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The State of the Art in Library Discovery 2010
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This exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the opening of the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and features new exhibitions, prints and installations dating from the 1920s to the present day.Abstract:
ALTHOUGH I SEE SOME WELCOME ADVANCES IN THE STATE OF THE ART IN THE REALM OF LIBRARY DISCOVERY INTERFACES, MUCH WORK REMAINS.read more
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Usability Test Results for a Discovery Tool in an Academic Library
TL;DR: A usability test of EBSCO Discovery Service raised several questions for libraries above and beyond any specific discovery tool interface, including the scope and purpose of a discovery tool versus other library systems, working with the large result sets made possible by discovery tools, and navigation between the tool and other library services and resources.
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Web scale discovery: the user experience
Julia Gross,Lutie Sheridan +1 more
TL;DR: The study found that the new homepage design of providing a single search box was an effective interface for users and confirms some of the promise for web scale discovery, but points to new lines of enquiry in relation to the nature of assistance that students will need.
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How Users Search the Library from a Single Search Box
Cory Lown,Tito Sierra,Josh Boyer +2 more
TL;DR: Examination of how users search a large public university library using a prominent, single search box on the library website finds that unified library search is about more than the catalog and articles, though these predominate.
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Evaluation and Comparison of Discovery Tools: An Update
TL;DR: The study reported here evaluated a total of 14 major Discovery tools (3 open source and 10 proprietary) and came up with a check list of 16 criteria recognized as the advanced features of a modern OPAC.
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Usability Testing for e-Resource Discovery: How Students Find and Choose e-Resources Using Library Web Sites
Amy Fry,Linda Rich +1 more
TL;DR: A usability study of key parts of the library web site, focusing on the web pages generated by the library's electronic resources management system, finds how users find and choose e-resources and identifies ways the library could improve access to e- resources through its web site.