Discovery system impact on usage of aggregator-hosted journal content: Do usage patterns suggest favoritism?

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Discovery system impact on usage of aggregator-hosted journal content: Do usage patterns suggest favoritism?

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CST

Room 204

Conference Track

1. Managing e-Resources & Licensing

Keywords

"Discovery Systems" Usage

Learning Objectives

understand patterns of usage before and after implementation of a discovery service, use the data from this study for comparison with local patterns

Abstract

This large-scale study of the four major discovery systems examines the impact of their implementation on journal usage at a range of libraries. This update extends the results to aggregator-hosted content and emphasizes their practical implications based on extensive discussion with libraries, publishers, and discovery vendors.

Presenters

Michael Levine-Clark, University of Denver

John McDonald, University of Southern California