Showing papers in "Computers in libraries in 2013"

Summon web-scale discovery service implementation: An organizational readiness case study

Abstract: Since Serials Solutions announced the 2013 summer release of Summon 2.0, public, technical, and technology staff are attending company webinars and visiting vendor exhibits in preparation for furthering discoverability, visibility, and, ultimately, usage of library curated content that is licensed, owned, or on the open web. [...]life after discovery required the organization to make other changes.

Technical Infrastructure in Libraries: To Tweak or Transform?

Abstract: IF DESIGNING COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR LIBRARIES TODAY FROM A BLANK SLATE, I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD COME UP WITH ANYTHING THAT RESEMBLES WHAT WE SEE USED IN LIBRARIES TODAY.