A cascading approach to training discovery
ISSN: 0090-7324
Article publication date: 8 March 2019
Issue publication date: 24 April 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate why libraries should develop instructional plans to further integrate Web-scale discovery services into the academy, as well as propose a three-fold delivery plan to achieve this goal.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper documents a strategy to integrate Web-scale discovery services into library training and instruction for multiple audiences. The strategy is informed by past analysis of discovery service search queries.
Findings
It presents a three-part training plan that can be applied to multiple audiences, universities/colleges and even discovery service platforms.
Practical implications
The strategies and practices detailed in this paper are easily adaptable to other institutions that currently subscribe to Web-scale discovery service products.
Originality/value
This paper introduces an innovative approach toward transforming Web-scale discovery instruction across the academy, based on search query analysis.
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Citation
Galasso, M., Cohen, R.A. and Thorpe Pusnik, A. (2019), "A cascading approach to training discovery", Reference Services Review, Vol. 47 No. 1, pp. 60-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-09-2018-0064
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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