Ebsco discovery2012 to 2014

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

EBSCO Discovery - 2013

Subject discipline Option

Full Text Only Option

Catalog Only Option ( V S Library)

Peer Reviewed Journal option

Publication period and Language option

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.

Refine your search by Subjects

Added Search option of Open Repositories

Search through other open resources

Live business news from

Reuters India

EBSCO Discovery Search Service

EBSCO Discovery @ VSL

Direct link to New Arrivals, IR, Online

Resources, etc.

Enhanced Option for IR

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

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

Simple Search

Search History

Simple search

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

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

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