Discovery Assessment and Improvement at an Academic Health Sciences Library: Health Information @ Himmelfarb Five Years Later

Thompson, JoLinda; Sullo, Elaine; Abate, Laura; Heselden, Meaghan; Lyons, Kathleen

doi:10.1080/15424065.2018.1433093

Cited by 1 publication

(5 citation statements)

References 5 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…During which, she received many complaints from faculty and students on the unavailability of the service. This is well supported in studies that indicate the popularity of the discovery tool search interface for library patrons [3,18].…”

Section: Coverage Relevance Of Results and Ease Of Usementioning

confidence: 56%

“…Additionally, it appears to maximize the value of library subscriptions. Thompson and her collogues [18] support these findings; according to their study, EDS has changed user behavior to better connect users to the library's E-journal collection and increases use of full text and abstracts, especially in the EBSCO host databases.…”

Section: Coverage Relevance Of Results and Ease Of Usementioning

confidence: 95%

“…Marshall Breeding [30] indicated that discovery tool interfaces include features such as relevancy-based search results, faceted navigation, and presentation of search results listed either in a brief form or in full-record displays. Studies have also proven that discovery systems generally support better relevancy rankings and deliver higher quality resources [1,3,18].…”

Section: Coverage Relevance Of Results and Ease Of Usementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In her opinion, research students prefer a more accurate search in their native databases. Thompson and her colleagues [18] found that students like the EDS search interface and frequented it, because of prior successful searches. Asher et al [3] found that student's search strategies use simple keyword searches, as they do in Google.…”

Section: Coverage Relevance Of Results and Ease Of Usementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In her work on maximizing academic libraries' collections use, Kristine Calvert [17] declares that EDS presents a simplified search experience through a single search box, which exposes a far greater number of the library's resources. In their study, Thompson and her colleagues [18] studied the results of George Washington university library staff 's focus group. The study was conducted to assess user satisfaction with EDS service, and it found that librarians like the familiar EBSCO host-type interface as their discovery tool search box.…”

Section: Reasons For Choosing Edsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) Usage in Israeli Academic Libraries

Greenberg¹

2020

Digital Imaging

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Awareness to the problem that different search interfaces discourage patrons' use of library information sources has led academic libraries to implement web-scale discovery services. These services offer the user a "Google-like" search experience of library resources. This study aims to explore library professionals' satisfaction, patrons' information behavior, and use of EDS discovery tool service in academic libraries in Israel. Mixed research methods were used in this study: qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative research methods are through content analysis of library directors' interviews, and quantitative research method is through collected library metrics (from Google analytics) data analysis, regarding usage patterns and search session analysis. The study aims to gain insight regarding library implementation and patrons' information behavior of the EDS discovery tool, in Israeli higher education institutions.Keywords: information behavior, academic libraries, Israel, EDS discovery service, search in the library Digital Imaging 2 in the life of all library users. It is the most popular search engine for queries about daily issues and for academic needs. It empowers library visitors to search for their academic information needs, within an easy and popular interface [2]. In libraries, some consider this an obstacle, and some see it as an opportunity for innovations and improvements. One thing is certain: Google redefined the search experience, and libraries should acknowledge this.In 2004, Google launched Google Scholar, a tool for discovering scholarly information. Google Scholar is a search engine for academic articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other websites. This free resource, with its basic and familiar interface, has the potential to serve as a scholarly metasearch information engine [3,4]. Google Scholar has received mixed receptions from the librarian community. It has some advanced search features, but it provides no interface for refining the results. Users can set preferences such as language, year, author, and periodical title. They can also view an indication of the libraries from which it can access the source, citation export options, and how to cite the source (for many citation styles). The reviews and critiques of Google Scholar have been mixed, at best. Its content, its search engine, its interface, and its citation count have all been criticized. Patrons of libraries who have subscriptions to the digital archives of publishers are the greatest beneficiaries of Google Scholar, as with a single search they are led to the full digital text versions of the articles [4-6]. Google Scholar is very different from library database interfaces and their search options, yet it introduces library users to scholarly articles through a familiar and friendly interface.

show abstract

Section: Coverage Relevance Of Results and Ease Of Usementioning

confidence: 56%

Section: Coverage Relevance Of Results and Ease Of Usementioning

confidence: 95%