Facets in Library Catalogs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Elizabeth Hall
Keyword(s):  
Library Catalogs

The references of references: a method to enrich humanities library catalogs with citation data

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 151-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Colavizza ◽  
Matteo Romanello ◽  
Frédéric Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Citation Data ◽  
Library Catalogs

Criteria to Consider when Evaluating Web-based Discovery Tools

2012 ◽  
pp. 90-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Hoseth
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
State University ◽  
Extensive Review ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
Digital Resource ◽  
Discovery Service ◽  
Online Access ◽  
Library Catalogs

As libraries re-think their collections, emphasizing online access and building digital resource collections that are growing at an exponential pace, Web-based discovery tools are under consideration by many academic libraries. These tools enable users to easily and quickly search across a broad range of pre-harvested, indexed content, including materials from databases, library catalogs and local collections. In 2010, the Colorado State University (CSU) Libraries conducted an extensive review of four Web-scale discovery services (EBSCO Discovery Service™1; Primo Central™2 from ExLibris™3; Summon™4 from Serials Solutions®5; and WorldCat®6 Local) in order to recommend one for purchase. Based on that experience, this chapter suggests five key criteria to consider when evaluating and selecting Web-based discovery tools.

scholarly journals Next-Generation Library Catalogs and the Problem of Slow Response Time

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Brown-Sica ◽  
Jeffrey Beall ◽  
Nina McHale
Keyword(s):  
Response Time ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Web Server ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Discovery Process ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Slow Response ◽  
Product Selection ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Library Catalogs

Response time as defined for this study is the time that it takes for all files that constitute a single webpage to travel across the Internet from a Web server to the end user’s browser. In this study, the authors tested response times on queries for identical items in five different library catalogs, one of them a next-generation (NextGen) catalog. The authors also discuss acceptable response time and how it may affect the discovery process. They suggest that librarians and vendors should develop standards for acceptable response time and use it in the product selection and development processes.

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