Improving web visibility: into the hands of readers

Improving the visibility of library collections and services on the open web is one strategy in enhancing the long-term viability of libraries. The tradition of modern librarianship has been to focus on the efficiency of library workflow systems and technical processing and the accuracy of metadata...

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Published in:Library technology reports 2016-07, Vol.52 (5), p.1
Main Author: Fons, Ted
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Database searching
Design and construction
Internet/Web search services
Libraries and readers
Metadata
Methods
Online searching
Public services (Libraries)
Technology application
Web development
Web site design
Web sites
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Summary:Improving the visibility of library collections and services on the open web is one strategy in enhancing the long-term viability of libraries. The tradition of modern librarianship has been to focus on the efficiency of library workflow systems and technical processing and the accuracy of metadata against librarian-authored rules for metadata encoding. This issue of Library Technology Reports (vol. 52, no. 5), "Improving Web Visibility: Into the Hands of Readers," by Ted Fons, discusses actions for libraries to take with regard to content exposure systems, vocabularies, content metadata regimes, and system design approaches that will serve the convenience of the web searcher and thereby contribute to the long-term viability of libraries.
ISSN:0024-2586
1945-4538