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29 mrt 2013 » Selection Management » By Fin Galligan

Part II: 10 metrics you should be using to evaluate your library collection

Following the previous post, we complete the list of the 10 most valuable metrics to help evaluate the library collection, to ensure that the materials are delivering value to the institution as a whole.
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27 mrt 2013 » Selection Management » By Fin Galligan

10 metrics you should be using to evaluate your library collection

10 metrics for selection management
Part I: Looking for ROI, and the first 5 metrics. The first part of this post looks at the first set of important metrics that should be used to assess value and ROI of the library collection.
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12 mrt 2013 » Selection Management » By Christine Stamison

The Future of the Big Deal

The future of journal packages
Christine Stamison revisits the topic of publishers 'big deals', their bundled journal packages. Following on from an article in 2012 in Serials Review, Christine reviews the topic and presents additional commentary from librarians on the matter.
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28 feb 2013 » Research Productivity » By Fin Galligan

Altmetrics for Libraries: 3 themes

Altmetrics for libraries
We look at a summary of three potential uses that libraries might make of altmetric data in this post, and attempt to show that considered use of this data can help advance several functions of the library.
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26 feb 2013 » Research Productivity » By Fin Galligan

Making the case for federated or index search

Federated search versus index search
Search is a necessary activity when dealing with digital content on the internet, so what are the merits of the different search engine types available for academic content? We look at federated search versus index search in this post.
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19 feb 2013 » Research Productivity » By Fin Galligan

A Review of 2013 Academic Publishing Predictions

Predictions for the year ahead are part of an age-old routine among industry pundits and anyone with an opinion. We review some lists and present 9 of the most popular themes that should be looked out for in 2013.
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31 jan 2013 » eBooks » By Fin Galligan

Redesigning eBooks around the user

Fixing eBooks
The second part of the eBooks user-centric design post look at some ways in which publishers could rethink the way eBooks are developed and presented to the end-user.
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29 jan 2013 » eBooks » By Fin Galligan

User-centered design for academic eBooks – is it important?

user design for eBooks
As more industries move towards user-focused product design, this post explores the academic eBook and how it needs to adapt to increase its value to the end user.
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03 jan 2013 » Selection Management » By David Main

Looking back at 2012

David Main, Swets CEO, takes a look back at some of the highlights of 2012 for the company, including the launch of Mendeley Institutional Edition, a new look for Swets and the launch of the LibServ business. He also hints at what will be important in 2013.
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