Library Resource Discovery Products: Context, Library Perspectives, and Vendor Positioins

Library Technology Reports (vol.50 no.1)
This issue of Library Technology Reports (vol.50, no.1) "Library Resource Discovery Products: Context, Library Perspectives, and Vendor Positions" aims to provide libraries with the information needed to shape their strategies regarding the tools they might offer to provide access to their collections. We will provide information about the current state of the art of library discovery, describing some of the trends that have played out in recent years and some of the issues that libraries should consider as they evaluate these products. This report brings together data gathered from a survey that solicited information from libraries that use these products, from the vendors that develop them, and from news reports and the professinal literature.