improving discoverability of scholarly content in the twentieth century
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Improving Discoverability of Scholarly Content in the
Twentieth Century
Mary M. Somerville, MA, MLS, PhD,University Librarian and Library Director,
University of Colorado Denver, USA
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SAGE White Paper: Collaborative Improvements in the Discoverability of Scholarly Content
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Shared Cross-Sector Goals
“Despite increasingly challenging scholarly ecosystem circumstances exacerbated by economic uncertainty and disruptive technologies, the driving missions of academic publishing and librarianship have not changed.” (Conrad, 2011)
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Recommendations
● Standards – advocacy & adoption● Transparency – cross-sector cooperation● Metadata – quality & compliance● Partnerships – co-development
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Ideal discoverability
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Expert aspirations for discovery
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Measuring discoverability
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Researcher workflow pathways
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Library Collaboration Opportunities
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Recommendations
● Standards – advocacy & adoption● Transparency – cross-sector cooperation● Metadata – quality & compliance● Partnerships – co-development
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Cross-Sector Community Goodwill
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Thank you!
● Somerville, M. M., & Conrad, L. Y. (2014). Collaborative improvements in the discoverability of scholarly content: Accomplishments, aspirations, and opportunities. A SAGE White Paper. Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. DOI: 10.4135/wp140116. Available: http://www.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/pdf/improvementsindiscoverability.pdf