Information discovery insights gained from MultiPAC, a prototype library discovery system.
At the University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries, as in most libraries, resources are dispersed into a number of closed 'silos' with an organization-centric, rather than patron-centric, layout. Patrons frequently have trouble navigating and discovering the dozens of disparate interfaces, and any atte...
| Publicado en: | Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 172 - 181 |
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| Formato: | pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Library Association
Dec2009
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | At the University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries, as in most libraries, resources are dispersed into a number of closed 'silos' with an organization-centric, rather than patron-centric, layout. Patrons frequently have trouble navigating and discovering the dozens of disparate interfaces, and any attempt at a global overview of our information offerings is at the same time incomplete and highly complex. While consolidation of interfaces is widely considered to be desirable, certain challenges have made it elusive in practice. |
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