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Jessica MoralesCollection Management Librarian, Assistant Professor

jessica.morales@utoledo.edu

419.530.2614

After Implementation

Review Local Practices• Streamline workflows• Crosstrain• Evaluate practices for

content selected in EDS and Holdings Management

Update Holdings

Management

Update Discovery

Layer Profile

Update Custom Links

Maintain Best Practices

Provide Access

Verify Holdings

Understand EDS

Maintaining EBSCO Discovery Service

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“Discovery tools are beginning to fulfill the promise of federated search systems. Ease of use, relevancy of results, and speed of search response have improved dramatically.” (Williams & Foster, 2011)

“But for all the gains made toward improved usability, users still stumble when performing basic tasks in discovery systems.” (Calvert, 2015)

Literature

Preparing for Assessment

• Usability task force• Define objectives• Select research tools• Collect data

Assessment Plans

• Pre-Test Gather demographic data Determine familiarity with EDS

• Tasks Basic search EDS Identify various resource formats Identify specific resources Identify OhioLINK content and local content

• Post-Test Overall impression of EDS Ease of use Recommendations

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Calvert, K. k. w. e. (2015). Maximizing Academic Library Collections: Measuring Changes in Use Patterns Owing to EBSCO Discovery Service. College & Research Libraries, 76(1), 81-99. doi:10.5860/crl.76.1.81

Williams, S. C., & Foster, A. K. (2011). Promise Fulfilled? An EBSCO Discovery Service Usability Study. Journal of Web Librarianship, 5(3), 179-198. doi:10.1080/19322909.2011.597590

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