LIMITED OFFER
Save 50% on book bundles
Immediately download your ebook while waiting for your print delivery. No promo code needed.
Discoverability in the Academic Library
Implementing Web Scale Discovery System
- 1st Edition - January 1, 2029
- Author: Matt Borg
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 4 5 7 - 9
Implementing web scale discovery systems such as Summon, EBSCO EDS and Primo Discovery require huge shifts in the way we operate as information professionals.… Read more
Purchase options
Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect
Request a sales quoteImplementing web scale discovery systems such as Summon, EBSCO EDS and Primo Discovery require huge shifts in the way we operate as information professionals. <I>Discoverability in the Academic Library</I> examines cultural changes associated with discoverability, how web scale discovery impacts information literacy teaching and how we can design systems to elicit delight and joy for our users. The first chapter introduces library systems, with the following section going on to explore and detail the cultural challenges of web scale discovery. Remaining chapters explore online information resources and library website design, before the final chapter offers a conclusion and thoughts on the future for libraries and web scale discovery.
- provides clear insight into technical and cultural challenges and opportunities of discovery systems
- examines information literacy in an age of web scale discovery, with practical suggestions for teaching
- explores a shift from ‘expert intuition’ to ‘expert listening’
This book targets academic librarians and those considering implementing (or who have implemented) web scale discovery systems and those involved in information literacy delivery or design.
- No. of pages: 200
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 2029
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- eBook ISBN: 9781780634579
MB
Matt Borg
Matt J Borg works within Learning and Information Services at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. As an academic librarian he supports staff and students in business subjects. He also works in the Virtual Learning Centre team, responsible for the look and feel of the library website and student facing systems. He was key in implementing Summon at Sheffield Hallam University and has presented and written extensively on library website design and the challenges and opportunities presented in implementing web scale discovery systems. He is also an Associate Lecturer in the Sheffield Business School where he teaches on modules concerning information systems and design.
Affiliations and expertise
Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK