Web-scale discovery tools have advantages like ease of use and speed but also limitations such as incomplete coverage and confusing interfaces. Instruction can help address limitations and move beyond just teaching tools to higher levels of information literacy. Discovery tools may index content inconsistently due to lack of metadata sharing between vendors. The interface can make it hard to distinguish resource types or access full text. Teaching how to develop search strategies and evaluate results can help students despite these limitations.
This document discusses web-scale discovery services (WDS), including what they are, their key features and benefits, examples of major WDS providers, and considerations for implementation. Specifically:
- WDS allows users to search a library's entire collection through a single search box, ranking results based on relevancy across sources. This is presented as an improvement over federated search.
- Major WDS providers discussed include EBSCO Discovery Service, Ex Libris Primo, Serials Solutions Summon, and OCLC's WorldCat Local.
- A comparison of these providers shows they index a variety of content like the library catalog, e-books, journals, and more.
- The
Library automation started in India in the 1980s led by organizations like CSIR and DRTC. The objectives of library automation were to provide more effective and improved services in libraries through the use of information and communication technologies. However, progress has been limited due to lack of ICT knowledge, budgets, and confidence. Library automation uses technology to disseminate information more easily and reduce education spending on libraries. It allows improvements to cataloging and collection quality. Major online library catalogs in India include AGRICAT, WorldCat, Krishiprabha, and more.
The document discusses several resource discovery tools that can be used to search for scholarly materials across different types of content. It provides information on tools such as Google Scholar, EBSCO Discovery Service, ProQuest, SirsiDynix, Scopus, and WorldCat. Each tool is summarized, outlining its key features and functions in allowing users to discover resources for research and learning.
The document discusses various types of biographical sources, including biographies, biographical dictionaries, and Who's Who publications. Biographies provide a full narrative account of a person's life written by another author. Biographical dictionaries contain alphabetical listings of people with key dates and events. Who's Who publications contain concise biographical profiles of notable individuals from various fields. The document provides examples of prominent biographical references, such as the American National Biography, UK Who's Who, and publications from Marquis Who's Who.
This document discusses library automation for serial management. It begins with definitions of serials as publications intended to be indefinitely continuing, such as magazines, newspapers, and journals. It then outlines the complex procedures required to manage serial collections and how automation can help address issues like tracking missing issues and claims. The document details the key components and functions needed in an automated serials control system, including the bibliographic database, searching and access capabilities, and automated support for selection, acquisition, check-in, routing, and other processes.
The document discusses the Sears List of Subject Headings (SLSH), a controlled vocabulary used for subject cataloging in small to medium sized libraries. It provides an overview of the history and purpose of SLSH, describes some of its key features like new subject headings added in the 21st edition, and outlines its underlying principles of direct, specific, and consistent subject entries based on common usage. The structure of SLSH is also briefly explained as an alphabetical list of standard subject names for the entire range of knowledge.
This document provides an introduction to Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs). It defines OPACs as online library catalogs that allow users to search for and locate information on available materials like books, journals, movies and more. The history of OPAC development from early card catalogs to modern online search systems is overviewed. Basic and advanced searching, browsing, and viewing search results are also explained to demonstrate how users can navigate an OPAC.
This document discusses web-scale discovery services (WDS), including what they are, their key features and benefits, examples of major WDS providers, and considerations for implementation. Specifically:
- WDS allows users to search a library's entire collection through a single search box, ranking results based on relevancy across sources. This is presented as an improvement over federated search.
- Major WDS providers discussed include EBSCO Discovery Service, Ex Libris Primo, Serials Solutions Summon, and OCLC's WorldCat Local.
- A comparison of these providers shows they index a variety of content like the library catalog, e-books, journals, and more.
- The
Library automation started in India in the 1980s led by organizations like CSIR and DRTC. The objectives of library automation were to provide more effective and improved services in libraries through the use of information and communication technologies. However, progress has been limited due to lack of ICT knowledge, budgets, and confidence. Library automation uses technology to disseminate information more easily and reduce education spending on libraries. It allows improvements to cataloging and collection quality. Major online library catalogs in India include AGRICAT, WorldCat, Krishiprabha, and more.
The document discusses several resource discovery tools that can be used to search for scholarly materials across different types of content. It provides information on tools such as Google Scholar, EBSCO Discovery Service, ProQuest, SirsiDynix, Scopus, and WorldCat. Each tool is summarized, outlining its key features and functions in allowing users to discover resources for research and learning.
