Publisher EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that James Madison University (JMU) has selected the EBSCO Discovery Service(EDS) as its discovery solution, combining the university library catalogue with article content into an integrated result list. The deciding factors for JMU reportedly were the customisation options, article and journal metadata plus the rapid response times available with EDS. EDS was also seen to offer all the major features of today's discovery tools: real-time availability, faceted search and integrated result sets.
EDS is claimed to offer a variety of customisability options that build on the EBSCOhost platform. It allows sites to add widgets to the right hand column of the interface and customise the toolbar to allow for the addition of more library resources and functionality. Each institution is also able to choose interface colours and logos to brand the library and its services rather than EDS itself.
JMU was also reportedly attracted to EBSCO's track record with article search as well as delivery speed. Additonally, JMU appreciated the approach EBSCO had taken regarding development including regular webinars with librarian beta partners.
EBSCO Discovery Service seeks to create a unified, customised index of an institution's information resources, and an easy, yet powerful means of accessing all of that content from a single search box. The searching is stated to be made even more powerful because of the quality of metadata and depth and breadth of coverage.
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