Discovery service implementation at the Vikram Sarabhai Library

H Anil Kumar

Librarian, IIM Ahmedabad

September 19, 2014

Trends

• Ownership to Access

• Closed to open systems

• Mass to Niche

• Skills to knowledge

• Referral to reference

• Search to Discovery

Discovery service

• Single search – interface - Integrated approach

• Central index - Subscribed content - Connectors

• Open Access Resources

• Enhanced refinements like facets, topics, geographies, formats, etc

• Display of integrated results – relevancy, date, etc

• Fast response time

http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/apr12/Hoeppner-Web-Scale-Discovery-Services.shtml

Options

• EBSCO’s Discovery Service (EDS)

• Ex Libris Ltd.’s Primo Central Index (PCI)

• Serials Solutions’ Summon (SSS)

• OCLC’s WorldCat Local (WCL)

http://www.librarytechnology.org/discovery.pl

• AquaBrowser – Proquest

• Axiell Arena

• Biblio Commons

• Blacklight (OSS)– Columbia, Cornell, etc

• Chamo – VTLS (III)

• Encore – Innovative Interfaces Inc.

• Enterprise – SirsiDynix

• Iguana – Infor

• VUFind (OSS) – Villanova University

Criteria

• Trial and costs

• Actual discovery - search

• Strength of the Central Index

• Content connectors

• Content neutrality vs convenience

• Integration with ILMS, Union Catalogue, IR, etc

• Search Features and user customisation

• Advanced search

Criteria

• Web 2.0

• Subject guides

• Local customisation like market research reports, videos, etc

• Branding the library

• Next gen features like Mobile

• Opinion / experience of fellow professionals

• Of course the support and delivery!

EBSCO DISCOVERY @ VSL

EBSCO Discovery in 2012

Basic Search

Advanced Search

EBSCO Discovery in 2012

Ask A Librarian

Personalized features

Local Preferences

iPhone and Android Applications

In 2012 It was rich with the features highlighted here

Type Keyword and click on Search

Added Advanced Search Option, Search history

Added Online catalogue and online resources

link

EBSCO Discovery - 2013

Subject discipline Option

EBSCO Discovery - 2013

Full Text Only Option

Catalog Only Option ( V S Library)

Peer Reviewed Journal option

Publication period and Language option

EBSCO Discovery - 2013

Image search limit

Enriched with Full text, peer review, time series and

catalog options

Refines search by Source types (Academic Journal, Conference paper,

books)

Results includes Library Catalog book

More filters like Subject, publisher, etc.

EBSCO Discovery - 2013

Refine your search by Subjects

EBSCO Discovery - 2013

Added Search option of Open Repositories

Search through other open resources

EBSCO Discovery - 2013

Live business news from

Reuters India

EBSCO Discovery Search Service

EBSCO Discovery Search Service

EBSCO Discovery @ VSL

Direct link to New Arrivals, IR, Online

Resources, etc.