The document discusses various types of biographical sources, including biographies, biographical dictionaries, and Who's Who publications. Biographies provide a full narrative account of a person's life written by another author. Biographical dictionaries contain alphabetical listings of people with key dates and events. Who's Who publications contain concise biographical profiles of notable individuals from various fields. The document provides examples of prominent biographical references, such as the American National Biography, UK Who's Who, and publications from Marquis Who's Who.
This document discusses library automation for serial management. It begins with definitions of serials as publications intended to be indefinitely continuing, such as magazines, newspapers, and journals. It then outlines the complex procedures required to manage serial collections and how automation can help address issues like tracking missing issues and claims. The document details the key components and functions needed in an automated serials control system, including the bibliographic database, searching and access capabilities, and automated support for selection, acquisition, check-in, routing, and other processes.
The document discusses the Sears List of Subject Headings (SLSH), a controlled vocabulary used for subject cataloging in small to medium sized libraries. It provides an overview of the history and purpose of SLSH, describes some of its key features like new subject headings added in the 21st edition, and outlines its underlying principles of direct, specific, and consistent subject entries based on common usage. The structure of SLSH is also briefly explained as an alphabetical list of standard subject names for the entire range of knowledge.
This document provides an introduction to Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs). It defines OPACs as online library catalogs that allow users to search for and locate information on available materials like books, journals, movies and more. The history of OPAC development from early card catalogs to modern online search systems is overviewed. Basic and advanced searching, browsing, and viewing search results are also explained to demonstrate how users can navigate an OPAC.
The OPAC, or Online Public Access Catalog, is a searchable online database that allows users to locate materials at a library. It has replaced traditional card catalogs and allows quick and easy searches. At the local library, users can access the OPAC system by logging into computers and clicking on the Destiny icon, then selecting the appropriate library. Users can search by keyword, title, author, subject, or series to find relevant materials. The OPAC lists different material types to refine search results.
Subject gateways and portals are internet services that provide organized access to resources through description and links. [1] Subject gateways focus on discipline-specific resources selected by librarians to ensure high quality, while portals aggregate diverse information in a unified way. [2] Both services aim to address information overload by guiding users to relevant materials through browsing and searching capabilities.
The document compares web scale discovery services and federated search. Federated search allows real-time searching across multiple sources but is an older technology. Discovery services use pre-harvested metadata from vast collections and provide a unified search platform, centralized index, and relevancy ranking across all results in a single interface. While federated search relies on real-time queries, discovery services provide faster searches through pre-built harvesting and indexing.
Weeding is the process of removing materials from a library collection that are no longer useful or relevant. It is necessary to keep collections current and ensure materials are circulating, but it can be a time-consuming and controversial process. Common fears about weeding include it being viewed as throwing away books or making mistakes in decisions. When weeding, factors like currency, circulation, condition, duplication and format obsolescence should be considered. Materials removed may be donated, recycled or sold to generate revenue. Weeding helps free up space and staff time while ensuring the collection meets the needs of its users.
1) The document discusses information use and user studies, including methods for studying print and electronic resource usage, information needs, information seeking behavior, and competencies needed by LIS professionals.
2) It provides details on various methods for conducting use studies, such as analyzing issue records, usage statistics, surveys and citations. It also outlines how to increase e-resource usage through marketing and outreach.
3) The document concludes by emphasizing the important role of LIS professionals in representing information to users, just as actors represent characters, through competencies like communication, computing, and information literacy skills.
Scopus : the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literatureSumit Kumar Gupta
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyse and visualise research.
As research becomes increasingly global, interdisciplinary and collaborative, you can make sure that critical research from around the world is not missed when you choose Scopus.
This document summarizes scholarly communication and e-journals. It defines scholarly communication as the process by which academic content is generated, reviewed, disseminated and built upon. E-journals are described as journals available electronically over the internet or on CD-ROM. The benefits of e-journals include speed of publication and distribution, unlimited access, portability, and ability to link to other resources. E-journals are now overtaking print journals due to factors like cost reductions and user expectations changing with technology. However, issues still include the exponential rise in prices of some journals and licensing restrictions on electronic access.
The document discusses the evolution of reference services in libraries. It states that reference services originated in the United States in 1875 and developed in India after the publication of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan's "Five Laws of Library Science" in 1931. Ranganathan pioneered reference services in India at Madras University in 1937. The document outlines different types of reference services like ready reference service and long range reference service. It also describes various reference materials including dictionaries, encyclopedias, yearbooks, and bibliographies. Finally, it discusses the qualifications and role of a reference librarian.
This presentation provides an overview of how to search the Scopus database. Scopus is an abstract and citation database that covers journal articles, books and conference proceedings across various subject areas. The presentation demonstrates how to access Scopus through the La Trobe University Library website and provides tips for constructing effective searches using search operators like asterisks, question marks and quotation marks. An example search on integrated pest management in brassica crops is presented along with the results.
