New-Generation Discovery: A Systematic View for its Development, Issues and Future

15 Pages Posted: 6 Oct 2012

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Yi Yu

KAUST

Haider

The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu; Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu

Date Written: October 5, 2012

Abstract

Collecting, storing, discovering, and locating are integral parts of the composition of the library. To fully utilize the library and achieve its ultimate value, the construction and production of discovery has always been a central part of the library’s practice and identity. That is the reason why the new-generation (also called the next-generation discovery) discovery gets such striking effect since it came into library automation arena. However, when we talk about the new-generation of discovery in the library domain, we should see it in the entirety of the library as one of its organic parts and consider its progress along with the evolution of the whole library world. We should have a deeper understanding about its relationship and interaction with internet, network, the rapidly changing digital environment, and the elements and the chain of library services. To address above issues, this paper overviews the different versions of the definition for the new generation discovery by combining our own understanding. The paper also gives our own description for its properties and characteristics. The paper points out what challenges, which extends the technology domain to commercial interests and business strategy, are faced by the discovery applications, and how library and library professionals deal with those challenges. Finally, the paper elaborates on the promise brought by the new discovery development and what the next exploration might be for its future.

Keywords: Discovery, New-Generation Discovery, The next-generation discovery, Discovery tools, Discovery interface, Discovery services, Discovery environment, Resource discovery, Federated searching, Web-scale discovery, Open URL

Suggested Citation

Yu, Yi and Ali, Haider and Ali, Haider, New-Generation Discovery: A Systematic View for its Development, Issues and Future (October 5, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2157388 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2157388

Yi Yu (Contact Author)

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Haider Ali

The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu ( email )

Yanbu Industrial College
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Yanbu Industrial City, Madinah 3046
Saudi Arabia
+966508176048 (Phone)

Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu ( email )

Yanbu Industrial College
King Fahad Street
Yanbu Industrial City, Madinah 3046
Saudi Arabia
+966508176048 (Phone)

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