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UKSG, with Jisc support, has partnered with LISU at Loughborough University, in collaboration with the Department of Information Science at Loughborough University and Evidence Base at Birmingham City University, on a research project 'Assessing the Impact of Library Discovery Technology on Content Usage'. More information is available on the UKSG website at http://www.uksg.org/node/646.



We are starting with a survey of UK academic libraries. The email below has been sent out on lis-sconul and we are grateful for the responses already received. We are working to a tight schedule during this holiday period, with a closing date of Friday 9 August. Details of the survey are given below and we would be pleased to hear from you if you have not had the chance to respond.




Dear colleague

We have been commissioned by UKSG, with the support of Jisc, to carry out research into the Impact of Library Discovery Technology on Content Usage.

The aim of this project is to
•             evaluate the impact that library discovery technologies have on the usage of academic resources
•             provide evidence to determine if there is a case for (a) investment in discovery technologies by libraries and (b) engagement with library discovery technologies by publishers and others in the academic information supply chain
•             provide recommendations for actions that libraries, publishers and others in the academic information supply chain should take to engage with such technologies to best support the discovery of resources for teaching, learning and research
•             identify additional research, data, discussion, initiatives or other activities required that will support the implementation of the findings of this study.

The first stage is to survey academic libraries to ascertain whether they are using Resource Discovery Systems (RDS) and if so which one, what data they collect, and a broad overview of perceived impact. This will be followed by up to 8 in-depth case studies of individual libraries, together with case studies of selected providers, and interviews with stakeholders. We are interested in hearing from libraries that do not have an RDS and those in the process of implementation, as well as those already using one.

The survey, which should take no more than 15 minutes to complete, can be accessed via the link below. Please feel free to forward this email to the most appropriate person to complete the survey.

The closing date for the survey is Friday 9th August.

https://www.survey.lboro.ac.uk/uksg/

Thank you

Claire Creaser


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