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Starting From Where We Are: Adapting Microsoft Sharepoint As An Erms, Lynda M. Howell, Alana Verminski
Starting From Where We Are: Adapting Microsoft Sharepoint As An Erms, Lynda M. Howell, Alana Verminski
University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
The challenge of finding an affordable, effective electronic resources management system remains unsolved for many libraries. University of Vermont Libraries is using Microsoft SharePoint to address a range of information needs. This presentation outlines the Libraries' collaborative design approach and the features which make this ERMS work particularly well.
What Does It Take To Make Discovery A Success?: A Survey Of Discovery Tool Adoption, Instruction, And Evaluation Among Academic Libraries, Aaron Nichols, Emily A. Crist, Graham Sherriff, Megan Allison
What Does It Take To Make Discovery A Success?: A Survey Of Discovery Tool Adoption, Instruction, And Evaluation Among Academic Libraries, Aaron Nichols, Emily A. Crist, Graham Sherriff, Megan Allison
University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
Discovery tools have been widely adopted by academic libraries, yet little information exists that connects common practices regarding discovery tool implementation, maintenance, assessment, and staffing with conventions for research and instruction. The authors surveyed heads of reference and instruction departments in research and land-grant university libraries. The survey results revealed common practices with discovery tools among academic libraries. This study also draws connections between operational, instructional, and assessment practices and perceptions that participants have of the success of their discovery tool. Participants who indicated successful implementation of their discovery tool hailed from institutions that made significant commitments to the operations, …