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...

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Publicado en:Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 172 - 181
Autor principal: Dolski AA
Formato: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Library Association Dec2009
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