Using Millennium ERMS as a discovery tool: University of Tours experience Anne Slomovici ICOLC Europe octobre Session 8
François-Rabelais University The academic library The e-resources
François-Rabelais University – Tours (France) public size 7 faculties : Faculty of Arts and Humanities : 3500 Faculty of Languages and Literature : 2300 Faculty of Law, Economics and Business :4000 Faculty of Science : 2300 Faculty of Medicine : 3700 Faculty of Pharmacy : 1200 Engineers Schools : 3300 number of students : number of staff : number of researchers : dissertations : publications :
François-Rabelais University a multi-campus site
Academic Library : e-resources facts 2008 Collection total volumes: print journals: access to electronic journals: access to electronic books: access to licensed databases E-journals E-books Database Catalog articles view / download items view / download sessions searches item view / download sessions Budget total documentation electronic resources euros in euros in2008
Why an Electronic Resource Management System (ERMS) ?
ERM Database structure : integration relations between the different types of records
Library’s catalog access to bibliographic records: both printed and electronic resources
One search to find them all !
Resource record description, information access, list of the titles linked to the resource
University portal (in French “ENT”) access to , administrative, e-learning or documentary resources Remote, authenticated access is key !
Academic Library : e-resources acquisition, types, research functionalities
Dublin Core MetaData linked to bibliographic record
Dublin Core MetaData display in the catalog
Link Resolver paths to a wide variety of sources
Federated search not integrated into the ILS – some databases only - limited search functionality
Prospects…
Prospects
OPAC 2.0
Users always want more ! What is important….Technology: a living product with a high degree of flexibility. A catalog of library with well structured data to provide good search results. User experience: anticipate ever-changing user behaviors and library needs Thank you for your attention Anne Slomovici