Discovery is central to academic activities at all levels and is a major focus for libraries and museums. Of all the parts of modern library provision, discovery services are the most clearly affected by developments in IT, from databases to search engines to linked data to machine learning. It is crucial to the relationship between libraries and their communities. This book will help its readers learn how to adapt in a fast changing area to continue to provide a high level of service. Resource Discovery for the Twenty-First Century Library contains a range of contributions analysing the ways in which libraries are tackling the challenges facing them in discovery in the (post)-Google era. Chapters are written by experts, both global and local - describing specific areas of discovery and local implementations and ideas. The book will help with enhancing discovery both inbound - making locally held resources globally discoverable, and outbound - making global resources locally discoverable, in ways which are relevant to your user community. Content covered includes: · a survey of what resource discovery is today · case studies from around the world of interesting approaches to discovery · analysis of how users approach discovery · how to understand and make the best use of Internet search engines · using limited resources to help users find collections · linked open data and discovery · the future of discovery. This book will be useful for subject librarians and others who give direct support to library users, digital library technicians, managers, staff with responsibility for managing electronic resources, metadata and discovery specialists, trainers and user education specialists. It will also be of use to curators and others who give direct support to researchers, managers of digitisation and cataloguing products, IT staff, trainers and user education specialists.

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Getting resource discovery right for your user community case studies and perspectives on the role of IT in user engagement and empowerment

McLeish, Simon

Online Access with DDA: YBP Pick and Choose, London, 2020

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

5, 2020-06-26

1, PT, 2020

S.l, 2017

1, 2017

lg2981479

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Title page
Contents
Figures and tables
Contributors
Foreword: library discovery directions
Introduction
The peeling away of discovery from the local collection
The peeling away of discovery from the local audience
Some technology directions
Some service directions
Conclusion
References
1 Introduction: technology and resource discovery
The importance of resource discovery
How we got here
Approaches to discovery: understanding users
A trip through this book
Note
References
2 Flipping the catalogue: taking resource discovery to the next level
Introduction
Setting the scene
Patron-driven or demand-driven acquisition
Experiences of other university libraries
Flipped catalogue – academic views
Conclusion
Update May 2019
References
3 Breaking the record: liberating data into knowledge at the National Library Board of Singapore
Introduction
NLB data harmonisation
The knowledge organisation system
Query expansion
NLB data model
Linked data service
Future plans and considerations
Notes
Bibliography
4 Case study: clearing library discovery-to-access pathways for IEEE content
Introduction
IEEE strategies for content discovery and access
Assessing the library discovery service landscape
Initiatives to improve discovery and access of IEEE content
Conclusion
Notes
References
5 Case study: putting discovery at the heart of the library experience
Introduction
Search innovation
User experience
Mobile
Holdings management, knowledge databases and workflow integration
The future of discovery
Note
References
6 Investigating resource discovery needs at the University of Oxford
Aims and objectives of the University of Oxford’s resource discovery project
The shape of the project
User consultation activities
Data analysis and findings
Recommendations
Laying the foundations
Conclusion
Notes
References
7 ‘Why can’t you just use Google?’
Introduction
What Google is and why it is so successful
What is covered by Google – and what is not
How Google approaches resources which are not web pages
How Google has changed over the 20 years of its existence (and where it has not)
Other web search engines and technologies – is there any point in using them?
The role of Google in the library sector
Notes
References
8 Exposing collections and resources effectively
Introduction: why should you care?
Understanding search engines
Planning to improve exposure
Optimisation in metadata creation
Exposing your metadata
Using engagement and social media to expose collections
Conclusion
Note
References
9 Open source discovery using Blacklight at the University of Hull
Introduction
Brief history of Blacklight
Blacklight community development
Blacklight and Hydra/Samvera
Blacklight at Hull
Blacklight extensibility
Future development and conclusion
Note
References
10 A world of curated knowledge: leveraging the wider semantic web to enhance library discovery
Introduction
Libraries and linked data
Prototypes for the future
Conclusion
Notes
References
11 Cultural discovery: trends and futures
Introduction
Content sought and valued
Discovery environment
Current discovery technologies
Emerging discovery technologies
Implications
Conclusion
Notes
References
12 Discovering the future
Preface: a resource discovery dystopia
Introduction
Future of academic research and information: open or closed?
Scenarios
Editorial afterword
References
Index

