Library resource discovery.

Michael R Kronenfeld,Harold S Bright

doi:10.3163/1536-5050.103.4.011

Abstract

Library resource discovery.

Highlights

Libraries have been developing their websites to facilitate access to these resources
By format into a discovery-based site integrating resources to provide access built around our users’ needs. This commentary presents what we have learned as a starting point for a larger discussion on how academic health sciences libraries can build stronger discovery systems to improve our users’ ability to find quality, actionable evidence and information meeting their specific information needs using our entire collection
The emergence of the web in the mid-1990s coincided with the development of the evidencebased medicine (EBM)/evidence-based practice (EBP) approach to the delivery of care

Summary

Library resource discovery*

In addition to the continued growth in the availability of the electronic versions of print-based journals and monographs, the 2000s witnessed the emergence of new web-based resources that did not have print counterparts, taking advantage of broader Internet access, increased searchability, and the ability to frequently update resources. By format into a discovery-based site integrating resources to provide access built around our users’ needs This commentary presents what we have learned as a starting point for a larger discussion on how academic health sciences libraries can build stronger discovery systems to improve our users’ ability to find quality, actionable evidence and information meeting their specific information needs using our entire collection. Our electronic resources librarian (Bright) worked for several months with the vendor to develop the tool to serve as the focus of our discovery system for research This included extensive development of widgets that enable our users to extend and replicate their searches with one mouse click in our most heavily used databases as well as to find relevant resources for specific needs, including specialty databases in the areas of dissertations, anatomy, pharmacology, and images. We make sure the library’s website and its components provide effective and efficient discovery of the library’s resources to ensure the best discovery points possible

DISCOVERY AT OTHER LIBRARIES

Findings

HOW CAN DISCOVERY BE ADVANCED?