Subject: ALCTS CRS Electronic Resources Interest Group ALA Annual 2011
Program Announcement
From: "Scott Stangroom" <stangroom_at_library.umass.edu>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 16:18:47 -0400
*Apologies for Cross-Posting*
ALCTS Continuing Resources Section, Electronic Resources Interest Group
The ALCTS Continuing Resources Section, Electronic Resources Interest
Group (ERIG) invites you to join us on Saturday, June 25th 2011 from
10:30 a.m. – noon in Room 397 of the Morial Convention Center for
presentations and discussion of the topic:
Implementing and Managing Webscale Discovery Services: Implications for
E-Resources Librarians
Kate Montgomery, Electronic Resources Librarian, Tulane University,
“What a Difference a Year Makes”
Post-Katrina, many of Tulane’s lost collections were replaced with
online versions. The result was that Tulane has built an online
collection which includes many esoteric and specialized electronic
resources which are more challenging for our patrons to discover than
standard aggregator fare. To improve access, we started with
implementing a federated search product in 2008, which did improve the
“findability” of our resources by including database search features in
addition to federated searching, but which also has several limitations.
Thus in the spring of 2010 a taskforce was formed to review web-scale
discovery products. After reviewing three products over the course of
the summer, the taskforce decided that none of the then-current products
covered enough of our resources nor did they suit enough of our needs at
that time to justify a purchase.
One year after the first go-around and our taskforce and our library
both have a better idea of what we are looking for in a web-scale
discovery product. In addition, the products themselves have improved in
several important ways, not limited to much larger central indices.
The presentation will cover changes in our product analysis and
evaluation methodology, improvements including new features and
functionality that makes web-scale discovery a more viable option for
us, and our final selection process.
Jesse Koennecke, Electronic Resources Librarian, Cornell University
Library, “Bringing it all Together: Discovery Service as a Part of the
Whole”
Cornell University is nearing the conclusion of a process to envision
our library’s future online presence and select a discovery service that
will be a core part of the bigger picture of information access for our
users. By the end of May, we should have made a decision and be in the
process of implementing our choice. Our “finished” product will likely
use a discovery system as a core piece in an overall discovery
environment that breaks down silos and provides users with access to not
only to articles and books, but to resources such as experts in the
field, dynamically curated resource lists, and the relevant services
that they need. I will present on the process our Discovery & Access
team, including several e-resource staff, has been going through to
develop a vision, architecture, and planning for the future of our
information discovery at Cornell and how a discovery services fits into
this. In addition, I will discuss how we plan to continue the
maintenance of this overall system as new products and new types of
information are integrated into it. This has implications for many staff
throughout the library, especially in the e-resources area, as we
determine where we feel we need to put our best efforts to maximizes the
value of the end-product for our users.
Stefanie Buck, Instructional Design/Ecampus Librarian, Oregon State
University Libraries, “Implementing and Managing Web-scale Discovery
Systems”
Oregon State University selected Serial Solutions’ Summon product as our
web-based discovery system in 2009. One of the unique aspects of our
implementation of Summon has been the integration of the consortial
catalog, Summit. The consortial catalog gives our users access to the
combined catalogs of 30+ academic libraries in Washington and Oregon and
is a vital resource. Currently linked from within our library catalog,
our users are used to streamlined access to Summit. When OSU selected
Summon for our web scale discovery service, integrated access to the
Summit catalog was a requirement. We will provide some background on the
integration of the consortial catalog into Summon as well as report on
some usability testing we have done to see how well the integration has
worked and what our future plans are.
Mike Buschman, Director, Product Management, Summon™ Web Scale Discovery
Service, and Wendy Zieger, Bridgeman Education, Account Executive for
North & South America, “What’s going on behind the curtain? Learn what
it takes to get content discoverable.”
* What goes on between a content provider and a discovery service?
· What’s in it for the content providers (in this case, Bridgeman
Education, a subscription image database)?
· How does data get transferred and indexed?
· How does content get mapped to allow for web-scale discovery?
· How do you decide what gets displayed?
· What are the complexities (such as copyright concerns, contractual
obligations, etc.) for a content source like Bridgeman Education being
indexed by a discovery service like Summon?
How do you measure success?
These presentations will be followed by panelist/audience discussion. We
look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!
Christine Turner
Chair, ALCTS CRS ERIG
cturner_at_library.umass.edu
Liz Babbitt
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, ALCTS CRS ERIG
elizabeth.babbitt_at_montana.edu
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