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How UK academic libraries choose metasearch systems
| Title: | How UK academic libraries choose metasearch systems |
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| Author(s): | Bethan Ruddock, (Mimas, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK), Dick Hartley, (Department of Information and Communications, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK) |
| Citation: | Bethan Ruddock, Dick Hartley, (2010) "How UK academic libraries choose metasearch systems", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 62 Iss: 1, pp.85 - 105 |
| Keywords: | Academic libraries, Database management systems, Purchasing, Search engines, United Kingdom |
| Article type: | Research paper |
| DOI: | 10.1108/00012531011015226 (Permanent URL) |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Abstract: | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how UK academic libraries choose metasearch systems; the choice processes they use; the main influences on their choices; and whether these choice processes could be made easier. Design/methodology/approach – The project used a mixture of quantitative and qualitative research methods, consisting of a literature review, two semi-structured interviews, and an electronic questionnaire, distributed to systems librarians in UK university libraries. Findings – It was found that many processes are repeated across libraries. It was also found that a prior/existing relationship with vendors has a strong influence on how libraries chose metasearch systems. Originality/value – There has been no prior research explicitly investigating how a range-of-libraries chose metasearch systems. The results could be of value to libraries that are choosing a metasearch system, or other systems such as library management systems. It could also be of value to anyone interested in general choice procedures in libraries. |
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