ebsco discovery service @ union institute & university - beis

Tina BeisTechnical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian

Let’s talk about EBSCO Discovery

Service! Tina.Beis@myunion.edu(513) 487-1210http://library.myunion.edu

University FTE 1,000 HLC accredited, non-profit, offering bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD programs Online, 5 Academic Centers, students all over the world!

Library 4 staff

Library Director, Reference Librarian, ILL Librarian, Technical Services & Electronic Resources Librarian

Fully online, No ILS EBSCO Discovery Service, Publication Finder, and Full Text Finder

How did we decide on EDS? Subscribed to EOS.Web (SirsiDynix)

Paying $$ but only used the Cataloging module and the OPAC Students frustrated by the time and difficulty it took to search in various places

Set-up trials for EDS, Summon, and WorldCat Discovery Vetted by Library Committee and Provost

What to select in EDS and Holdings Management…

Decision made by Library Director and Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian; then presented to other librarians for their input

EDS Everything that we subscribe to Relevant open-access partners Databases that would provide records useful for FTF and ILL

Holdings Management All databases, journals, & ebook packages that we subscribe to Relevant open-access journal and ebook packages Custom packages

Consult EDS Wiki & EBSCO Discovery Pulse Newsletter

Started trial 9/15 and went live 7/16EDS Wiki & Listserv = Announcements via LMS, Email, and Library website

Customizing EDS AKA OneSearch

Custom Catalogs• ebrary eBooks (All subscription & perpetual access titles)• UI&U Bachelor of Arts Theses• UI&U Dissertations• UI&U Master of Arts Theses• UI&U Other (Kanopy, Psychotherapy.net, PsychiatryOnline)

UI&U Theses & DissertationsSpecial UI&U Theses and Dissertations collection limiter• Pull from our custom catalogs• B.A. & M.A. records link to PDFs on one of our servers• Dissertation records link to PQ Dissertations & Theses

Labels, Layout, Header, and Sidebar

Top Search Terms ReportEBSCOAdmin• Reports & Statistics• Search Analytics – Top Search Terms

Report

Review at monthly staff meetings

Item Exact Match Placard

Films on DemandFilm on DemandFOD

DSM-VDSM VDSMVDSM 5DSM-5DSM5DSMDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Publication Finder API Carousel App

Issue Reporting

Instruction & TrainingTutorials, Videos, Bibliographic Instruction (in-person and video conference)

Feedback

• Survey• LibQual • Informal feedback during instruction and reference• Word of Mouth

EDS Wish List

Citations

Metadata

Partnerships

Outdated MLA and Chicago citations

Ebrary, Open Textbook Library, ProQuest Dissertations

Issues with poor metadata from partners; affects citations, ILL, and searches