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Discover Eds: Tales Of Implementation And Use, Audrey Powers, Lily Todorinova, Shannon E. Fox, Athena Hoeppner, Mary Page, Rafal Kasprowski, Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger, Alyssa Koclanes, Virginia Polley, Robb M. Waltner

Athena Hoeppner

This paper supplements the panel, which was delivered in a “Lively Lunch” format and included presentations by librarians who have employed EBSCO’s Discovery System (EDS) in their academic institutions. The panelists addressed several important aspects of launching a discovery system in an academic library, such as Implementation; Information Literacy; and Assessment, Usability and Customization. The implementation component included technical aspects, business requirements, enhancing the operability of link resolvers, launch preparation, and implementation success. The information literacy portion addressed how academic reference services and library instruction have been transformed because of EDS. Assessment, Usability and Customization focused on customizing the search …