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New Generation Discovery: A Systematic View For Its Development, Issues And Future, Yi Yu, Haider Ali

Yi Yu

Collecting, storing, discovering, and locating are integral parts of the composition of the library. To fully utilize the library and achieve its ultimate value, the construction and production of discovery has always been a central part of the library’s practice and identity. That is the reason why the new-generation (also called the next-generation discovery) discovery gets such striking effect since it came into library automation arena. However, when we talk about the new-generation of discovery in the library domain, we should see it in the entirety of the library as one of its organic parts and consider its progress along …

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Creating Organizational Buy-In: Overcoming Challenges To A Library-Wide Discovery Tool Implementation, Meris A. Mandernach, Jody C. Fagan

Jody C Fagan

While launching a discovery tool can be technically easy, establishing a process that will result in organizational buy-in for the tool is an exceptionally important first step for a successful implementation. Many lessons about creating organizational buy-in can be learned from experiences with federated search software and next-generation catalogs. Libraries must grapple with three critical areas before discovery tool implementation. First, the library will need to consider how the discovery tool will affect key library departments and create a plan for addressing their concerns. Second, training will need to be developed for staff as well as end users. Finally, monitoring …