8. Criteria
•Trial and costs
•Actual discovery - search
•Strength of the Central Index
•Content connectors
•Content neutrality vs convenience
•Integration with ILMS, Union Catalogue, IR, etc
•Search Features and user customisation
•Advanced search
9. Criteria
•Web 2.0
•Subject guides
•Local customisation like market research reports, videos, etc
•Branding the library
•Next gen features like Mobile
•Opinion / experience of fellow professionals
•Of course the support and delivery!
12. Basic Search
Advanced Search
EBSCO Discovery in 2012
Ask A Librarian
Personalized features
Local Preferences
iPhone and Android Applications
In 2012 It was rich with the features highlighted here
16. Full Text Only Option
Catalog Only Option ( V S Library)
Peer Reviewed Journal option
Publication period and Language option
EBSCO Discovery - 2013
Image search limit
17. Enriched with Full text, peer review, time series and catalog options
Refines search by Source types
(Academic Journal, Conference paper, books)
Results includes Library Catalog book
More filters like Subject, publisher, etc.
EBSCO Discovery - 2013
63. Integration of IR & catalog, Search can be Limit to Library catalog, IR
Facility to limit Search with other IIMs catalog
Total results on given query
Filters for search results
92. EBSCO Admin counter usage Statistics
Reports & Usage Statistics
Selecting Institute
Selecting type of usage
Select date range
Report export mode
93. Monthly usage of EDS in IIMA
YearMonthTotal SearchesTotal Full TextPDF Full TextHTML Full TextImage/ VideoAbstractSmart Link ToCustom Link2014August1011139565751085420630049312152014July1041394533948095240587057813052014June80416238973642235038803329442014May6471194458375969501435733410712014April758594537749434161875535612752014March709415507545924695350939014822014February562680400535914010478538011112014January749537425935956060630535714662013December546281431840093043514135010412013November45625840693564504133313456982013October515975540347506510132712756982013September61719445774208368155772779152013August681739419538463480438924010782013July651291492544464790464223313072013June36249125162365150022591248562013May483359282325662561281421210642013April44796038023497305038642999092013March42776939903500345073164489572013February570451351830073040450321611172013January40610645463970379039512158272012December1705933207260550703594974142012November13765525492112346018561003372012October22181340513711316251232677132012September224553591354433792151483196182012August26319252874865275021041547092012July27413151284516384136401828252012June21422556025290284130422617422012May11988226592341318071622534312012April15657441393356783070191749252012March17010435803245335025701325992012February1979291600125834201959964022012January137578238416976861625790350 Total147391401328481182061323619174293857928401
94. Year to year Usage of EDS
Year
Searches
Total Full Text
PDF Full Text
HTML Full Text
Image/ Video
Abstract
Smart Link To
Custom Link
2014
6284040
38067
34039
3888
6
53761
3220
9869
2013
6166874
48682
43728
4393
6
61058
3234
11467
2012
2288229
46099
40439
4955
7
59474
2125
7065
Total
14739140
132848
118206
13236
19
174293
8579
28401
95. Scholarly journals usage during 2008 through 2014
Year
Article download/year
Per day Usage
No of. Months
2008
135568
371
12
2009
185335
508
12
2010
134569
369
12
2011
193319
530
12
2012
250617
687
12
2013
209774
575
12
2014
152694
848
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