LIBER 2015 Sponsor Strategy Update: EBSCO - Edith Falk, Hebrew University, Israel
Channel: UCLLibraryServices
Date: 2015-07-13

Choosing and Implementing a Discovery Tool: The Case of EDS at Hebrew University

Edith Falk, Chief Librarian, Hebrew University, Israel

Discovery services are the gateway to research and institutions’ collections. There is much to consider when evaluating discovery services: the user experience, seamless access to full text, and, primarily, the relevance of results. It is also important to evaluate the inter-operability of the discovery tool with other systems used by the institution.

In this presentation, Edith Falk, Chief Librarian of the Hebrew University Jerusalem will discuss her extensive experiences with discovery and how the platform plays a strategic role in fulfilling the library’s mission. Edith will look at the evaluation factors; the process of implementing the tool within the library systems, the usage by a variety of users; and the impact of the discovery on the use of the library resources.

Edith Falk is the Chief Librarian of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is mainly interested in the implementation of new systems and technologies in the institution’s libraries.