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Best practices for selecting the best fit.
USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications
  • Monica Metz-Wiseman
  • Melanie Griffin
  • Carol Ann Borchert
  • Deborah Boran Henry
Publication Date
2012
Abstract

The authors of this chapter interviewed librarians from fifteen academic institutions who participated in a selection process for a discovery service. The pool of academic institutions engaged in the interviews represented universities and colleges of varying sizes in order to capture a variety of approaches to selection. Institutions were further chosen based on their use of a defined selection process that resulted in a recommendation and implementation of a discovery service. These interviews informed the identification of best practices and challenges faced in the selection process. The methodology and a summary of the interviews are described. The challenge of pursuing best practices is also discussed.

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Includes bibliographic references and index. For full access, check out the book through your local library, request it on interlibrary loan, or order it through a book dealer.
Language
en_US
Publisher
IGI Global
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0
Citation Information
Metz-Wiseman, M., Griffin, M., Borchert, C.A., & Henry, D.B. (2012). Best practices for selecting the best fit. In M. Popp and D. Dallis (Eds.), Planning and Implementing Resource Discovery Tools in Academic Libraries, (pp. 77-89). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.