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Another Player In Citation Database: Are We Subscribing?, Yuyun Wirawati Ishak
Another Player In Citation Database: Are We Subscribing?, Yuyun Wirawati Ishak
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Digital Science’s Dimensions has been officially launched in January 2018. At a first glance, this is an exciting development, bringing new competition to the existing field, which is dominated by Clarivate’s Web of Science and Elsevier’s Scopus. Since Dimensions is a freemium, features such as full text and citation analytics require a subscription. Prior to subscription, library typically conducts trials and thorough evaluation, measuring the value that Dimensions brings to the institution, comparing it to existing products, calculating the cost of switching, examining its features and contents, and even considering the future of the product and the company.This paper, however, …
Thinking Lean: The Relevance Of Gemba-Kaizen And Visual Assessment In Collection Management, Nazimah Ram Nath
Thinking Lean: The Relevance Of Gemba-Kaizen And Visual Assessment In Collection Management, Nazimah Ram Nath
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The Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries’ have used the LEAN and Six Sigma methodologies in recent years to plan and push for continuous process improvement in their operations. In one assessment project, the Gemba-Kaizen principle from LEAN was adapted and applied to an initiative centered on assessing the library’s Lifestyle print collection. This strategy became a prime agent for change, which resulted in some marked improvements in collection management activities within the SMU Libraries. This case study at SMU Libraries will describe key principles of Gemba- Kaizen and how it was found to be a sustainable tool to drive continuous …