Case study: the Health SmartLibrary experiences in web personalization and customization at the Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University

Shedlock, James; Frisque, Michelle; Hunt, Stephen; Walton, Linda J.; Handler, Jonathan A.; Gillam, Michael

doi:10.3163/1536-5050.98.2.003

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“…In contrast, the adaptive approach is generally perceived to be more favorable among users. Results of a five-year study at the Galter Health Sciences Library "indicated that users were receptive to personalized resource selection and that the automated application of specialty-based, personalized HSLs was more frequently adopted than manual customization by users" (Shedlock et al, 2010). This supports the results of earlier studies where users preferred adaptive over adaptable personalization (Frias-Martinez et al, 2006.…”

Section: Using Personalization To Create a User-centric Library Web Sitesupporting

confidence: 62%

Leveraging student course enrollment data to infuse personalization in a library website

Chan

2014

Library Hi Tech

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to describe the benefits of integrating personalization within a library web site and presents methodology for achieving this goal within an academic setting. Design/methodology/approach -The project documented in this study explores the use of student course enrollment data as the basis for creating a personalized library web site. Off-the-shelf, open source applications are used in conjunction with existing university data to deliver a final product that offers an enhanced user experience for the university community. Findings -Adaptive personalization is increasingly commonplace on the web. Academic libraries have a unique source of existing data that offers the potential of adding personalization to the library web site. At present, the personalization of library online services remains largely unexplored. This project illustrates one relatively low-cost method to help libraries interested in creating personalized web sites. Practical implications -This paper provides a guide for libraries interested in the implementation of personalization within their web sites. Originality/value -The project described in this case study is highly unique within libraries. The paper outlines the feasibility and technical requirements associated with using course enrollment data to add personalized content to a library web site.

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Section: Using Personalization To Create a User-centric Library Web Sitesupporting

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Leveraging student course enrollment data to infuse personalization in a library website

Chan

2014

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“…Shedlock et al discuss one library's experience when users were offered the opportunity to customize access to library online holdings, and relatively few took advantage of the opportunity [4]. Just as it is hard to improve commoditized products like gasoline or toasters, improving the technology that delivers information can be very difficult.…”

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The customer versus the container

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2010

J Med Libr Assoc

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“…Dempsey, 2003;Kalyanaraman and Sundar, 2006;Nicols and Mellinger, 2007;Shedlock et al, 2010). Brophy (2007, pp.…”

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The concept of collection development in the digital world

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Collection Development in the Digital Age

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The concept of collection development is central to the professional practice of librarianship as the whole notion of a library is fundamentally associated with the idea of a collection, to the extent that the words 'library' and 'collection' are almost synonymous. Other terms such as 'information centre' 'learning centre' or 'discovery centre' are often used now instead of 'library' and terms such as 'information resources' may be substituted for 'library collections', but the activities and processes traditionally associated with collection development are still essential to the effective functioning of contemporary library, information, learning and knowledge services, even though they may look and feel quite different to their historical counterparts. Our concern here is to explore the concept of collection development in the digital library and information environment and in particular to examine how thinking and practice in this vital area of library and information management have developed and changed in response to advances in digital technologies. What are the similarities and differences between collection development yesterday and today? Investigating such questions should help to prepare us for dealing with the collections of tomorrow.The chapter therefore starts by examining a few definitions of the library as a collection to demonstrate the centrality of collection development to library and information professionals. It moves on next to the more problematic issue of collection development as a concept, showing how professional discourse on the subject has suffered from confused terminology. It then uses a convenient four-phase framework to review the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on libraries, concentrating on effects on collections and their development. The final part of the chapter returns to academic and practitioner conceptions of collection development in digital environments, concluding with a set of questions for reflection on the future of collection development.

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Case study: the Health SmartLibrary experiences in web personalization and customization at the Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University

Cited by 6 publications

References 3 publications

Leveraging student course enrollment data to infuse personalization in a library website

Leveraging student course enrollment data to infuse personalization in a library website

The customer versus the container

The concept of collection development in the digital world

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