Discoverability in Digital Repositories: Systems, Perspectives, and User Studies Woolcott Liz
Discoverability in Digital Repositories: Systems, Perspectives, and User Studies Woolcott Liz While most discoverability evaluation studies in the Library and Information Science field discuss the…
Specifikacia Discoverability in Digital Repositories: Systems, Perspectives, and User Studies Woolcott Liz
Discoverability in Digital Repositories: Systems, Perspectives, and User Studies Woolcott Liz
While most discoverability evaluation studies in the Library and Information Science field discuss the intersection of discovery layers and library systems, this book looks specifically at digital repositories, examining discoverability from the lenses of system structure, user searches, and external discovery avenues.Discoverability, the ease with which information can be found by a user, is the cornerstone of all successful digital information platforms. This book brings together current understandings of user needs and behaviors and poses them alongside a deeper examination of digital repositories around the theme of discoverability. Yet, most digital repository practitioners and researchers lack a holistic and comprehensive understanding of how and where discoverability happens.
It examines discoverability in digital repositories from both user and system perspectives by