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List of contents
PART 1: Background
1. What is resource discovery today? – Simon McLeish
2. How users approach discovery – Frankie Wilson
PART 2: Helping Users Find Information around the Globe
3. Google and Google Scholar – Karen Blakeman
4. Case Study: Discovering journal articles through publisher/aggregator websites
5. Case Study: ArXiV – Building a service for specific subject needs – David Ruddy
6. Case Study: discovery through a library central index – EBSCO
7. Exposing collections and resources effectively
8. Discovery in learning and teaching – James Prag
PART 3: Meeting Local Requirements
9. Designing and building discovery with open source – Chris Awre
10. Across one nation: Themes and variations across the uk – Neil Grindley
11. Case Study: National Library and archives of Singapore – Chris Tang
12. Case Study: Australian National University
PART 4: Innovations and the Future
13. The future of discovery services – Marshall Breeding
14. Linked open data and discovery – Richard Wallis
15. Case Study: Enhancing discovery using linked open data – Dominic Oldman
16. Applying future innovations to discovery
About the author
Simon McLeish worked in conference organisation before the planning of an Internet conference led to work as a web designer during the dot com era. This developed into a career in digital libraries, including the development of online academic journals, research environments and authentication. Work on Shibboleth and Identity Management culminated in the production of the JISC Identity Management Toolkit and the book Access and Identity Management for Libraries. In 2013, Simon took up the post of Resource Discovery Architect for the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford, and now divides his time between managing existing discovery and authentication services for the libraries and in research and development.
Summary
Discovery is central to academic activities at all levels, and is a major focus for libraries and museums. This book will help its readers learn how to adapt in a fast changing area to continue to serve their communities.
