Web-Scale Discovery: Illusion or Reality?

Type of Presentation

Panel (1 hour and 15 minutes presentation total for two or more presenters)

Target Audience

Other

Presenter Information

• Shaundra Walker, Fort Valley State University, GA
• Iyanna Sims, North Carolina A&T State University
• Ana Guthrie, Florida Memorial University
• Rhonda McCoy, Paine College, GAFollow

Copyright

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Location

Room 111

Proposal

See presentation description.

Short Description

Libraries are constantly striving to make a myriad of quality resources easily available to users. Discovery platforms have offered the promise of simplifying the location and evaluation of information. This panel will discuss the initial impact of implementing a discovery tool on library instruction and information literacy outcomes.

Keywords

Discovery platforms, Discovery tools, Library instruction, Information literacy

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Walker, Shaundra; Sims, Iyanna; Guthrie, Ana; and McCoy, Rhonda, "Web-Scale Discovery: Illusion or Reality?" (2012). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 103.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2012/2012/103