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Stay Updated with JMU Libraries: Explore New Research and Collections

JMU Libraries is here to enhance your research experience! Faculty, scholars, and curious users can now receive customized notifications about "hot and happening titles" in their areas of interest. Whether you want the latest research in neuroscience, baroque music, or monosodium glutamate, you can tailor your topics and query parameters with ease. Liaison librarians can also keep faculty informed about recent acquisitions that support their academic subjects. Discover the valuable resources JMU Libraries offers to enrich your scholarly pursuits.

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Stay Updated with JMU Libraries: Explore New Research and Collections

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  1. Mockup #1: “Research Update” End User: faculty member or scholar; curious users Need: Be notified of “hot & happening titles” and/or latest research in one or more topical area(s). Message: JMU Libraries has relevant items for YOU! Notes: • Doesn’t care so much if “latest research” was specifically acquired by JMU or not • User can customize topic and query parameters with lots of granularity

  2. Recent additions to JMU Libraries Welcome, Joe Spear! • Joe Spear’s New Titles Lists • Neuroscience (articles) • Baroque music (books) • Monosodium glutamate (books and articles)

  3. Mockup #2: “Collection Showcase” End User: liaison librarians, faculty Need: Liaison librarians update faculty about things JMU has acquired in their academic subject / with their fund Message: JMU Libraries is buying appropriate items for disciplinary collections Notes: • Focus is on showcasing JMU-acquired resources • Librarian customizes default query parameters • User can change values for query parameters

  4. New Titles added to the JMU collection for the Biology Funds (in February, 2012) JMU Books: 29 titles added in February, 2012 Call Number Range to • Request a purchase • Custom query JMU Journals: 5 titles added in Fall, 2102 Books Journals Databases Other

  5. Why must we choose? • Millennium: inventory control system aspects • Fund codes • Call number range searching • Date added to collection • Only JMU-acquired resources • EDS / Discovery • Expanded universe of sources • Fund codes, call number ranges not inherently useful • Dates = publication date, not date added to collection • More likely to have “popularity” features • Don’t try to make your car be a dishwasher.

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