Citation tools and software can help researchers properly cite sources and manage bibliographies. Some popular tools include Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, RefWorks, ProQuest, EBSCO, Cite This For Me, WriteM, and Tropy. These tools allow users to import references from databases, organize citations, and automatically generate bibliographies in different styles. Many integrate with word processors to easily insert citations and format papers.
Koha is an open source integrated library system. It is free to download and use, with no licensing fees. Libraries can customize Koha to meet their needs. Over 6000 libraries worldwide use Koha, including 13 in Bangladesh. Koha allows for acquisition, cataloging, patron management, circulation, serial control and reporting. It has an online public access catalog for users. The presenter's organization has implemented Koha for several university and college libraries in Bangladesh.
The document defines a digital library as an online collection of digital objects that are managed and accessible according to international standards. A digital library applies new technologies to provide access to digital collections as an integral part of a traditional library's services. Key components of a digital library include its collection infrastructure, access infrastructure, computer/network infrastructure, digital resource organization, and trained manpower. Digital libraries offer advantages like 24/7 availability, cost reduction for governments, and information retrieval but also have limitations like lack of standardization and copyright/security issues.
Scientometrics is the quantitative study of science, communication in science, and science policy. It involves the analysis, evaluation, and visualization of science using quantitative methods. Some key points:
- The term was coined in 1969 in Russia and gained recognition after the founding of the journal Scientometrics in 1978.
- It applies bibliometric methods to measure the impact and quality of science by analyzing patterns of citation and publication.
- Important indicators include the journal impact factor, h-index, and citation analysis which are used to evaluate scientific institutions, departments, and individual researchers.
- Tools like CiteSpace and Authormap are used to map and visualize citation networks and trends within literature.
An institutional repository is a digital archive of intellectual works created by a university's faculty, researchers, and students. It provides open access to works with few barriers. Content includes pre-prints, reports, theses, audio/visual materials. Benefits include increased visibility, centralized storage, and long-term preservation of the institution's academic output. Challenges include costs, difficulties generating content, and rights management issues.
A discussion over the concept of ERM and its need in a Library. It also covers different software solutions for the management of electronic resources from the libraries.
LIBSYS Ltd. is a pioneer in library automation software in India; the company provides flexible, automated, and innovatory library management solutions and brings a high level of accuracy in the services it offers. Since its inception in 1984, the company has been providing robust and quality services to libraries in different parts of the country. It strives for continuous innovation by incorporating latest technology in its products and services.
Techniques for Electronic Resource Management: Crowdsourcing for Best PracticesJill Emery
We invited interested librarians via social media venues such as Facebook, twitter, Tumblr & a wiki. Come learn how this experiment worked and participate in the development of capturing the best practices of electronic resource management. The TERMS Library Technology Report will be made available to attendees.
The document discusses citation analysis and its importance in measuring the quality and impact of research. Citation analysis evaluates the citations received by research papers, scientists, universities, and countries as a measure of scientific influence and productivity. Citations serve several purposes, such as acknowledging prior work, substantiating claims, and showing consideration of different opinions. Co-citation coupling and bibliographic coupling are methods to establish relationships between scholarly works based on their citations. Common citation metrics include the h-index and impact factor, which provide ways to quantify the impact of research, though they also have limitations. Overall, citation analysis through various metrics is an objective way to determine how influential and important a piece of research has been to the scientific community.
Levine-Clark, Michael, Jane Burke, and Henning Schönenberger, “Assessing the ...Michael Levine-Clark
Levine-Clark, Michael, Jane Burke, and Henning Schönenberger, “Assessing the Value and Impact of Discovery Systems,” Invited, Special Libraries Association – Arabian Gulf Chapter, Kuwait City, April 20, 2016.
Federated Search: The Good, The Bad And The Uglydorishelfer
Presented at the SLA 2007 Annual Conference in Denver, CO to the Science and Technology Division (Sci-Tech) on a program entitled: "Federated Searching: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly." Based on an article in Searcher and with additional contributions from Kathy Dabbour and Lynn Lampert on user and librarian assessment of Federated Searching.
The OPAC, or Online Public Access Catalog, is a searchable online database that allows users to locate materials at a library. It has replaced traditional card catalogs and allows quick and easy searches. At the local library, users can access the OPAC system by logging into computers and clicking on the Destiny icon, then selecting the appropriate library. Users can search by keyword, title, author, subject, or series to find relevant materials. The OPAC lists different material types to refine search results.
