Discovery
Florida Center for Library Automation
“A discovery tool is a user-friendly interface
used to find books, journal articles, and
other materials in select databases locally
and around the world.”
MANGO Discovery
 What is in a Discovery Tool?
 Description of the current environment
 Introduction to MANGO Discovery and its Benefits
 Content of Mega-indexes
 Demo of MANGO Discovery with Summon
 Demo of MANGO Discovery with Primo Central Index
 Demo of MANGO Discovery with Ebsco Discovery Service
 Questions??
Discovery Tool Components
 Discovery layer- user interface with a single search box that
returns combined results, assists the user locating and accessing
content
 Catalog+ - catalog data plus other sources; metadata from Aleph,
Digital collections, Wolfsonian Museum Library, OSTI, CRL and
Hathi Trust
 Mega-index – proprietary tools that index metadata from articles,
reference sources, newspapers, ebooks, etc. and some full text for
searching
 Other – content not in mega-index, full-text subscriptions, link
resolver, recommender service, holdings and circ data, etc.
MANGO Discovery Tool Project
 Working to include article search since 2009
 Began working with Ex Libris’s Primo Central Index in early 2010
 4 SULs beta testing the Mango/PCI (USF, UWF, UNF and UCF)
 Began working with other mega-indexes in early 2011, have beta
of Mango/EDS and Mango/Summon
 Mango Discovery Layer has single search box, blended results and
facets
 FCLA investigating content of different mega-indexes
MANGO Discovery Tool
 MANGO Discovery in combination with any of the current
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mega-indexes is a fully realized Discovery Tool
Core philosophy is flexibility, which is key in a rapidly
changing, nascent marketplace
Not locked in to proprietary interface, mega-index, A&I
databases, link-resolver, other vendor services
Leverages the investment in existing MANGO user interface
No down-time for catalog searches if mega-index is
unavailable
Low cost solution
Leverages State-wide Investment in
Mango
 Retention of features developed collaboratively with FIU
libraries (e.g. Series Title/Volume facet, Advanced multiboolean multi-index search, in-process request emails for
cataloging and special collections, ejournal tab)
 Continues UBorrow program for patron empowerment
across disparate collections
 Access to SUS Union Catalog allows state-wide discovery
 Preserves integrated research tools and services unique to
each library (e.g. location maps. Ask a librarian, push to
RefWorks, etc.)
Current Environment - Mango
Discovery Layer
ALEPH
Catalog+
Digital
Collections
CRL
Mango
Index
OSTI
Hathi
Trust
Current Environment - Search Silos
E-journals
Reference
Sources
Citation
Database
E-books
Discovery Tools – Summon and EDS
Discovery Layer
Mega-index
+ Catalog
Summon
EDS
SUMMON
+ CATALOG
EDS
+ CATALOG
Holdings and
Circ data
Mango or Aleph
No UBorrow
Discovery Tools – Primo
Discovery Layer
Primo
Mega-index
Catalog
PRIMO CENTRAL INDEX
PRIMO SEARCH
Circ data
ALEPH
No UBorrow
Mango Discovery
Discovery Layer
SUMMON
Mega-index
OR
EDS
Catalog+
OR
Circ data
Aleph
PRIMO CENTRAL
INDEX
e-journal
articles
e-books
Library holdings
Government reports
PALMM collections
What’s in these Mega-indexes?
 Journal article metadata
 Seeded with CrossRef and IngentaConnect metadata
 “Thin” vs. “Thick” metadata
 Aggregator databases (e.g., Gale Academic OneFile)
 Direct from publishers (including Elsevier, Wiley)
 Other, including JSTOR and Web of Science
 E-book metadata (Springer e-books, Books24x7)
 Reference materials (e.g., Alexander Street Press, Gale
Virtual Reference materials)
Primo Central Index and E-journal
Coverage
 Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals
 Of 2956 ISSNs attached to the current SUS contract, 2812 are
indexed in Primo Central Index. Most of 144 not found had no
or questionable ISSNs.
 SpringerLink Journals
 Of 711 total SUS subscriptions, 676 are indexed in Primo
Central Index.
Discovery
Demo
Mango Discovery Developments!
 Customized Full Text linking
 Single Sign-on
 Multi-Facet-value selection
 Saved Folders with Books and Articles
 And more…
 Recommender Service
 “Print” only facet or “Books not online” format
 Virtual Bookshelf
 Contextual Links to research guides and Database suggestions
 FRBR Record View
Questions?
Contact Us:
Jean Phillips
jeanp@ufl.edu
Josh Greben
jgreben@ufl.edu
Claire Dygert
cdygert@ufl.edu