NSW.NET - Discovery Layer https://www.nswnet.net/e-resources/eresource-subjects/discovery-layer en 360 Core eSummon 360 Link and Intota Assessment https://www.nswnet.net/e-resources/360-core-esummon-360-link-and-intota-assessment 360 Core is the foundation for your access, management, and assessment services 360 Core is the starting point for accessing and controlling your e-resource collection and the foundation for all of ProQuest’s E-Discovery and E-Management services.   360 Core delivers accurate and consistent tools for discovery, access, management, and assessment because it is powered by Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks, the most authoritative e-resource knowledgebase. Our proprietary data collection and standardization process delivers the most accurate holdings data and best available URLs to 360 Core. You also can add your library’s local holdings, including print and microform, to give your patrons a single comprehensive directory of resources at your institution.   Provide easy access to your e-journal collection 360 Core provides a single point of entry to all of your e-resources. The A-to-Z title list, e-resource portal, Journal Linker, title searching, and subject browsing features provide a variety of options for access, all from web pages that are branded to match the look and feel of your library’s website.   Control your collection 360 Core helps simplify e-resource management tasks using sophisticated web-based tools. It’s easy to view and add journals to your collection, evaluate your holdings, and reduce acquisition costs. The Overlap Analysis tool helps you quickly identify duplicated journals and do “what if” scenarios prior to purchasing resources. 360 Core compiles click-through usage data at the title, database, and provider levels. This data can be combined with vendor usage data when using our assessment tool, Intota Assessment.   eSummon & 360 Link The Summon service is a discovery tool that increases the value of a library. More than just a single-search box, this sophisticated and advanced service strengthens your library’s role in the research process. It makes your collection more discoverable resulting in superior usage, while also providing unique ways for users to connect with librarians and improve information literacy. The result is a rich, unbiased user experience.   Whether searching in a discovery service or another resource, 360 Link and its superior linking and simplicity is industry best practice. Instilling user confidence, 360 Link comes with the qualities that libraries desire: superior data, ease of implementation, unlimited customization options, and low maintenance. No other linking service come close. Intota Assessment for monographs and serials in both electronic and print formats, allowing for an unprecedented view of holdings, usage, and overlap across all formats of the collection. On a single platform, usage and cost data is aggregated and analyzed, providing actionable metrics for decision making in areas like funding allocation, collection development, staffing, deselection, and accreditation. Fri, 15 May 2015 02:00:17 +0000 Ross.Balharrie 1616 at https://www.nswnet.net https://www.nswnet.net/e-resources/360-core-esummon-360-link-and-intota-assessment#comments EBSCO Discovery Service https://www.nswnet.net/e-resources/ebsco-discovery-service EBSCO Discovery ServiceTM brings together the most comprehensive collection of content—including superior indexing from top subject indexes, high-end full text and the entire library collection—all within an unparalleled full-featured, customizable discovery layer experience. Superior Collection of Content EBSCO Discovery Service represents content from a growing list of information providers and book publishers. Constantly expanding, EDS provides metadata for magazines and journals, newspaper articles, conference proceedings, books, CDs and DVDs, and additional information sources from various source types (see additional examples on right). Library Catalog and Custom Components EBSCO Discovery Service customers can build upon the collection by including metadata from their own unique collections, including their catalog (OPAC), Institutional Repositories, databases, archival collections and more. Unparalleled Depth of Indexing EBSCO Discovery Service returns superior search results because of the depth of superior metadata available. Side-by-side searches with other discovery services prove that EDS provides more in-depth indexing for the clear majority of journals and magazines. Whether or not a library subscribes to an index on EBSCOhost, high-quality subject indexing (from controlled vocabularies) is always prevalent within EDS, and massive backfiles are included in many cases. The unmatched quantity of searchable full text available via EDS is an important complement to its superior depth of indexing. Highest-Quality Metadata of Any Discovery Service Unlike other discovery services that may primarily rely on "thin" metadata for their indexed content (mostly comprised of table of contents information/article titles), EBSCO Discovery Service draws upon EBSCO's extensive publisher relationships to feature a far more robust collection of rich metadata for most indexed content, ensuring that users can obtain the most relevant search results for their queries. Thu, 23 Apr 2015 06:34:50 +0000 Ross.Balharrie 1606 at https://www.nswnet.net https://www.nswnet.net/e-resources/ebsco-discovery-service#comments