Subject gateways and portals are internet services that provide organized access to resources through description and links. [1] Subject gateways focus on discipline-specific resources selected by librarians to ensure high quality, while portals aggregate diverse information in a unified way. [2] Both services aim to address information overload by guiding users to relevant materials through browsing and searching capabilities.
The document compares web scale discovery services and federated search. Federated search allows real-time searching across multiple sources but is an older technology. Discovery services use pre-harvested metadata from vast collections and provide a unified search platform, centralized index, and relevancy ranking across all results in a single interface. While federated search relies on real-time queries, discovery services provide faster searches through pre-built harvesting and indexing.
Weeding is the process of removing materials from a library collection that are no longer useful or relevant. It is necessary to keep collections current and ensure materials are circulating, but it can be a time-consuming and controversial process. Common fears about weeding include it being viewed as throwing away books or making mistakes in decisions. When weeding, factors like currency, circulation, condition, duplication and format obsolescence should be considered. Materials removed may be donated, recycled or sold to generate revenue. Weeding helps free up space and staff time while ensuring the collection meets the needs of its users.
1) The document discusses information use and user studies, including methods for studying print and electronic resource usage, information needs, information seeking behavior, and competencies needed by LIS professionals.
2) It provides details on various methods for conducting use studies, such as analyzing issue records, usage statistics, surveys and citations. It also outlines how to increase e-resource usage through marketing and outreach.
3) The document concludes by emphasizing the important role of LIS professionals in representing information to users, just as actors represent characters, through competencies like communication, computing, and information literacy skills.
Scopus : the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literatureSumit Kumar Gupta
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyse and visualise research.
As research becomes increasingly global, interdisciplinary and collaborative, you can make sure that critical research from around the world is not missed when you choose Scopus.
This document summarizes scholarly communication and e-journals. It defines scholarly communication as the process by which academic content is generated, reviewed, disseminated and built upon. E-journals are described as journals available electronically over the internet or on CD-ROM. The benefits of e-journals include speed of publication and distribution, unlimited access, portability, and ability to link to other resources. E-journals are now overtaking print journals due to factors like cost reductions and user expectations changing with technology. However, issues still include the exponential rise in prices of some journals and licensing restrictions on electronic access.
The document discusses the evolution of reference services in libraries. It states that reference services originated in the United States in 1875 and developed in India after the publication of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan's "Five Laws of Library Science" in 1931. Ranganathan pioneered reference services in India at Madras University in 1937. The document outlines different types of reference services like ready reference service and long range reference service. It also describes various reference materials including dictionaries, encyclopedias, yearbooks, and bibliographies. Finally, it discusses the qualifications and role of a reference librarian.
This presentation provides an overview of how to search the Scopus database. Scopus is an abstract and citation database that covers journal articles, books and conference proceedings across various subject areas. The presentation demonstrates how to access Scopus through the La Trobe University Library website and provides tips for constructing effective searches using search operators like asterisks, question marks and quotation marks. An example search on integrated pest management in brassica crops is presented along with the results.
Citation tools and software can help researchers properly cite sources and manage bibliographies. Some popular tools include Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, RefWorks, ProQuest, EBSCO, Cite This For Me, WriteM, and Tropy. These tools allow users to import references from databases, organize citations, and automatically generate bibliographies in different styles. Many integrate with word processors to easily insert citations and format papers.
Koha is an open source integrated library system. It is free to download and use, with no licensing fees. Libraries can customize Koha to meet their needs. Over 6000 libraries worldwide use Koha, including 13 in Bangladesh. Koha allows for acquisition, cataloging, patron management, circulation, serial control and reporting. It has an online public access catalog for users. The presenter's organization has implemented Koha for several university and college libraries in Bangladesh.
The document defines a digital library as an online collection of digital objects that are managed and accessible according to international standards. A digital library applies new technologies to provide access to digital collections as an integral part of a traditional library's services. Key components of a digital library include its collection infrastructure, access infrastructure, computer/network infrastructure, digital resource organization, and trained manpower. Digital libraries offer advantages like 24/7 availability, cost reduction for governments, and information retrieval but also have limitations like lack of standardization and copyright/security issues.
Scientometrics is the quantitative study of science, communication in science, and science policy. It involves the analysis, evaluation, and visualization of science using quantitative methods. Some key points:
- The term was coined in 1969 in Russia and gained recognition after the founding of the journal Scientometrics in 1978.
- It applies bibliometric methods to measure the impact and quality of science by analyzing patterns of citation and publication.
- Important indicators include the journal impact factor, h-index, and citation analysis which are used to evaluate scientific institutions, departments, and individual researchers.
