discovery services

~Improved Access to Full-Text Resources, a Simple Search Interface with Advanced Options and Mobile Access—National University Selects EBSCO Discovery Service~

IPSWICH, Mass. — February 8, 2011 — National University, the second-largest private, nonprofit institution of higher education in California and the flagship university of the National University System, has selected EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) from EBSCO Publishing to provide the University with a way to deliver its large collection to the end user and to make its library resources easier to find.

~ EBSCO Discovery Service the Discovery Choice for Austria’s Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — February 1, 2011 —Austria’s Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst (Kunst Uni Graz) has made the decision to make EBSCO Discovery Service™(EDS) from EBSCO Publishing their discovery service. Music and art are the main focuses at Kunst Uni Graz. The university sees EDS as a way to offer more access to the electronic resources by using single search technologies.

~ Cornell University’s e-print Service Included in Base Index of EBSCO Discovery Service™ ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — January 27, 2010 — arXiv is the latest content source to become available via EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) from EBSCO Publishing. arXiv is an e-print service owned and operated by Cornell University offering an extensive archive of scientific papers. Metadata from arXiv will be added to the EDS Base Index, the most comprehensive and robust collection of metadata from the best content sources.

~ Metadata from Mergent, Inc.’s Annual Reports Database Will Be Added to Base Index of EBSCO Discovery Service™ ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — January 20, 2011— EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) and Mergent, Inc. (Mergent) have come to an agreement allowing metadata from Mergent’s largest collection, the Annual Reports Database, to be added to the Base Index of EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS). The addition of Mergent resources to the EDS Base Index enhances the quality of metadata available and brings added value to EDS customers.

~Improving Access to Information and Serving the ‘Instant Satisfaction’ Expectations of Students Help The Polytechnic of Namibia Choose EBSCO Discovery Service™ ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — January 18, 2010 — The Polytechnic of Namibia (Polytechnic) has selected EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO). The Polytechnic was looking to improve access to information as well as increase the usage of library resources.

~EBSCO Discovery Service™ Called a “Good Fit” for Deakin University Library—Easy Access to Information, Key Agreements with Publishers and Strong Metadata Cited~

IPSWICH, Mass. —January 11, 2011 — Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia has selected EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) from EBSCO Publishing. The adoption of EDS continues Deakin University Library’s long history of utilizing new technologies to improve the student experience and providing innovative access to and discovery of quality scholarly information.

~RLUK—Representing Nearly 30 of the Top Research Libraries in the United Kingdom Chooses EBSCO Discovery Service™ ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — January 7, 2010 — A new agreement between Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) means RLUK will facilitate the cost-effective provision of the EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) to its members. RLUK is a consortium of 29 of the largest research organizations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including the three UK national libraries.

~ Moving Beyond Unicode Compliance and Continuing Development Improves the
Searchability of Non-Roman Characters from Journals and Other Metadata ~

~Academic Journals and Other Scholarly Content on JSTOR Will be Searchable for EDS Customers~

IPSWICH, Mass. — January 5, 2011 — EBSCO Publishing and JSTOR have come to an agreement to load metadata from the more than 1000 academic journals on JSTOR to EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS). The addition of JSTOR metadata to the EDS Base Index extends the search experience and further enhances the quality of metadata available to EDS customers.

~EBSCO Discovery Service™ Selected New “One Search” Service Bringing Together Resources with Easy Linking Capabilities~

IPSWICH, Mass. —November 30, 2010 — The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) has selected EBSCO Discovery Service™ from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) as the basis for One Search, the library’s single search experience. By looking closely at the available discovery options it came down to the interface, the ability to easily link to full text from within the results, customizability and the university’s experience with EBSCO.