Publication Date

11-2014

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Many academic libraries are implementing discovery services as a way of giving their users a single comprehensive search option for all library resources. These tools are designed to change the research experience, yet very few studies have investigated the impact of discovery service implementation. This study examines one aspect of that impact by asking whether usage of publisher-hosted journal content changes after implementation of a discovery tool. Libraries that have begun using the four major discovery services have seen an increase in usage of this content, suggesting that for this particular type of material, discovery services have a positive impact on use. Though all discovery services significantly increased usage relative to a no discovery service control group, some had a greater impact than others, and there was extensive variation in usage change among libraries using the same service. Future phases of this study will look at other types of content.

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This item was originally published as:

Levine-Clark, M., John Mcdonald, J., & Price, J. S. (2014). The Effect of discovery systems on online journal usage: A longitudinal study. Insights: The UKSG Journal, 27(3), 249–256. http://doi.org/10.1629/2048-7754.153

Rights Holder

Michael Levine-Clark, John McDonald, Jason S. Price

Provenance

Received from author

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application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

9 pgs

File Size

1.1 MB

Publication Title

Insights: The UKSG Journal

Volume

27

First Page

249

Last Page

257

ISSN

2048-7754

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