- Tools like CiteSpace and Authormap are used to map and visualize citation networks and trends within literature.
An institutional repository is a digital archive of intellectual works created by a university's faculty, researchers, and students. It provides open access to works with few barriers. Content includes pre-prints, reports, theses, audio/visual materials. Benefits include increased visibility, centralized storage, and long-term preservation of the institution's academic output. Challenges include costs, difficulties generating content, and rights management issues.
A discussion over the concept of ERM and its need in a Library. It also covers different software solutions for the management of electronic resources from the libraries.
LIBSYS Ltd. is a pioneer in library automation software in India; the company provides flexible, automated, and innovatory library management solutions and brings a high level of accuracy in the services it offers. Since its inception in 1984, the company has been providing robust and quality services to libraries in different parts of the country. It strives for continuous innovation by incorporating latest technology in its products and services.
Techniques for Electronic Resource Management: Crowdsourcing for Best PracticesJill Emery
We invited interested librarians via social media venues such as Facebook, twitter, Tumblr & a wiki. Come learn how this experiment worked and participate in the development of capturing the best practices of electronic resource management. The TERMS Library Technology Report will be made available to attendees.
The document discusses citation analysis and its importance in measuring the quality and impact of research. Citation analysis evaluates the citations received by research papers, scientists, universities, and countries as a measure of scientific influence and productivity. Citations serve several purposes, such as acknowledging prior work, substantiating claims, and showing consideration of different opinions. Co-citation coupling and bibliographic coupling are methods to establish relationships between scholarly works based on their citations. Common citation metrics include the h-index and impact factor, which provide ways to quantify the impact of research, though they also have limitations. Overall, citation analysis through various metrics is an objective way to determine how influential and important a piece of research has been to the scientific community.
Levine-Clark, Michael, Jane Burke, and Henning Schönenberger, “Assessing the ...Michael Levine-Clark
Levine-Clark, Michael, Jane Burke, and Henning Schönenberger, “Assessing the Value and Impact of Discovery Systems,” Invited, Special Libraries Association – Arabian Gulf Chapter, Kuwait City, April 20, 2016.
Federated Search: The Good, The Bad And The Uglydorishelfer
Presented at the SLA 2007 Annual Conference in Denver, CO to the Science and Technology Division (Sci-Tech) on a program entitled: "Federated Searching: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly." Based on an article in Searcher and with additional contributions from Kathy Dabbour and Lynn Lampert on user and librarian assessment of Federated Searching.
Web scale Discovery services are becoming the most sought after solution for Libraries to connect its patrons with the relevant information they seek. Many studies show that these services are getting wide acceptance from users as well as Library staff and making revolution in Library Information retrieval arena. Given such broad implications, selecting a new discovery service for libraries is an important undertaking. Library professionals should carefully evaluate options to meet their goal of finding the best potential match for their library. This Paper attempts to provide a comprehensive overview of Library Web Scale Discovery solutions by depicting various facets of Web Scale Discovery, how it differs from federated searching and highlights the important parameters to be considered for taking an informed and confident decision on selecting discovery service.
Slides | Targeting the librarian’s role in research servicesLibrary_Connect
Slides from the Nov. 8, 2016 Library Connect webinar "Targeting the librarian’s role in research services" with Nina Exner, Amanda Horsman and Mark Reed. See the full webinar at: http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/library-connect-webinars?commid=223121
This presentation by Judith Coffey Russell, Dean of University Libraries, University of Florida and Alicia Wise, Director of Universal Access, Elsevier describes expanding access to publications by University of Florida authors through the university's institutional repository using ScienceDirect supplied data and links. See the webcast at https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/9995/125071.
This document discusses discovery tools in academic libraries. It begins by outlining the benefits of discovery tools like Google Scholar, such as being free, user-friendly, and allowing searches of multiple resources simultaneously. However, it notes Google Scholar's limitations in sorting results, limiting searches, and lack of access to database algorithms. The document then defines discovery tools, explaining they feature a central index of metadata and full text from various sources, and a discovery layer that allows single searches across this content with relevance ranking and filtering of results. It evaluates parameters of the central index and considers options for blending or separating search results from the library catalog, articles, and other sources. Finally, it discusses major discovery tool providers and the Open Discovery Initiative
How discovery impacts of users' experiencesKatherine Rose
In the 21st century the academic library supports both research activities and teaching outcomes of faculty members and students through web-scale discovery services. These discovery services embrace new technologies to provide deep discovery of vast scholarly collections from a one-stop access interface, relying on a central index of pre-harvested data. With unified indexing of full-text library content, users’ experience of search and retrieval is greatly improved.
