Determining Librarian Research Preferences: A Comparison Survey of Web-Scale Discovery Systems and Subject Databases

The success or failure of any tool, service or system used in a library is predicated on the audience it finds. While web-scale discovery systems have developed widespread adoption in academic libraries, there is a sense from librarians that they continue to be in search of their true audience. Librarians play a key role in the utilization of web-scale discovery systems, and their experiences as an end user of these systems may influence their attitudes in many ways. The survey discussed in this article looks at the attitudes librarians have toward web-scale discovery systems when using them for their personal research, including feature preferences and inquiries into opinions regarding strengths and weaknesses of the system. The results of this survey provide some insights into why some librarians struggle with the idea using of web-scale discovery systems by themselves and by the patrons with which they work.     

国外网域资源发现服务研究进展

通过国外文献调研与分析,将网域资源发现服务研究归纳为7个主题,包括网域资源发现服务概念、功能、可用性、使用绩效、用户信息检索行为、对用户信息素养的影响和对图书馆与馆员的影响研究。在此基础上,从3个方面评析国外研究进展：网域资源发现服务研究的两个维度、应用的影响和研究的趋势。最后揭示国外网域资源发现服务研究的脉络与发展趋势。     

Improving Library Resource Discovery: Exploring the Possibilities of VuFind and Web-Scale Discovery

Like many libraries, the Bridge Consortium (the shared library of Carleton College and St. Olaf College) had outgrown the existing catalog and needed to find an improved search interface for collections. Seeking something that would work with the existing Innovative Interfaces Inc.'s Millennium integrated library system, researchers explored everything from catalog enhancements provided by Innovative Interfaces to a completely separate, Web-scale discovery tool. For the past year, they worked to implement VuFind as a catalog overlay, continually customizing and enhancing it based on user feedback. At the same time, they continued to research a broader solution and recommended a discovery tool to their consortium leadership group that they believe will redefine student research at their colleges and give new shape and direction to their consortium. By thinking of discovery as more than a product and staggering their implementation, they were better able to meet their consortium's needs. This article details their evaluation process and provides reflection on the decisions made. Many libraries are considering Web-scale discovery products. As part of the process, they confront questions about open source tools, Web site redesigns, incorporating user feedback, and consortial needs. The researchers hope to contribute to these libraries' processes by outlining their process and considerations, and what they learned along the way to arrive at their current solution.     

Web-Scale Discovery in an Academic Health Sciences Library: Development and Implementation of the EBSCO Discovery Service

Funds made available at the close of the 2010–11 fiscal year allowed purchase of the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) for a year-long trial. The appeal of this web-scale discovery product that offers a Google-like interface to library resources was counter-balanced by concerns about quality of search results in an academic health science setting and the challenge of configuring an interface that serves the needs of a diverse group of library users. After initial configuration, usability testing with library users revealed the need for further work before general release. Of greatest concern were continuing issues with the relevance of items retrieved, appropriateness of system-supplied facet terms, and user difficulties with navigating the interface. EBSCO has worked with the library to better understand and identify problems and solutions. External roll-out to users occurred in June 2012.     

Still Desperately Seeking Citations: Undergraduate Research in the Age of Web-Scale Discovery

ABSTRACT

Web-scale discovery services promise fast, easy searching from a single Google-like box, pleasing users and making library resources more discoverable. Some librarians embrace the concept of giving users what they have come to expect from Google, while others are concerned that this will “dumb down” searching and undermine information literacy. In this article we explore the potential impact of Web-scale discovery tools on information literacy, focusing particularly on undergraduate research skills. We review the existing literature and present findings and experiences from two mid-sized academic libraries that have adopted EBSCO Discovery Service as their library home page portal.     

基于资源发现领域的元数据(Metadata)标准

Metadata 作为组织和检索Web 信息资源的数据, 是网络搜寻的关键因素之一, 本文以资源发现领域的元数据标准为研究对象, 探讨了该领域元数据标准的功能、类别和Dublin Core 与MARC 的关系。     

Web-Scale Discovery: Impact on Library Database Web Page Views and Usage

ABSTRACT

Web page views of databases by title and databases by subject pages, in conjunction with COUNTER Database Report 1 and Journal Report 1 statistics, were examined to determine what impact a migration to Primo, a Web-scale discovery layer, had at Central Washington University Brooks Library. The analysis determined that the first year post-migration (2015) compared to the two years pre-migration (2013–14) saw a decline in Web page views of database Web pages, journal full-text article requests, and database record views and result clicks. The implementation of Primo thus had a noticeable negative impact on both direct database access and overall electronic resource usage during the first year post-migration.     

An Unexpected Discovery: One Library's Experience With Web-Scale Discovery Service (WSDS) Evaluation and Assessment

ABSTRACT

“Discovery” is today's term for user-centered information searching and access. A growing number of libraries have embraced Web-scale discovery services (WSDS) featuring one-stop searching of libraries’ owned and licensed collections. Recognizing potential benefits to users of these systems, a mid-sized ARL library formed a discovery-tool committee in spring 2012 to explore selection of a WSDS in keeping with its values, vision, and institutional mission. This article explores “discovery” as it assesses WSDS performance and reports results obtained from a request to WSDS vendors to showcase the search power of their system with actual reference questions.     

