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- 2. 2The University ofToledo Christine Rigda, MSLS Systems Librarian Associate Professor Email: christine.rigda@utoledo.edu Phone: (419) 530-2333
- 3. University • FTE ~18,500 •Main Campus: Bachelors, graduate and doctoral programs • Health Science Campus: Graduate health programs and medical center • Public metropolitan research university • HLC accredited Libraries • Carlson Library , McMaster Engineering Library, Mulford Health Science Library, and Canaday Center for Special Collections • 22 Librarians • 23 Professional, Paraprofessional and Support Staff • ILS, Sierra • EBSCO Discovery Service, Publication Finder, Full Text Finder, and EBSCO Cloud Service
- 4. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 4The University of Toledo UT Libraries 2013-2016 -- Encore Synergy • Part of a package when upgraded to Sierra • Easy to maintain • Only allowed 10 databases for article searching. Each additional database=additional $$ • Not a true discovery layer
- 5. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 5The University of Toledo Encore subscription contract end: January 2016 Timeline: • Winter 2015: Discovery Layer Taskforce created • Spring/summer 2015: vendors on-site visits • Fall 2015: Select discovery layer • January 2016: Implementation
- 6. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 6The University of Toledo Task Force Members • Systems Librarian, Chair • Electronic Resources Librarian • Digital Initiatives Librarian • Electronic Information Services Reference Librarian • Reference Librarian (Health Science Campus)
- 7. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 7The University of Toledo Wish List • Single point of entry for library resources • State of the art interface • Enriched Content • Faceted navigation • Simple search box • Relevancy • “Did you mean…?”
- 8. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 8The University of Toledo Wish List • Recommendations/related material • User contribution • RSS feeds • Persistent links
- 9. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 9The University of Toledo Vendors Looked a dozen vendors in the field Narrowed it down to 4 • EBSCO Discovery Service • Primo (Ex Libris) • Summon (Serials Solutions) • WorldCat Local
- 10. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 10The University of Toledo Chose EDS in Fall 2015 Reasons: • Had all of the features we wanted • Interface was familiar • Customization • Price (OhioLINK)
- 11. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 11The University of Toledo Discovery Layer Matrix
- 12. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 12The University of Toledo Implementation • Holdings Management • Custom Linking/Link Resolver • Branding/Customization • Institutional Repository • Catalog (facets, bib records, locations)
- 13. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 13The University of Toledo Cloud Services • Apps/APIs to improve the search capability/interface • Hosted by EBSCO • Request from EBSCO • Ask a librarian, text call number, show Google Books preview, etc.
- 14. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 14The University of Toledo
- 15. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 15The University of Toledo
- 16. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 16The University of Toledo Marketing • Social Media • Website • LCD screens throughout library • Article in UT News: http://utnews.utoledo.edu/index.php/02_19_2016/new- library-search-feature-to-improve-research- efficiencychttp://utnews.utoledo.edu/index.php/02_19_2016/new-library-search-fh- feature-to-improve-research-efficiency
- 17. Let’s Talk aboutEDS 17The University of Toledo • ://utnews.utoledo.edu/index.php/02_19_2016/new-library-search-fh- feature-to-improve-research-efficiency