Discovery is changing the way that library users find and access library materials, especially electronic resources. In the opening part of this presentation, I will share my experiences of using different discovery systems – Summon, Primo and Enterprise – in my current and previous roles, in term of differences, strengths and common areas among these tools. Relevant findings from the literature and latest research reports will be sketched. I will also speak of how technical services teams can support the next generation of discovery systems that will help the progress of the digital library field. The presentation will conclude with the approach of technical services towards future discovery.
The NISO Update provides the latest news about NISO's current efforts, including standards, recommended practices and community meetings covering many areas of interest to the library community. Working group members will provide updates on projects newly underway or recently completed.
Open Discovery Initiative (ODI), Laura Morse, Director, Library Systems, Harvard University
In November 2013, UKSG published a UKSG and Jisc-funded research project “Impact of Library Discovery Technology” that evaluates the impact of library discovery technologies, specifically Resources Discovery Systems, on the usage of academic content. The report provides a wealth of useful information and a practical set of recommendations for actions that libraries, publishers and others in the academic information supply chain should take to engage with such technologies to best support the discovery of resources for teaching, learning and research.
Valérie Spezi discussed the key findings of the report and the implications of these findings for librarians, publishers and content providers, RDS suppliers and other national and international organisations with an interest in the information chain.
Function follows form: the paradigmatic potentialities of recommender systems and the role of paradata in effective user engagement with open education
A Visual Exploration Workflow as Enabler for the Exploitation of Linked Open ...Laurens De Vocht
Semantically annotating and interlinking Open Data results in Linked Open Data which concisely and unambiguously describes a knowledge domain.However, the uptake of the Linked Data depends on its usefulness to non-Semantic Web experts. Failing to support data consumers understanding the added-value of Linked Data and possible exploitation opportunities could inhibit its diffusion. In this paper, we propose an interactive visual workflow for discovering and exploring Linked Open Data. We implemented the workflow considering academic library metadata and carried out a qualitative evaluation. We assessed the workflow’s potential impact on data consumers which bridges the offer as published Linked Open Data, and the demand as requests for: (i) higher quality data; and (ii) more applications that re-use data. More than 70% of the 34 test users agreed that the workflow fulfills its goal: it facilitates non-Semantic Web experts to understand the potential of Linked Open Data
OA in the Library Collection: The Challenge of Identifying and Managing Open ...NASIG
Librarians, researchers, and the general public have largely embraced the concept of open access (OA). Yet, incorporating OA resources into existing discovery and tracking systems is often a complicated process. Open access material can be delivered through a variety of publishing or archival mechanisms, creating certain challenges, particularly for those managing e-resources. Although an increasing proportion of research output is becoming open access each year, organization and discovery of these resources remains imperfect.
The debate between the relative merits of Green and Gold OA is regularly discussed in academic circles but less attention is devoted towards Hybrid OA and the challenges inherent in this model. Most major publishers offer open access through one or more of these models, but open access metadata standards seem to be lacking among these content providers. The presenters will discuss some of these challenges identified in the literature and through other mechanisms, including data gathered by NISO and an original survey. By identifying these issues, the scholarly communication community can work together to improve discovery for end users.
Chris Bulock
Electronic Resources Librarian, SIUE Lovejoy Library
Chris is an Electronic Resources Librarian and NASIG member from the St. Louis area. His research and work are focused on improving the library user's experience. Chris is the recipient of the 2012 HARRASSOWITZ Charleston Conference Scholarship.
Nathan Hosburgh
Discovery & Systems Librarian, Rollins College
Nate Hosburgh is currently the Discovery & Systems Librarian at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida as part of a revamped Collections & Systems department that includes ILL, collection development, acquisitions, systems, and technical services. Previously, he held positions managing e-resources at Montana State University and managing interlibrary loan & document delivery at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne
How To Evaluate Web Based Information ResourcesPrasanna Iyer
The document discusses evaluating web-based information resources and improving information literacy. It provides criteria for evaluating resources, including credibility, user interface, content, search features, and access. As librarians, it is important to help users find expert information and evaluate quality. Improving information literacy involves collaborating with users to help them locate, evaluate, and effectively use information while understanding legal and ethical issues.
This webinar discussed user experience studies that OCLC conducted on its WorldCat Local and WorldCat.org catalogs. It presented findings on what end users and librarians want from online catalogs. End users expressed a desire for search relevance, links to full text, and summaries/abstracts in search results. Librarians wanted accurate metadata and an emphasis on serving user needs. Usability testing on WorldCat Local provided insights into search, results pages, and item details. The webinar encouraged libraries to align cataloging practices with user priorities like access information and evaluative content.
