Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education The role of discovery tools in the era of full-text Alison McNab & Dr Philip Pothen JISC

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Outline A definition Discovery tools in the JISC Collections Different roles of discovery tools and full- text resources Meeting information needs & maximising budgets Role of the JISC – facilitating the provision of discovery tools for UK higher & further education

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Discovery tools: a definition Indexing and abstracting services Internet catalogues / gateways Specialist tools (images, archives etc)

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education JISC Collecting Areas Discovery Tools eBooks Geospatial Images Journals Learning materials Moving Pictures and Sound Primary Research Data

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Discovery tools in JISC Collections

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Online services…then and now Growth of full-text electronic sources Discovery tools – seeking to add value Full-text – the one-stop shop? User expectations

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Meeting information needs User demand for primary sources – JUSTEIS survey work Lack of understanding of role of discovery tools Information skills / literacy

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Discovery tools Adding value – holdings information – linking technologies – document delivery options – alerting facilities Developing information skills – Boolean operators – relevancy – search strategies

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Retooling budgets? Different roles of discovery tools and full- text resources Most full-text sources incorporate some form of search tool Balancing spending – full-text vs discovery tools – full-text e-journals vs document delivery Measuring use of subscription services – usage statistics – search logs

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Role of JISC Content: – collections of information resources – selected for quality and relevance Information environment: – the online space within which these collections are accessed

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Information Environment Strategy £32m over the next four years Four major strands – Content Submissions Mechanisms – Portals and Fusion Services – Service Provider Development Programme – Shared Services Programme

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Content Submissions Mechanism Community resources – Disclosure – Discovery – Deposit – Exchange FAIR X4L Open Source Focus

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Portals Subject Portals – RDN hubs Data types – Images – Moving pictures and sound – Geospatial Domain or Community of Interest-based – Learning and Teaching portal

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Other strands Service Provider Development Programme Evaluation Presentation

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Beyond the DNER Implementation of the DNER vision JISC restructuring Greater integration and coherence in JISC presentation User-focussed … Subject Portfolios

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Portfolios Across JISC collection and presentation activities Descriptive mechanism rather than a “brand” Ties in with Information Environment activities … and with further technical developments

Joint Information Systems Committee Supporting Higher and Further Education Further information Alison McNab Philip Pothen