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Enhancing Access to E-Resources by Implementing Google Scholar and E-Books in the Link Resolver

Enhancing Access to E-Resources by Implementing Google Scholar and E-Books in the Link Resolver. Elizabeth Sosnowska, MLS, UMDNJ University Libraries Y ingting Zhang, MLS, AHIP, UMDNJ-RWJ Library of the Health Sciences 2013 VALE / NJ ACRL / NJLA CUS Users’ Conference

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Enhancing Access to E-Resources by Implementing Google Scholar and E-Books in the Link Resolver

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  1. Enhancing Access to E-Resources by Implementing Google Scholar and E-Books in the Link Resolver Elizabeth Sosnowska, MLS, UMDNJ University LibrariesYingting Zhang, MLS, AHIP, UMDNJ-RWJ Library of the Health Sciences 2013 VALE / NJ ACRL / NJLA CUS Users’ Conference January 4, 2013 UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  2. UMDNJ at a glance • UMDNJ, the largest standalone health sciences university, with graduate programs in: • Medicine • Dentistry • Nursing • Public health • Biomedical sciences • Health related professions UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  3. Traditionally Used Resources • Medline via Ovid • PubMed • DynaMed • CINAHL • PsycINFO • Web of Science UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  4. Usage Highlights UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  5. What About Google? • Google(1998-) • Librarians - early discoverers and adopters, acknowledging its searching power for general and non-scholarly information. • In academic health sciences environment – encouragement to use traditional, licensed resources prevails. • Google Scholar (2005-) • A step in the right direction and a major enhancement of Google searching. UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  6. Findit@UMDNJ vs. Google Scholar • Implementation of a link resolver (Summer 2005-) • Initial request from public services team to add Google Scholar to link resolver services (Fall 2009). • Decision not to register link resolver in Google Scholar (Winter 2009/2010). UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  7. Why Not Google Scholar? • Time consuming and complicated way of submitting data updates to Google Scholar via our link resolver. • The significance of currency and timeliness of information for health sciences students and faculty. UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  8. Why Now? • Link resolver improvements • Easy way to register • Seamless data updates via Google Scholar crawling • Google Scholar enhancements • Scholar metrics • Citation tracking feature • Google Scholar information from documents not available in PubMed, such as dissertations, theses, meeting abstracts, legal documents, etc. • Research found that GS yields highly relevant articles in high impact sources. UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  9. Most Searched Resources 2012 Usage Data UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  10. PubMed UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  11. Google Scholar UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  12. Google Scholar UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  13. PubMed UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  14. Google Scholar Citations • Launched in November 2011. • Simple way for authors to keep track of citations to their articles. • Allows users to check who is citing their publications and compute several citation metrics. • Allows creation of a public profile for each author/researcher, ensuring that their name will appear in Google Scholar search results. • Quick to set up and simple to maintain. • Citation metrics are computed and automatically updated. UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  15. Google Scholar Citation Tracking UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  16. Google Scholar Metrics • Launched in early 2012. • Easy way: • to assess the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly publications. • to decide where to publish their new research. • to see which articles were cited the most and who cited them (h-index). • to explore publications in research areas of one’s interest. UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  17. Google Scholar Metrics UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  18. Google Scholar Search Results For authors to keep track of citations to their articles UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  19. Google Scholar Search Results UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  20. Users Benefits • Allowing users to access full text directly from GS search results. • Retrieval of quality clinical information from resources not indexed in specialized databases. • Ability to track citations. • Easy to gauge the visibility and influence of scholarly publications. UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  21. University Libraries Collections • 15,000+ journals, including 5,400 health sciences titles. • Nearly 100 health sciences databases (licensed and free). • Images and streaming videos. • Point of care products/clinical resources. • 900 e-books. UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  22. Known Issues • Many providers, many platforms • Complicated subscription models • DRM limitations • Discoverability – static web pages • Time consuming maintenance UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  23. Current Access • In-scope e-books available through: • Online catalog • Manually maintained static webpage listings • E-books included in various databases not listed UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  24. Our Goals • Improve access and discoverability of the licensed e-books • Ability to search for a title • Ability to link to the content • Decrease the amount of manual work required to maintain static web pages with e-book listings UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  25. Why Now? • Growing e-book collection • In need of more efficient way to manage • Improving access to e-book content • Link resolver enhancements • Introduction of separate e-book index • E-Books search feature • Home-grown A-Z e-book listing • Ability to link to e-books from search results pages UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  26. E-Books On Static Web Pages UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  27. Current E-Book Listing UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  28. Beta Testing • 450+ books activated • Different platforms, different providers: Ovid, StatRef, MD Consult, McGraw-Hill, R2 • Data quality • E-Books residing on a separate server UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  29. Searching E-Books B E T A B E T A UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  30. Accessing E-Books UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  31. Browsing E-Books B E T A UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  32. More E-Book Browsing UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  33. Challenges • Maintaining and updating two SFX servers (e-journals and e-books) for separate A-Z listings • Dealing with different platforms and different providers (data quality). • Issues with searching. UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  34. Users Benefits • Improve discoverability of e-books • Allow users to link to e-books full text content directly from search results • Ability to search for the e-books titles • A-Z listing for e-books (currently available through local customization, commercial version coming soon.) UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  35. Benefits for the Library • Maximizing access to licensed e-book content, including out of scope titles. • Improved usage, more cost effective • More effective updating UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  36. Next steps • Going live with e-book searching and browsing • Changes/modifications • Publicity • Feedback from users UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

  37. Thank You! Questions? Please Contact: Elizabeth Sosnowska: sosnowsk@umdnj.edu Yingting Zhang: yzhang@umdnj.edu UMDNJ University Libraries - http://libraries.umdnj.edu/

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