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From Library Catalog to Discovery Search Tools

From Library Catalog to Discovery Search Tools. Richard Guajardo and Dan Blackaby. University of Houston Libraries. Metafind LibraryFind ResearchPro Encore. Pathway to Discovery. Search results. User feedback. “this is great, why didn’t you do this years ago?”

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From Library Catalog to Discovery Search Tools

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  1. From Library Catalog to Discovery Search Tools Richard Guajardo and Dan Blackaby
  2. University of Houston Libraries
  3. Metafind LibraryFind ResearchPro Encore Pathway to Discovery
  4. Search results
  5. User feedback “this is great, why didn’t you do this years ago?” “a confusing bunch of results in all media” “I can go straight into an ebook - I don’t have to click again and again” “OneSearch is confusing to me, because it searches everything”
  6. One Search [Box]
  7. Technical Challenges Number of catalog records Consortial holdings Post implementation clean up of catalog Ongoing maintenance Daily update limits
  8. Technical Challenges A new technical services workflow for record deletion and updates was implemented for all libraries in the shared ILS. Batch processes may exceed daily upload limits without additional coordination
  9. Organizational Change New library department created: Resource Discovery Systems (RDS) RDS has responsibility for Summon, the Millennium ILS, and electronic resources management
  10. Organizational Change A post implementation committee was formed: Discovery Systems Working Group The committee is charged with coordinating data exchange between discovery system vendors and the shared ILS. It also stays abreast of discovery system initiatives at other area library systems.

  11. Q & A

    From Library Catalog to Discovery Search Tools
  12. South Texas College of Law What about a law library?
  13. What about a law library? Recent database purchases and projects, requiring better searchability BNA Hein Content DM/Archives LibGuides Expedited timeframe Summon kick off call Sept. 28 Summon "debut" Nov. 10
  14. Law Library Particulars Much higher % of databases were not IP recognition – Username & Password only Certain databases just don't play well with others Lexis/West MOML
  15. Databases No password logins All vendors had to be informed as to an added IP All proxies had to be applied Setting Interface Preferences Excluding Newspapers Material Types Locations Tagging Especially important for added content such as ContentDM and LibGuides Branding
  16. Advantages Allowed access to our digital collections Access and promotion of LibGuides Brings attention to little used databases Actually promotes use of books Search improvement Searches Hein better than Hein Provides a way to search across BNA Citation collection / list construction Tailored search boxes Can search material in other libraries
  17. Disadvantages Learning Curve Not full coverage No tax databases, no caselaw Doesn't always work the same with every database Some form searches differently Not 100% coverage in every database (BNA) Sometimes have to rely on the catalog (MOML, Gov Docs) Idiosyncrasies Serials Citations – says it's Harvard, but not Blue Book
  18. Getting Better ProQuest now part of Serials Solutions Congressional Universe Legislative Insight As our tagging grows, our searches will become more effective in finding our own material Workarounds Catalog records for MOML, etc. Adding law review websites fixes Serials issue
  19. From Library Catalog to Discovery Search Tools Richard Guajardo and Dan Blackaby Thank you!
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