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We have seen a surge in scientifically minded search engines and browser extensions that aim to supercharge content discovery -- have they cracked the code in mainstream search and retrieval of scholarly literature? 
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Discovery layers provide a simplified interface for searching library resources. Libraries with limited finances make decisions about retaining indexing and abstracting databases when similar information is available in discovery layers. These decisions should be informed by student success at finding quality information as well as satisfaction with search interfaces. Students executed searches in two discovery layer configurations and an indexing and abstracting database. While students reported a preference for discovery layers, the articles selected from the indexing and abstracting database were more authoritative. These results illuminate the relative strengths of these tools, informing decisions about resource allocation and discovery configuration.
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★★★ 400+ tools to discover new topic-specific content, video, music, news, quotes, tools organized in 40+ categories.
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A new survey looks at the ways readers discover scholarly publications. Due to methodological limitations, scholarly information professionals should practice caution in interpreting the findings and considering potential business responses. Ultimately, it is impressive that the researchers have taken on such a large-scale study, which adds some additional context to our understanding of discovery, especially…
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During 2015, the University of Oxford carried out an extensive consultation exercise, to determine the requirements for future discovery services.
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What we cover in class is less important than what we discover for ourselves.
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A free discovery service, the Oxford Index lets you search across Oxford's digital academic content with a single click, and find related content every step of the way. Start here...
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This 5 minutes video (I know they were suposed to be a minute or so long) explains the basic concepts of Mendeley
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The discovery environment is often frustrating for all stakeholders. Tools are fragmented. Metadata is insufficient. Authentication and interface design issues block access to resources even when one has rights to them. Even Google and Google Scholar, often cited as favorites of researchers because of ease of use and relative success in identifying full-text, are limited by questions of coverage and limited transparency in algorithms for search and results ranking.
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When it comes to seeking and retrieving scholarly content, databases like PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus are well established go-to resources. In the last 5 years, mainstream tools like Google Scholar and ResearchGate disrupted learned publishing and academic library supply chains – right alongside the dawning of web-scale library discovery services like Summon and EDS.
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This morning I came across the handout from a talk I gave at the 1999 ALA Midwinter Meeting at the ACRL Alliances for New Directions in Teaching and Learning Discussion Group. The title was "Virtual Futures: Developing New Models of Instruction" and my assertion was that libraries need to become "rich interactive learning environments" that "extend…
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Earlier this month, I encountered a thought-provoking talk by Tim Sherratt making the very strong argument that seamlessness should not be our only goal in designing digital library systems. The talk is a year old but it is well worth reading today.
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Where do you find new valuable content for your area of interest? Here a few selected tools that can help you out.
Elizabeth E Charles's insight:
Fantastice resource bank of tools to discover a variety of content - great job Robin.
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This is a list of search engines, directories, indexes, periodicals, on-line bookstores and other links useful to the Internet researcher.
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Librarians want to make their content searchable, but they’re wary of commercial software that may skew the results.
Many professors and students gravitate to Google as a gateway to research. Libraries want to offer them a comparably simple and broad experience for searching academic content. As a result, a major change is under way in how libraries organize information. Instead of bewildering users with a bevy of specialized databases—books here, articles there—many libraries are bulldozing their digital silos. They now offer one-stop search boxes that comb entire collections, Google style. That’s the ideal, anyway. The reality is turning out to be messier.
LibrarianLand's curator insight,
April 21, 2014 3:10 PM
The question is, what is being lost by trying to make it a quick and easy one stop shop?
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Flexibility and personalized education: That’s what the learners of 2014 will expect from their libraries. We must be available everywhere, nimbly respond to students’ needs, and allow kids to learn in ways that suit them.
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The other day, I came across a pre-print article for C&RL that looked at the search effectiveness of different discovery tools, including EBSCO Discovery Service, Summon and Google Scholar. Eve...
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