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Challenges of Discovery Tools Challenges of Discovery Tools Shelly Shen-Aridor Younes & Soraya Nazarian Library Haifa university, Israel Session 10.21 IGeLU - SEPTEMBER 2015, BUDAPEST
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Younes & Soraya Nazarian Library Haifa university, Israel one central library 70~ librarians variety of collections 18,000~ students variety of mother tongues
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Haifa University Library HomePage IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest Primo July 2015 release
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest EXPECTATIONS cater the needs of heterogeneous population academically English proficiency computer/internet literacy
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest EXPECTATIONS handle various material types current and future varied academic level varying level of metadata (different databases index differently)
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest EXPECTATIONS: LIBRARY PATRONS omnipotent, omniscience system independent of device type (e.g. mobile, desktop) at their location (e.g. library, home, work) 24/7 easily accessible (no resolver, login, authentication issues)
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest EXPECTATIONS: LIBRARY PATRONS gaps between information needs & actual phrasing geology in Siberia + reference interview ---------------------------------- petroleum fields in Siberia
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest EXPECTATIONS: LIBRARIANS same as patrons + enhance information and library literacy usage analytics (for improving acquisition, library instruction sessions, etc’)
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest EXPECTATIONS: LIBRARIANS a system that can interact with the users, guide them through the search process and provide them the information they NEED
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest Different discovery tools Similar challenges AND
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest OUTPERFORMIMG ? *students primary source of search: Search engines = 67% Google Scholar = 59% Library web site = 60% * Greenberg, R., and J. Bar-Ilan. "Information needs of students in Israel—A case study of a multicultural society." The Journal of Academic Librarianship40.2 (2014): 185-191. IS
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using addressing CHALLENGES of discovery tools is critical in order to bring and keep our patrons using them
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest CURRENT CHALLENGE relevancy ranking discoverability UI system stability maximizing use and fulfillment of various functionalities full text accessibility
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest CURRENT CHALLENGES must be addressed and FUTURE CHALLENGES must be confronted
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest IN FACE OF FUTURE CHALLENGES Search options Relevancy Personalization Library and information literacy
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest IN FACE OF FUTURE CHALLENGES SEARCH OPTIONS simple search / power search e.g. crossing searches, search within results language enhancement mechanism e.g. aged, elderly, retired, old age, …. mourning / grief / bereavement
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest IN FACE OF FUTURE CHALLENGES RELEVANCY Coverage (e.g. automatically searching beyond library collection when insufficient relevant results) cultural and geographical context e.g. water crisis Israel indexing for discovery tools use e.g. mark twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest Subject facet for the search ‘Samuel Langhorne Clemens’ in Primo Central
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metadata information should be mapped across systems (primarily so in primo central) and appear in a uniform mode in the discovery tool. e.g. Subject facet for the search ‘Samuel Langhorne Clemens’ in Primo Central
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest Subject facet for the search ‘Samuel Langhorne Clemens’ in Primo Central
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest IN FACE OF FUTURE CHALLENGES PERSONALIZATION specific user characteristics (e.g. courses a user is registered to) system suggestions/actions (e.g. alerting course reading availability) information sharing and user collaboration (e.g. group login) on-the-fly adjusting results list, according to items selection
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest IN FACE OF FUTURE CHALLENGES LIBRARY & INFORMATION LITERACY recommendation system (e.g. citation pearl growing) expanding user’s keyword vocabulary (e.g. listing relevant keywords and terms from results and info. segments) exposing the library’s databases physical library guidance
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest IN FACE OF FUTURE CHALLENGES Quickly adapt to technological advancements
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest CALL FOR COLLABORATION discovery tools developers, libraries/librarians, publishers. (e.g. developing and implementing a Hebrew morphological engine, adding language field to Lexis records, Boolean operators) updating cataloging models creating standards for metadata developing the use of linked metadata
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IGeLU-September 2015, Budapest SARIDOR@UNIV.HAIFA.AC.IL
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