Implementing Web-Scale Discovery Services

A Practical Guide for Librarians

AvJoLinda Thompson

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Web scale discovery tools index a vast number of resources in a wide variety formats and allow users to search for content in a physical collection, print and electronic journal collections, and other resources from a single search box. Search results are displayed in a manner similar to internet searches, in a relevance-ranked list with links to online content. Implementing Web-Scale Discovery Services: A Practical Guide for Librarians is a one-stop source for librarians seeking toevaluate, purchase, and implement a web-scale discovery service. The book breaks down each phase of the project into decision points and action plans which will help move the project forward in an orderly and focused manner.After reading this guide, librarians will be able to:identify the system with the best content match for their library;conduct informative product trials;negotiate for the best pricing options; and optimize customization of the selected systems to meet local needs.Implementing Web-Scale Discovery Services: A Practical Guide for Librarians guides librarians on configuring search boxes, integrating local content sources, and making full-text easily accessible. This text presents the information in check lists, decision trees, and quotes from early adopters, and includes information on how to customize these systems to meet each library’s specific needs.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-09-11
Mått:216 x 276 x 11 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Practical Guides for Librarians
Antal sidor:174
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780810891265

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JoLinda Thompson is technical systems coordinator at Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library and has over fifteen years of experience as a library systems professional.

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Thompson provides a 'how to do it' manual for librarians on identifying, evaluating, selecting, configuring, customizing, implementing, and maintaining a web-scale discovery service that will provide access to a wide range of resources from one interface. She begins by profiling the four commercial contenders in this arena: EBSCO Discovery Service, Ex Libris’ Primo, ProQuest’s Summon, and OCLC’s WorldCat Discovery Service; this comparative evaluation is an outstanding feature of the text and can serve as a springboard before contacting vendors. . . .The text will be useful to any library faced with the dilemma of deciding which system best suits its needs; fortunately the small universe and the step-by-step considerations of this text make that task somewhat easy.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: The Evolution of Web-Scale Discovery in LibrariesChapter 2: A Closer Look at Web-Scale Discovery OptionsChapter 3: Making the Best Content Match for Your LibraryChapter 4: Evaluating the Discovery LayerChapter 5: Other Important Web-Scale Discovery Service Features and FunctionsChapter 6: Selecting and Purchasing a Web-Scale Discovery ServiceChapter 7: Configuring System Content Integration and Customization for Local Needs Chapter 8: Configuring and Branding the Discovery LayerChapter 9: Introducing the Service to Users Chapter 10: Usability Testing of Web-Scale Discovery ServicesChapter 11: Maintaining a Web-Scale Discovery ServiceChapter 12: The Future of Web-Scale DiscoveryGlossaryIndexAbout the Author