updated as frequently as commercial search solutions such as Google Scholar. • The PC is not the device - Phones and tablets are, and the PDF poses problems there. • User accounts are not well implemented - Having another account, in addition to an institutional login - on every individual content platform - is not efficient for researchers or portable when they change institutions. POINTS OF FAILURE IN ACADEMIC LIBRARY DISCOVERY STRATEGY Schonfeld, R. C. (2015). Meeting Researchers Where They Start: Streamlining Access to Scholarly Resources. New York: Ithaka S+ R. Retrieved from: http://www.sr.ithaka.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SR_Issue_Brief_Meeting_Researchers_Where_They_Start_032615.pdf
- 11. DISCUSSION TOPICS: Discovery interfaceimplementation and maintenance Access to digital collections and institutional repositories through Discovery interface Collecting user feedback, assessment of discovery interface, making changes based on user suggestions Communicating/promoting changes in Discovery interface, marketing new features
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