Choosing What to Hold and What to Fold: Database Quality Decisions in Tough ...tfons
Presentation delivered on May 27, 2009 at the NELINET conference "Considering the Catalog and Its Data: Serving the Needs of Users and Staff" [Presented by T. Fons on behalf of Karen Calhoun]
Exploratory Eye Tracking Research with Curriculum MappingIan Carnaghan
This document summarizes an exploratory eye tracking study of a web-based curriculum mapping system used by the Oakland Public School system. The study tested how easily users could complete tasks like locating lesson plans and curriculum information. It found that search results were cluttered, the distinction between browsing and searching was unclear, and unit pages required too much scrolling. Recommendations included simplifying the search, explaining education terms, and improving the formatting of results and unit pages. Redesigned wireframes were proposed to address these issues. However, the document notes that further research is needed due to the small user sample size and that some flaws could be due to how Atlas was implemented in Oakland specifically.
Library Assessment Toolkit & Dashboard Scoping Research Final Report and Path...Megan Hurst
Athenaeum21 is pleased to announce the public release of “Library Assessment Toolkit & Dashboard Scoping Research Final Report and Path Forward." The report is the culmination of a six-month research project in collaboration with the University Library of the University of California, Davis; the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford; and the Staats und Universitätsbibliothek, Göttingen, Germany. The research project examined how libraries currently assess their resources and services, and areas of opportunity to streamline and visualize library performance through a common and customizable set of key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboard modules. The research team interviewed library assessment leaders and practitioners across diverse institutions and geographies, and reviewed the current landscape of technology, tools, and services addressing their needs.
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The report concludes that "the majority of library managers approach assessment and evaluation in an ad hoc and reactive manner as questions arise. Managers spend valuable time manually collecting, cleaning, and normalizing data from diverse systems, and then perform one-time or static interpretations. The library managers that we interviewed during our research felt that the availability of a toolkit and dashboard could free them to probe and interpret more data, think more strategically, and develop more meaningful questions about measuring and evaluating library performance. While the scoping research focused on the performance of research libraries, the proposed toolkit and dashboard framework could be adopted and customized by any type of library, including smaller college and university libraries, community college libraries, and public libraries. Institutionalizing the project through sponsorship by an appropriate body or syndicate of libraries would help assure its extensibility nationally and internationally."
This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues, which may be associated with disruption of the structure and function.
Healing is the body’s response to injury in an attempt to restore normal structure and functions.
Healing can occur in two ways: Regeneration and Repair
There are 4 phases of wound healing: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. This document also describes the mechanism of wound healing. Factors that affect healing include infection, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition, age, anemia, the presence of foreign bodies, etc.
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2. Discovery systems offer several potential advantages such
as ease of use, speed, and marketing potential. However, in
their present state of development discovery tools also have
limitations such as being opaque, exhibiting incomplete
coverage, and confusing interface. Instruction can be
tailored to help overcome some of these limitations and
also move the instruction away from a focus on just one
tool to a higher rung of information literacy and critical
thinking
Summary
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3. The ideal Web discovery tool
● A single library index to all library content
● One point of entry to all library collections
● Simple, fast search
● With relevance ranked results
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4. Simple model of a discovery tool
Understanding some of the major components
of a discovery system and how they work
together can help us see some of a Web-scale
discovery tool’s strengths as well as limitations
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5. Components of a discovery tool
This is my very simplified model of a discovery
system
● Library Resources
● Central Index
● Relevance ranking algorithm
● Interface
● The searcher
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6. The library resources
Library purchased resources such as databases, books,
journals, articles, etc
Locally loaded items such as digital repository items and
archives
These resources come from many different vendors
Some of these vendors view their products as
proprietary
This can create issues with sharing metadata between
vendors
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7. What is metadata
Metadata was traditionally in the card catalogs of libraries.
The Dewey Decimal System employed by libraries for the
classification of library materials by subject is an early
example of metadata usage
For example a book's title, author, subject matter, and a
brief plot synopsis
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8. Central index
Vendor created index of metadata describing your library
resources
This pre-harvested central index makes the search process
fast overcoming some of the problems of federated search
since there is only one index to search
This index is constructed from a list of resources provided
by your discovery tool vendor which you activate based on
your library collection
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9. Relevance ranking of results
Discovery tools should rank search results that
are fully objective based on relevance without
bias toward any content provider including the
vendor of the discovery tool
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10. Discovery Interface
A simple search box to promote the ease of
searching and meet the student’s expectations
of one search for everything
All results lumped together in one list along
with limiters to refine results
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11. The searcher
Has developed expectations about search
interface based on Web experience.
