Best Practices for Selecting the Best Fit

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2012

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

http://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1821-3.ch005

Abstract

The authors of this chapter interviewed librarians from fifteen academic institutions who participated in a selection process for a discovery service. The pool of academic institutions engaged in the interviews represented universities and colleges of varying sizes in order to capture a variety of approaches to selection. Institutions were further chosen based on their use of a defined selection process that resulted in a recommendation and implementation of a discovery service. These interviews informed the identification of best practices and challenges faced in the selection process. The methodology and a summary of the interviews are described. The challenge of pursuing best practices is also discussed.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

Best Practices for Selecting the Best Fit, in M. P. Popp & D. Dallis (Eds.), Planning and Implementing Resource Discovery Tools in Academic Libraries, IGI Global, p. 77-89

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