ebsco discovery service @ university of toledo - rigda

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Christine Rigda, MSLSSystems LibrarianAssociate Professor

Email: christine.rigda@utoledo.eduPhone: (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