Chapter 5. Current Phase of Discovery

Authors

  • Marshall Breeding

Abstract

Chapter 5 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 54, no. 8),  “Current Phase of Discovery”

In chapter 5, “Current Phase of Discovery,” of Library Technology Reports (vol. 54, no. 8), Breeding discusses the current phase and environment of discovery services. He provides insights into current trends, expectations for open discovery, and the discovery services’ marketplace.

Author Biography

Marshall Breeding

Marshall Breeding is an independent consultant, speaker, and author. He is the creator and editor of Library Technology Guides (https://librarytechnology.org) and the Libraries.org online directory of libraries. He is the editor for Smart Libraries Newsletter, published by ALA TechSource, and has authored the annual Library Systems Report, published in American Libraries since 2014. He has also edited and authored several books, articles, and book chapters; was formerly the director for innovative technology and research for the Vanderbilt University Library; and regularly teaches workshops and gives presentations both throughout the United States and internationally at library conferences.

References

Marshall Breeding, Knowledge Base and Link Resolver Study: General Findings (Stockholm, Sweden: LIBRIS nationella bibliotekssystem, 2012), 6, http://www.kb.se/dokument/Knowledgebase_linkresolver_study.pdf.

“NISO RP-19-2014 Open Discovery Initiative: Promoting Transparency in Discovery,” Recommended Practice, June 25, 2014, https://www.niso.org/standards-committees/odi; Marshall Breeding, The Future of Library Resource Discovery, A NISO white paper (Baltimore, MD: NISO, February 2015), https://www.niso.org/publications/future-library-resource-discovery.

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Published

2018-11-16

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 8 (2018): November/December

Section

Chapters