ebsco discovery service @ university of toledo - rigda
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Christine Rigda, MSLSSystems LibrarianAssociate Professor
Email: [email protected]: (419) 530-2333
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
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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
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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
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Task Force Members
• Systems Librarian, Chair• Electronic Resources Librarian• Digital Initiatives Librarian• Electronic Information Services Reference Librarian• Reference Librarian (Health Science Campus)
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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…?”
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Wish List
• Recommendations/related material• User contribution• RSS feeds• Persistent links
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Vendors
Looked a dozen vendors in the fieldNarrowed it down to 4
• EBSCO Discovery Service • Primo (Ex Libris)• Summon (Serials Solutions)• WorldCat Local
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Chose EDS in Fall 2015
Reasons:• Had all of the features we wanted• Interface was familiar• Customization• Price (OhioLINK)
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Discovery Layer Matrix
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Implementation
• Holdings Management• Custom Linking/Link Resolver• Branding/Customization• Institutional Repository• Catalog (facets, bib records, locations)
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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.
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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
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• ://utnews.utoledo.edu/index.php/02_19_2016/new-library-search-fh-feature-to-improve-research-efficiency