Author | Ketterman, Elizabeth | |
Author | Besaw, Megan E. | |
Author | Tucker, Michael | |
Date Accessioned | 2011-06-21T16:15:24Z | |
Date Available | 2011-06-21T16:15:24Z | |
Date of Issue | 2011-05-17 | |
Identifier (Citation) | Ketterman, E., Besaw, M.E., & Tucker M. (2011, May). Rethinking How Patrons Discover Information: Implementing a Discovery Tool. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Minneapolis, MN. | en_US |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3506 | |
Description | Objective: The ECU libraries, like most academic libraries, use various tools for searching our collections: the online public access catalog (OPAC), the institutional repository, locally developed databases, and subject-specific article indices. Each of these collections requires their own search interfaces and strategies. To better serve our patrons, the libraries wanted a way to perform a comprehensive search of these collections from one place.
Methods: The libraries formed a task force in January 2010 to explore two questions: (1) Were we ready to implement a discovery tool? (2) If so, which tool currently on the market best met our patrons’ needs? The task force demonstrated three tools to the libraries: Ex Libris’ Primo Central, the EBSCO Discovery Service, and Serials Solutions’ Summon. By May, a decision was made to move forward with Summon. The implementation process and usage statistics of the Summon tool at the university are examined in this case study.
Results: Upon review of usage statistics from the launch date, we have seen steady usage. Statistics show a trend in increased OpenURL linking since implementation of Summon. We have found the addition of a discovery tool beneficial in the exposure of our library's collections. | en_US |
Language | en_US | en_US |
Subject | Summon | en_US |
Subject | Discovery tool | en_US |
Subject | Medical libraries | en_US |
Subject | Health sciences libraries | en_US |
Title | Rethinking How Patrons Discover Information: Implementing a Discovery Tool | en_US |
Type | Presentation | en_US |