DISCOVERY TOOLS AT THE PENCE LAW LIBRARY AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Christine Dulaney, Associate Law Librarian for Technical and Metadata Services
Washington College of Law American University Pence Law Library
COMMON GOALS OF USERS AND LIBRARIANS: Ability to quickly and easily find a specific resource Enhanced exposure to all library resources
“If the catalog doesn’t look good, can I trust the resources in the collection?” YIKES!
USER NEEDS: 1. Modern look 2. Simple 3. Enhanced resource discovery
LIBRARIAN NEEDS: Ease Integration Vendor support
IMPLEMENTATION: Encore – new interface Synergy – integration with full-text articles from databases
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