元数据在教育资源发现中的应用

元数据在资源发现中起一种间接作用。元数据应用的直接作用是网络资源的结构合理、层次分明的组织,而结构化的组织直接促进了资源的发现和利用。元数据在中文教育资源发现应用中应注意元数据的信任问题、互操作问题、描述粒度问题、元素扩展问题。图2。参考文献14。     

Managing Discovery and Linking Services

There is a growing trend toward a consolidation of services for electronic resources management, A–Z journal listings, full text link resolving, and discovery services under a single service provider. In many cases, the adoption of a discovery service from a provider that is not the same as the libraries’ existing link resolver service means managing multiple knowledgebases. In this session, three librarians gave an overview of their experiences and strategies for maintaining separate link resolving and discovery services in lieu of adopting a full suite of services from a single service provider. Each speaker presented a case study on the advantages and challenges of managing their chosen discovery service: EBSCO Discovery Service, Ex Libris’ Primo and ProQuest’s Summon, in conjunction with the CUFTS/GODOT open source knowledgebase and link resolver service.     

Web站点元数据自动生成工具介绍

本文将目前存在的Web站点元数据自动生成工具分类两类：编辑器（editor）和生成器（generator），并分别论述了这两类工具的工作原理。     

描述知识组织体系的无数据

介绍知识组织体系和知识组织体系元数据的作用,分析词汇标记语言、词汇网络定义集、主题图语言、Z39.50叙词表表征与检索协议和概念集标记语言.     

描述知识组织体系的元数据

介绍知识组织体系和知识组织体系元数据的作用，分析词汇标记语言、词汇网络定义集、主题图语言、Z39．50叙词表表征与检索协议和概念集标记语言。     

资源发现系统元数据的问题与思考

[目的/意义]探讨资源发现系统元数据方面的问题与解决方案.[方法/过程]从元数据的视角,以当前国内应用最广的4家资源发现系统为研究对象,通过文献资料的收集和内容分析,并结合武汉大学图书馆资源发现系统的调研、测试与实施及电子资源元数据整合与管理的实践,分析当前发现系统的元数据在元数据仓储、元数据质量、元数据测评、服务与合作4个方面存在的问题.[结果/结论]指出资源发现系统的元数据问题不容忽视,并针对元数据描述、元数据仓储、元数据质量管理、元数据测评以及服务与合作5个方面提出解决问题的思考与建议.     

国家标准《文件管理元数据原则》中文件管理元数据的结构化信息与半结构化信息的理解

论文对国家标准《文件管理元数据原则》中文件管理元数据的结构化信息与半结构化信息的定义、由来及其如何理解进行了探讨,并对作为典型的结构化信息的《都柏林核心元数据集》进行了辨析,同时,对文件管理元数据的半结构化信息进行了辨析,最后指出了文件管理元数据的结构化信息与半结构化信息的意义所在.     

Discovery Products and the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting

Discovery products promise to offer library patrons one-stop shopping for library resources. In order to accomplish this, they harvest metadata from various library databases and repositories such as integrated library systems, institutional repositories, and digital libraries. Discovery products then index this metadata along with the metadata for resources from the discovery service into a single product for search. The most common method used to harvest local metadata is the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH). This column first looks at discovery, then it describes OAI-PMH and some of the issues involved with effectively harvesting library metadata.     

Utilizing Systems Development Methods in Archival Systems Research: Building a Metadata Schema Registry

This paper discusses the use of systems development research methods in the context of ongoing research that is formulating a specification for a metadata schema registry. The paper extrapolates from this discussion how such methods can be utilized in archival systems research and how such an approach differs from commercial systems engineering. In particular, the paper suggests that adopting a user-centred prototyping approach in a research context allows for exploration of the interplay between theory and practice, advancing the practice, while also offering new insights into theoretical concepts. It argues that these research methods are of increasing interest to the archival profession in order to conceptualise and realise the tools necessary to support recordkeeping and archival processes in digital environments.     

学者身份管理系统元数据分布规律研究

本文通过对研究学者在不同身份管理系统中分布以及元数据使用情况的研究,对于了解各个系统的功能目标及差异,构建有效的身份管理和元数据增强策略,实现身份管理领域的数据共享和重用具有重要作用。本文以100名中国学者作为调查样本,分析其在中文名称规范联合数据库、百度学者、ORCID、ScopusID和Publons共5个身份管理系统中的识别分布情况,并结合词频统计、共现分析及主成分分析方法,度量并分析身份管理系统在元数据结构以及信息量分布上的差异。研究发现,学者在不同类型的身份管理系统中呈现不同的识别和共现特点;同一系统内部的元素分布并不平衡,且不同系统间的元数据结构也呈现差异性;并非所有身份系统的元素指标均具有很强的相关性,而是呈现出2个不同的成分分组,且各个系统元素对于各组信息量的贡献率也不一致。     

分类法在元数据体系构建中应用的理论分析

文章对元数据内部体系和外部体系的建立分别进行了讨论,阐述了分类法在构建元数据框架体系中的有效应用模式.