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The Library Has Infinite Streaming Content, But Are Users Infinitely Content? The Library Catalog Vs. Vendor Platform Discovery, Jian Wang, Elsa Loftis Jun 2020

The Library Has Infinite Streaming Content, But Are Users Infinitely Content? The Library Catalog Vs. Vendor Platform Discovery, Jian Wang, Elsa Loftis

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Despite the widespread adoption of streaming video by academic libraries, there has been little discussion about how video content is discovered and accessed through the library catalog as compared to vendor platforms. This article explores the current status of video resources in the library catalog to better understand how users find and access streaming content. MARC records were evaluated, and searches were performed to gauge issues related to metadata quality and its impact on discovery. The study reveals new trends in how users access streaming content for teaching, learning, and research.


How Open Are You? Discussion About Oa Resources In Collection Development, Jill Emery, Peter Mccracken Jan 2019

How Open Are You? Discussion About Oa Resources In Collection Development, Jill Emery, Peter Mccracken

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Presentation provided at the The ALCTS Collection Management and Electronic Resources Interest Group (CMERIG) in Seattle, WA on 27 January 2019. The discussion will involve incorporating open scholarship into current collections management.


Breaking Silos: Staffing For The Open Access Library, Jill Emery Mar 2014

Breaking Silos: Staffing For The Open Access Library, Jill Emery

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

This presentation looks at changes occurring in academic libraries, with special focus on open access, new service models, and future options.


When A Collection Is Not A Collection, Jill Emery Feb 2014

When A Collection Is Not A Collection, Jill Emery

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

A pdf version of a brief PowerPoint presentation by Portland State University Librarian Jill Emery on new services in libraries, necessitated by shifting landscapes in higher education. Compares old and new models, and looks at the major features of 21st century collections.


The Demand Driven Acquisitions Pilot Project By The Orbis Cascade Alliance: An Interview With Members Of The Demand Driven Acquisitions Implementation Team, Jill Emery Jun 2012

The Demand Driven Acquisitions Pilot Project By The Orbis Cascade Alliance: An Interview With Members Of The Demand Driven Acquisitions Implementation Team, Jill Emery

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Portland State University collection development librarian Jill Emery talks with members of the Orbis Cascade Alliance demand driven acquisitions implementation team, EBL, and YBP Library Services about their participation in a pilot project to acquire e-books that are accessible to and jointly owned by the thirty-seven member libraries of the Orbis Cascade Alliance.


Free Is The Best Price: Building Your Collection Of Primary Sources With Free, Online, Digital Collections, Joan Petit Nov 2011

Free Is The Best Price: Building Your Collection Of Primary Sources With Free, Online, Digital Collections, Joan Petit

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

This session focused on the extensive range of open access, online collections available through the digitization efforts of libraries, museums, and archives. The issues discussed included how librarians can find and evaluate these collections and improve user access to them by adding them to library collections.