Resource discovery developments

As part of its ongoing efforts to enrich yet simplify the process of finding and connecting to relevant electronic resources, Queen’s University Library has recently acquired a new resource discovery system.

Once the new system is introduced to honni it will no longer be necessary to click separate tabs for catalogue and article results.  Also, results will no longer be grouped by their relevance to particular professions or by publisher, resulting in a much clearer display.

Instead the new system will offer a single set of search results ordered by relevance.  Results will clearly indicate whether items are  print books, ebooks, journals, articles etc. and it will be easy to limit results to one or more type of item.  A range of other limiters will also be clearly accessible, including the ability to limit to full text results only.

Prior to selecting the new discovery tool the library conducted trials of competing systems and carried out a user survey.  The library then selected the system which trial users expressed most satisfaction with in terms of quality and relevance of results, ease of use and ability to locate useful articles.

We expect the new system to be fast and reliable, and to enhance your research experience.

Implementation is anticipated during Summer 2014.  Keep watching this Library Notice for updates on the implementation.