Improving e-book access via a library-developed full-text search tool.
PURPOSE: This paper reports on the development of a tool for searching the contents of licensed full-text electronic book (e-book) collections. SETTING: The Health Sciences Library System (HSLS) provides services to the University of Pittsburgh's medical programs and large academic health system. BR...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 95; no. 1; pp. 40 - 46 |
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| Formato: | pictorial Journal Article |
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University of Pittsburgh, University Library System
Jan2007
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=106269567&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 106269567 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15365050 PI8 jtl: Journal of the Medical Library Association issn: 15365050 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jan2007 vid: 95 iid: 1 pid: 60406 pub: University of Pittsburgh, University Library System place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 106269567 106269567 2009506376 NLM17252065 106269567 ppf: 40 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Improving e-book access via a library-developed full-text search tool. aug: au: Foust JE Bergen P Maxeiner GL Pawlowski PN affil: Web Manager/Reference Librarian, Falk Library of the HealthSciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 sug: subj: Electronic Publications Internet Libraries, Electronic Administration Libraries, Health Sciences Administration Online Public Access Catalogs Reference Books Web Search Engines Information Retrieval Methods Reference Databases Surveys ab: PURPOSE: This paper reports on the development of a tool for searching the contents of licensed full-text electronic book (e-book) collections. SETTING: The Health Sciences Library System (HSLS) provides services to the University of Pittsburgh's medical programs and large academic health system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The HSLS has developed an innovative tool for federated searching of its e-book collections. Built using the XML-based Vivísimo development environment, the tool enables a user to perform a full-text search of over 2,500 titles from the library's seven most highly used e-book collections. From a single 'Google-style' query, results are returned as an integrated set of links pointing directly to relevant sections of the full text. Results are also grouped into categories that enable more precise retrieval without reformulation of the search. RESULTS/EVALUATION: A heuristic evaluation demonstrated the usability of the tool and a web server log analysis indicated an acceptable level of usage. Based on its success, there are plans to increase the number of online book collections searched. CONCLUSION: This library's first foray into federated searching has produced an effective tool for searching across large collections of full-text e-books and has provided a good foundation for the development of other library-based federated searching products. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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