MetaLib/SFX – usability and organizational impact

A study from Jonkoping University.

From the library perspective MetaLib/SFX offers a single point of entry for multiple library resources, and MetaLib/SFX are updated centrally, which is much easier than local libraries trying to keep track of the all available resources.

The study was based on a series of workshops with library staff, and how they expected it to affect their work, and with end-users of MetaLib.

The study was qualitative, but it seemed to indicate that MetaLib resulted in better exposure of all available resources, but the end-users find it difficult to interact with MetaLib.

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MetaLib/SFX – usability and organizational impact

A study from Jonkoping University.

From the library perspective MetaLib/SFX offers a single point of entry for multiple library resources, and MetaLib/SFX are updated centrally, which is much easier than local libraries trying to keep track of the all available resources.

The study was based on a series of workshops with library staff, and how they expected it to affect their work, and with end-users of MetaLib.

The study was qualitative, but it seemed to indicate that MetaLib resulted in better exposure of all available resources, but the end-users find it difficult to interact with MetaLib.

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