University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Virtual Browse: Designing User-Oriented Services for Discovery of Related Resources

Lynema, Emily; Lown, Cory; Woodbury, David

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/34605

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Title
Virtual Browse: Designing User-Oriented Services for Discovery of Related Resources
Author(s)
  • Lynema, Emily
  • Lown, Cory
  • Woodbury, David
Issue Date
2012
Keyword(s)
  • Next-Generation Discovery and Access
  • Library Catalogs
Abstract
Although academic libraries are increasingly converting stacks into collaborative spaces and physical books and journals are being replaced by their electronic counterparts, the concept of browsing as a means of discovery is seeing a resurgence in the world of search and discovery. While many users start their online research with electronic databases and library catalogues, interviews with North Carolina State University Libraries patrons provide evidence that physically browsing the shelves to find similar materials is still common. A growing awareness of the need to preserve this type of serendipitous discovery as a complement to keyword searching is inspiring the development of online virtual browsing tools that replace and enhance physical access to library stacks.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/34605
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2012.0033
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2012 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Library Trends 61 (1) Summer 2012: Next-Generation Discovery and Access in Library Catalogs PRIMARY
Library Trends 61 (1) Summer 2012: Next-Generation Discovery and Access in Library Catalogs. Edited by Kathryn La Barre.