Tends to have a high confidence level in their
ability to search
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12. Some strengths of discovery tools
● Very good at known item searches
● Very good at searching interdisciplinary topics
● Very good at casting a wide net
● Undergraduates love discovery tools
● Discovery systems do seem to increase usage of
library resources per FTE versus institutions
that do not have discovery tools
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13. Web-scale discovery tool
limitations
We will look at two areas of the discovery tool
and discuss some limitations
● Limitations of the central index due to
competing vendors
● Limitations of interface and limitations due
to poor integration with other library
resources
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14. Limitations of the central index
due to competing vendors
Vendors not sharing metadata could lead to some library
resources not being included in the discovery tool's central
index
Because not all vendors publicize the content indexed by their
central indexes it is impossible to compare coverage of
content between discovery tools
Aggregated central indexes are not easy to build and are
opaque in nature
It is not completely clear what is being indexed and searched
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15. Limitations of the central index
due to competing vendors
Some library resources not included in my library’s
discovery results
● Company/Industry reports
● Financial/Statistical Data
● Joanna Briggs Institute Systematic Reviews
These are three example that I am familiar with
and I am sure that there are others based on your
individual libraries
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16. Limitations due to interface
A simplified interface does not always improve
the quality of search queries.
Users may have difficulty distinguishing
between different versions of the same item
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17. Limitations due to limited
integration with other resources
The integration of discovery tools with other
library systems through a link resolver still is
problematic with errors linking to other
resources and sometimes leading to dead ends.
The level of linking is inconsistent with some
links going to the article and others to the
journal
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18. Caveats to these limitations
It is not just vendors that should be held
responsible
The local library’s implementation of the
discovery tool impacts performance as well
These systems will probably improve
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19. What do these limitations mean
for the user
Not all library resources are being searched
Searchers have difficulty in distinguishing
between the different types of sources in the
results list in both content and format
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20. What do these limitations mean
for the user
Users have difficulty accessing the full-text
article on publisher’s or aggregator’s website
from discovery tool’s interface
The link resolver can perplex users
The language and categories of limiters and
tabs can be unclear and confusing to users
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21. Instruction to improve use of
Web-scale discovery tools
Overcoming these limitations calls for a
scaffolding approach
Lower rung instruction which is a tool specific
approach that explains and navigates the
interface (e.g., links to peer reviewed, limiters,
available in library, tabs, link resolver and
integration to other library resources)
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22. Instruction to improve use of
Web-scale discovery tools
On the higher rung information literacy is taught
(e.g. explaining different source types, evaluation
of results, development of search strategy, “format
as process”)
This distinction between lower and higher rung is
not always clear because many of tasks with a
discovery tool will require both types of knowledge
simultaneously
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23. Instruction to improve use of
Web-scale discovery tools
I ask you to consider such distinctions because
many published articles suggest that the higher
rung of information literacy is an important
step forward for library instruction and it is on
this higher rung where librarians need to focus
their instruction
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24. Specific instructional goals to
overcome incomplete coverage
Explain what is being searched by the discovery
tool and why it may still be important to search
subject specific databases and where Web-scale
discovery fits in with other library tools
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the
discovery tool compared to the subject database
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25. Specific instructional goals to overcome
interface & integration limitations
How to identify different source types such as: book,
article, editorial, journal, or book chapter in the results
list
What are strengths and purpose of each source type.
How to use facets and limiters to refine results.
How to find full text
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26. How discovery tools could aid
information literacy instruction
Web scale discovery tools may help because we
can spend less time on the mechanics of
individual databases and more time on
developing an “information seeking strategy”
including developing a topic, choosing good
search terms, and evaluating results (Rose-
Wiles 2013 p. 157)
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27. Specific instructional goals for
information literacy skills
Would focus on:
Development and revision of keywords
Evaluation of results
The iterative nature of the research process and
how the research process is revised
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28. What if?
What if we taught library instruction with just
Google. Here is what google might teach?
Informacy & Meta-literacy
Daniel Russell's Home Page
https://sites.google.com/site/dmrussell/
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29. Concluding thoughts
The genie is out of the bottle Web-scale
discovery tools are here so we should adapt
Instruction can allow us to overcome some of
their limitations
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30. Concluding thoughts
Both higher rung and lower rung instruction is critical
and both should be taught together
Knowing how read the user interface along with
knowing what’s possible to ask /search
Goals are nice but implementation of
information literacy is the real task at hand
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