Enhanced Option for IR

Search only for reports

EBSCO Discovery - 2014

EBSCO Discovery - 2014

Search only for reports

Report Search

Searching through the term

Report Search Result

Search results

Multimedia Search

Search Image/Video

Video Collection

Image Collection

Multimedia Search Result

A- Z Resources Link

A-Z Resources link

VS Library A- Z Journals Search Page

VS Library Online Catalog Link

Login into personalized folder

Creating an EBSCOhost Account

Login into personalized folder

Creating of new account

Managing personalized folder

Can export, save results

Save items in folder

Account summary

Setting local search preferences

Setting local search preferences

Setting local search preferences

Ask a Librarian

Ask a librarian link

Ask a Librarian page

User can send direct query to the librarian

Search Options

Major subject discipline

Conti. Search Options

Search modes

Further limit results

Can create/set up an alert

Creating an Alert

Creating alert for the term

Creating an Alert

RSS feed setting

Setting up an alert by e-mail

One can set frequency of an

alert

Simple Search

Search History

Simple search

Search History/Alerts

Search History/Alerts

Search Help

Quick search help

Search Help

New Arrivals

New Arrival Icon

V S Library New Arrivals

Institutional Repository

Institutional Repository Icon

IIMA Institutional Repository

Web OPAC Link

Web OPAC Icon

Web OPAC Page

Online Resources Link

Online Resources Icon

Online Resources Page

Library Services Link

Library Services Icon

Library Services Page

Library Timings Link

Library Timings

Library Timings Page

Discovery Mobile site

Mobile Site iPhone and

Android Apps

EBSCO Discovery Mobile Site

Discovery iPhone and Android apps download

Advanced Search Option

Advanced Search Option

Advanced Search Option

Link to VSL homepage

Search Options

Advanced Search Option

Integration of IR & catalog, Search can be Limit to

Library catalog, IR

Facility to limit Search with other

IIMs catalog

Total results on given query

Filters for search results

Filter by relevance

Result page options

Result Share options

Filters for search results

Newswires

Term related news - Newswire

Term related Images

Related news articles

Can Listen by Accent

Full text HTML

Personalized tools

Can translate in optional

languages

Related news articles

Can translate in optional

languages

Can add in personalized

folder

Can create not and save

Result from Research starters - Business

Result from Research Starters

Result from Research starters - Business

Searching from Open repository

Open repository search

Open repository searching

Searching through further tools

Explore more, searching TED talk

Searching TED

Latest Business news from Reuters

Reuters News

Latest Business news from Reuters

Available in Library collection

Books available in IIMA library

limit to time between 2001-2010

In collection book detail

Holding information

Full detail of book with cover

page

Documents on Marketing @ IIMA

Institutional Repository

Searching through IIMA IR

Documents on Marketing @ IIMA

Institutional Repository

Full detail of document with link of full text

Searching through IIMA IR

IIMA Institutional Repository

Books available in other IIMs

Book detail IIM Bangalore

Accessing tem in IIMB Catalog

Can make Inter Library Loan

Request

Login for IIMs

IIM Bangalore Online catalog

Further Filters

Further Filters: Source types, Subject, Publishers, Publication, etc.

Refine your search by source types

Refine your search by Subject

Refine your search by Publisher

Further Filters

Further Filters

Refine your search by Publication

Refine your search by Geography

Refine your search by Language

Further Filters

More content providers

Refine your search by Content provider

EBSCO Support site, etc.

EBSCO Support site, Privacy Policy, Terms of use , Copyright, etc..

EBSCO Support site

EBSCO Support site FAQs, Training

EBSCO Discovery Tutorials and Support center's links

EBSCO Admin counter usage Statistics

Select platform/service

Personalized Admin

EBSCO Admin counter usage Statistics

Reports & Usage Statistics

Selecting Institute

Selecting type of usage

Select date range

Report export mode

Monthly usage of EDS in IIMA

Year Month

Total

Searches

Total Full

Text

PDF Full

Text

HTML Full

Text

Image/

Video Abstract

Smart

Link To

Custom

Link

2014 August 1011139 5657 5108 542 0 6300 493 1215

2014 July 1041394 5339 4809 524 0 5870 578 1305

2014 June 804162 3897 3642 235 0 3880 332 944

2014 May 647119 4458 3759 695 0 14357 334 1071

2014 April 758594 5377 4943 416 1 8755 356 1275

2014 March 709415 5075 4592 469 5 3509 390 1482

2014 February 562680 4005 3591 401 0 4785 380 1111

2014 January 749537 4259 3595 606 0 6305 357 1466

2013 December 546281 4318 4009 304 3 5141 350 1041

2013 November 456258 4069 3564 504 1 3331 345 698

2013 October 515975 5403 4750 651 0 13271 275 698

2013 September 617194 4577 4208 368 1 5577 277 915

2013 August 681739 4195 3846 348 0 4389 240 1078

2013 July 651291 4925 4446 479 0 4642 233 1307

2013 June 362491 2516 2365 150 0 2259 124 856

2013 May 483359 2823 2566 256 1 2814 212 1064

2013 April 447960 3802 3497 305 0 3864 299 909

2013 March 427769 3990 3500 345 0 7316 448 957

2013 February 570451 3518 3007 304 0 4503 216 1117

2013 January 406106 4546 3970 379 0 3951 215 827

2012 December 170593 3207 2605 507 0 3594 97 414

2012 November 137655 2549 2112 346 0 1856 100 337

2012 October 221813 4051 3711 316 2 5123 267 713

2012 September 224553 5913 5443 379 2 15148 319 618

2012 August 263192 5287 4865 275 0 2104 154 709

2012 July 274131 5128 4516 384 1 3640 182 825

2012 June 214225 5602 5290 284 1 3042 261 742

2012 May 119882 2659 2341 318 0 7162 253 431

2012 April 156574 4139 3356 783 0 7019 174 925

2012 March 170104 3580 3245 335 0 2570 132 599

2012 February 197929 1600 1258 342 0 1959 96 402

2012 January 137578 2384 1697 686 1 6257 90 350

Total 14739140 132848 118206 13236 19 174293 8579 28401

Year to year Usage of EDS

Year Searches Total Full

Text PDF Full

Text HTML Full

Text Image/Video Abstract

Smart Link To

Custom Link

2014 6284040 38067 34039 3888 6 53761 3220 9869

2013 6166874 48682 43728 4393 6 61058 3234 11467

2012 2288229 46099 40439 4955 7 59474 2125 7065

Total 14739140 132848 118206 13236 19 174293 8579 28401

Scholarly journals usage during 2008 through 2014

Year Article download/year Per day Usage No of. Months

2008 135568 371 12

2009 185335 508 12

2010 134569 369 12

2011 193319 530 12

2012 250617 687 12

2013 209774 575 12

2014 152694 848 8

• https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=UKSG+2014+Plenary+4

• http://2013charlestonconference.sched.org/event/303dfa600e13ba7c339e2461f127a667#.VBq_GhY0-OZ

THANKS

VIKRAM SARABHAI LIBRARY