eprintid: 1332
rev_number: 10
eprint_status: archive
userid: 24
dir: disk0/00/00/13/32
datestamp: 2016-06-07 20:56:51
lastmod: 2016-06-08 00:09:49
status_changed: 2016-06-07 20:56:51
type: conference_item
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: McNulty, Thomas
creators_name: Owens, Emily
creators_name: Baggett, Mark
creators_name: Ghaphery, Jimmy
title: Territory Folks Should all be Pals: Qualitative Use of Search Logs to Improve Confidence in and Communication about a Library Discovery Service
ispublished: pub
subjects: gen
subjects: meta
subjects: primo
divisions: eluna_conf
abstract: The efficacy of library discovery tools can be a contentious topic within libraries. This presentation will describe the use of Primo search logs as a vehicle to encourage constructive conversations across departments in two different university research libraries (University of Tennessee and Virginia Commonwealth University). In particular this project aimed to bring together systems and public service librarians in order to improve communication across departments and the library discovery system itself. Results from each institution will be presented and compared along with ideas future research.
date: 2016-05-06
date_type: published
full_text_status: restricted
pres_type: paper
event_title: ELUNA 2016 Annual Meeting
event_location: Oklahoma City, OK USA
event_dates: May 1-6, 2016
event_type: conference
refereed: FALSE
citation: McNulty, Thomas and Owens, Emily and Baggett, Mark and Ghaphery, Jimmy (2016) Territory Folks Should all be Pals: Qualitative Use of Search Logs to Improve Confidence in and Communication about a Library Discovery Service. In: ELUNA 2016 Annual Meeting, May 1-6, 2016, Oklahoma City, OK USA.
document_url: https://beta-documents.el-una.org/id/eprint/1332/1/Ghaphery_TerritoryFolksShouldallbePals.pdf