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An investigation into use of Summon at the Durban University of Technology
Mini Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/62109 An investigation into use of Summon at the Durban University of Technology Dick, Archie L. Moodley, Sagren Raman UCTD Web Scale Discovery Services (WSDS) Information retrieval Access to information Summon (Discovery Service) Library resources Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Mini Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2015. Web scale discovery services (WSDS) are becoming widely adopted by academic libraries for a number of reasons. These include, namely: to improve the experience of students when searching for information; to offer a single easy-to-use interface to the library comparable to that of Google; to increase the visibility of the library resources; and to boost the use of quality resources to advance learning and promote student success. In 2012, the Durban University of Technology (DUT) implemented Summon, a discovery service from Serial Solutions, to support the strategic objectives of the library in pursuing seamless environments for access and delivery of library resources. Apart from the Summon usage statistics, vendor usage statistics for library databases, and library website statistics, there are no other measures in place to determine the extent of Summon use at DUT. The literature is abundant with models and approaches to evaluate electronic information systems (EIS). This includes research on evaluating specific aspects of WSDS, for example, selection and implementation, collection use, usability and library instruction. The eVALUEd toolkit is purposely developed for evaluation of EIS, and is used as a framework for the evaluation of Summon. Using the themes and outcomes presented in the toolkit, and supported by contemporary methodologies, this study provides a holistic approach to evaluating Summon use among students, academics, and Subject Librarians at DUT. A case study method was used to investigate, gather, describe and analyse data relevant to the research. The researcher used various survey methods to collect data from the participants, including the use of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The sample was drawn from first year students, academics responsible for coordination of library training, and Subject Librarians from the Faculty of Health Sciences. The findings provide comparative data on the information-seeking behavior of students, the general use of library resources, the impact of information literacy training on the use of Summon, the use of Summon for assignments and projects, and the factors that determine the use or non-use of Summon among the participants in the different courses. The study proposes new ways in which Summon can be used, as well as a model to improve the use of Summon at DUT. Information Science MIT Unrestricted 2017-08-28T07:10:12Z 2017-08-28T07:10:12Z 2015 2015 Mini Dissertation Moodley, SR 2015, An investigation into use of Summon at the Durban University of Technology, MIT Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62109> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62109 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Web Scale Discovery Services (WSDS) Information retrieval Access to information Summon (Discovery Service) Library resources Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure An investigation into use of Summon at the Durban University of Technology |
| title | An investigation into use of Summon at the Durban University of Technology |
| title_full | An investigation into use of Summon at the Durban University of Technology |
| title_fullStr | An investigation into use of Summon at the Durban University of Technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | An investigation into use of Summon at the Durban University of Technology |
| title_short | An investigation into use of Summon at the Durban University of Technology |
| title_sort | investigation into use of summon at the durban university of technology |
| topic | UCTD Web Scale Discovery Services (WSDS) Information retrieval Access to information Summon (Discovery Service) Library resources Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62109 |