While EBSCO Discovery Service provides a custom solution for a library to extend the reach and value of its collection through a unified search, discovery is one component of the full scale e-resource service chain. In addition to needs for discovery, libraries constantly deal with the challenges associated with evaluating, acquiring, managing, accessing, and integrating their resources. And EBSCO offers solutions to meet these challenges. The value of each EBSCO component, and the power brought about through their integration and interoperability, provides a library with the tools and knowledge base to make the most of its collection investments, enhance the research experience and maximize efficiency when it comes to staff time.
If your library is using various e-resource components from more than one vendor, you may be missing some of the value of a seamless solution – and paying more for that lesser experience. If you have not looked closely at each component from EBSCO, and would like to explore these options, please request more information on the full suite of EBSCO resources. The resources from EBSCO that together form the full e-solution, include:
EBSCO Discovery Service™ - EBSCO Discovery Service is the core collection of locally-indexed metadata that serves as the foundation of EBSCO’s Complete Discovery Solution. Get fast, simple access to all of your library’s full-text content (electronic and print), including journals, magazines, books, special collections, OPAC and more.
EBSCOhost® Integrated Search™ - EBSCOhost Integrated Search (EHIS) takes federated searching to a new level. Like federated search engines, EBSCOhost Integrated Search allows users to simultaneously search EBSCO databases as well as all other electronic resources, including those from other database aggregators, publisher packages, etc. However, unlike federated search products, true integration is possible with EBSCOhost Integrated Search as libraries can now apply the powerful EBSCOhost search experience to all of their other electronic information resources. It is the perfect complement to EBSCO Discovery Service as it brings together any remaining external resources that are not available to discovery services to locally harvest.
EBSCO A-to-Z® - EBSCO A-to-Z is the industry’s most complete web-based tool for organizing and providing links to all of your library’s e-resources, including e-journals, titles in full-text databases and e-journal packages, and e-books. EBSCO A-to-Z offers users a “one-stop” search of your library’s e-collection, with easy navigation to full-text content.
LinkSource® - LinkSource is a link resolver that puts you in control of item-level linking between your online services including e-journal sites, full-text and secondary research databases, OPACs, Web sites and more. With LinkSource, you can connect your end users from the citations in one service to the full text in another, maximizing the use of your full-text collections.
EBSCOhost® Research Databases– With more than 300 full-text and secondary databases available, EBSCOhost is the most-used reference resource around the world. EBSCOhost databases such as Business Source and Academic Search include more unique, active, full-text peer-reviewed journals than any aggregator. A customizable, intuitive search experience, EBSCOhost is designed to cater to various user needs and preferences in all areas of research.
EBSCONET® ERM Essentials - Although ERM systems have been available for a number of years, librarians continue to struggle with the tremendous volume of information needed to effectively manage their e-resources. ERM Essentials greatly reduces the time and effort needed to locate and manage e-resource information, saving librarians countless hours and resources that can be spent helping your users.
EBSCO MARC Updates - Customers using EBSCO MARC Updates receive a MARC file of their electronic holdings on a monthly basis. This service acts as a single, comprehensive source of MARC cataloging that allows librarians to easily include virtually all their e-content in their catalog.
EBSCONET® Subscription Management - Simplify your management of the entire subscription life cycle. Use EBSCONET to select, acquire, integrate, administer, evaluate and renew from a global title repository of more than 300,000 titles from more than 81,000 publishers. EBSCONET is designed to make subscription and e-resource management less complicated, helping ensure the content you’ve purchased is readily accessible to your users.
EBSCONET® E-Package Renewals - In partnership with select publishers, EBSCO has introduced a new collection management tool designed to significantly increase the efficiency of your current e-package renewal process. EBSCONET E-Package Renewals brings together in a single Web interface all the information you need to complete the renewal of your licensed e-journal collections in hours instead of weeks.
EBSCONET® Usage Consolidation - EBSCONET Usage Consolidation is currently in development. This add-on module to ERM Essentials will allow you to import COUNTER-compliant usage data from content providers to combine with other statistics, creating an overall picture of how your collection is being used.
EBSCO® Integrated Knowledge Base - As a partner with EBSCO, your library benefits from the EBSCO Integrated Knowledge Base that combines coverage and linking details for more than 390,000 titles and 3,300 databases and e-journal packages. The EBSCO Integrated Knowledge Base also includes e-journal access and license information and historical order details specific to your institution, providing the largest and most customized source of e-resource data available.
