Librarian Perspectives on Teaching Metasearch and Federated Search Technologies

Lampert, Lynn; Dabbour, Katherine S.

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“…19 In a similar study Lampert and Dabbour also found librarians did not consider federated search to be a starting point for research, while students found federated searching to be easier to use than traditional databases and that it met their expectations. 20 Likewise, in separate studies Armstrong, Ponsford and vanDuinkerken, and Williams, Bonnell and Stoffel found that undergraduate students were satisfied with federated searching. 21 Ponsford and vanDuinkerken's study also looked at faculty and graduate students and they found these users often wanted to do more complex searches that would allow them to use Boolean operators and limit results by year or to scholarly publications.…”

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The Impact of Web-scale Discovery on the Use of a Library Collection

Way¹

2010

Serials Review

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The Impact of Web-scale Discovery on the Use of a Library Collection

Way¹

2010

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“…Despite growing rates of adoption, debates over the value and utility of web--scale discovery continue to divide librarians. 18 According to one survey, securing staff buy--in is the biggest challenge academic libraries face when implementing a web--scale discovery service. 19 Ensuring broad involvement early in the process will help to secure organizational buy--in and support for the selected product.…”

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Evaluating Web-Scale Discovery Services: A Step-by-Step Guide

Deodato

2015

ITAL

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Selecting a web-scale discovery service is a large and important undertaking that involves a significant investment of time, staff, and resources. Finding the right match begins with a thorough and carefully planned evaluation process. To be successful, this process should be inclusive, goal-oriented, datadriven, user-centered, and transparent. The following article offers a step-by-step guide for developing a web-scale discovery evaluation plan rooted in these five key principles based on best practices synthesized from the literature as well as the author's own experiences coordinating the evaluation process at Rutgers University. The goal is to offer academic libraries that are considering acquiring a web-scale discovery service a blueprint for planning a structured and comprehensive evaluation process. INTRODUCTIONAs the volume and variety of information resources continue to multiply, the library search environment has become increasingly fragmented. Instead of providing a unified, central point of access to its collections, the library offers an assortment of pathways to disparate silos of information. To the seasoned researcher familiar with these resources and experienced with a variety of search tools and strategies, this maze of options may be easy to navigate. But for the novice user who is less accustomed to these tools and even less attuned to the idiosyncrasies of each one's own unique interface, the sheer amount of choice can be overwhelming. Even if the user manages to find their way to the appropriate resource, figuring out how to use it effectively becomes yet another challenge. This is at least partly due to the fact that the expectations and behaviors of today's library users have been profoundly shaped by their experiences on the web. Popular sites like Google and Amazon offer simple, intuitive interfaces that search across a wide range of content to deliver immediate, relevant, and useful results. In comparison, library search interfaces often appear antiquated, confusing, and cumbersome. As a result, users are increasingly relying on information sources that they know to be of inferior quality, but are simply easier to find. As Luther and Kelly note, the biggest challenge academic libraries face in today's abundant but fragmented information landscape is "to offer an experience that has the simplicity of Google-which users expect-while searching the library's rich digital and print collectionswhich users need." 1 In an effort to better serve the needs of these users and improve access to library content, libraries have begun turning to new technologies capable of providing deep discovery of their vast scholarly collections from a single, easy--to--use interface. These technologies are known as web--scale discovery services.Joseph Deodato (jdeodato@rutgers.edu) is Digital User Services Librarian at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.EVALUATING WEB--SCALE DISCOVERY SERVICES: A STEP--BY--STEP GUIDE | DEODATO doi: 10.6017/ital.v34i2.5745 20To paraphrase Hoeppner, a web--sca...

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“…Although popular with some students (Williams et al 2009), many librarians expressed concerns that federated searching would "dumb down" search skills (e.g. Luther, 2003;Frost, 2004;Badke, 2007;Lampert & Dabbour, 2007;Georgas, 2013). Cox (2006) and Labelle (2007) analyzed federated search products using the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (ACRL, 2000).…”

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“…[ Figure 1 about here] Lampert and Dabbour (2007) observe that "one key area that digital natives seem to have lost is the ability to reflect" (p. 273). But good research begins and ends with critical reflection.…”

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

Rose-Wiles

Hofmann

2013

Journal of Library Administration

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This is an electronic version of an article published in the print edition of the Journal of Library Administration, Volume 53(2) 147-166. It is available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wjla20#.UjthUFNlzK0 2 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 paper 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.

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Librarian Perspectives on Teaching Metasearch and Federated Search Technologies

Cited by 27 publications

References 6 publications

The Impact of Web-scale Discovery on the Use of a Library Collection

The Impact of Web-scale Discovery on the Use of a Library Collection

Evaluating Web-Scale Discovery Services: A Step-by-Step Guide

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

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