<p>Discovery is central to academic activities at all levels and is a major focus for libraries and museums. Of all the parts of modern library provision, discovery services are the most clearly affected by developments in IT, from databases to search engines to linked data to machine learning. It is crucial to the relationship between libraries and their communities. This book will help its readers learn how to adapt in a fast changing area to continue to provide a high level of service.<br></p><p>Resource Discovery for the Twenty-First Century Library contains a range of contributions analysing the ways in which libraries are tackling the challenges facing them in discovery in the (post)-Google era. Chapters are written by experts, both global and local – describing specific areas of discovery and local implementations and ideas. The book will help with enhancing discovery both inbound – making locally held resources globally discoverable, and outbound – making global resources locally discoverable, in ways which are relevant to your user community.<br></p><p>Content covered includes:<br></p><p>· a survey of what resource discovery is today<br></p><p>· case studies from around the world of interesting approaches to discovery<br></p><p>· analysis of how users approach discovery<br></p><p>· how to understand and make the best use of Internet search engines<br></p><p>· using limited resources to help users find collections<br></p><p>· linked open data and discovery<br></p><p>· the future of discovery.<br></p><p>This book will be useful for subject librarians and others who give direct support to library users, digital library technicians, managers, staff with responsibility for managing electronic resources, metadata and discovery specialists, trainers and user education specialists. It will also be of use to curators and others who give direct support to researchers, managers of digitisation and cataloguing products, IT staff, trainers and user education specialists.<br></p>

Discovery is central to academic activities at all levels and is a major focus for libraries and museums. Of all the parts of modern library provision, discovery services are the most clearly affected by developments in IT, from databases to search engines to linked data to machine learning. It is crucial to the relationship between libraries and their communities. This book will help its readers learn how to adapt in a fast changing area to continue to provide a high level of service. Resource Discovery for the Twenty-First Century Library contains a range of contributions analysing the ways in which libraries are tackling the challenges facing them in discovery in the (post)-Google era. Chapters are written by experts, both global and local - describing specific areas of discovery and local implementations and ideas. The book will help with enhancing discovery both inbound - making locally held resources globally discoverable, and outbound - making global resources locally discoverable, in ways which are relevant to your user community. Content covered includes: a survey of what resource discovery is today ; case studies from around the world of interesting approaches to discovery ; analysis of how users approach discovery ; how to understand and make the best use of Internet search engines ; using limited resources to help users find collections ; linked open data and discovery; and the future of discovery. This book will be useful for subject librarians and others who give direct support to library users, digital library technicians, managers, staff with responsibility for managing electronic resources, metadata and discovery specialists, trainers and user education specialists. It will also be of use to curators and others who give direct support to researchers, managers of digitisation and cataloguing products, IT staff, trainers and user education specialists.

Discovery is central to academic activities at all levels, and is a major focus for libraries and museums. This book will help its readers learn how to adapt in a fast changing area to continue to serve their communities. Getting Resource Discovery Right for Your User Community contains a range of contributions analysing the ways in which libraries and museums (and others) are tackling the challenges facing them in discovery in the (post)-Google era. Chapters are written by experts, both global and local - describing specific areas of discovery and local implementations and ideas. The book will help with enhancing discovery both inbound - making locally held resources globally discoverable - and outbound - making global resources locally discoverable - in ways which are relevant to your user community. Content covered includes: a survey of what resource discovery is today's analysis of how users approach discovery using limited resources to help users find collections' discussion of the special requirements of and solutions for archives and museums. The role museum and library discovery plays in learning and teaching linked open data and discovery. The future of discovery. This book will be useful for subject librarians and others who give direct support to library users, digital library technicians, managers, staff with responsibility for managing electronic resources, metadata and discovery specialists, trainers and user education specialists. It will also be of use to curators and others who give direct support to researchers, managers of digitisation and cataloguing products, IT staff, trainers and user education specialists in archives and museums

2021-04-09