Global discovery trends and the library's changing role | Research Information

The continuing rise of search engines as a powerful discovery gateway have left many academic libraries concerned about losing grip on ‘discovery’. Timon Oefelein maps shows why quite the opposite is true. NOTE: Paragraphs three and four, referring to the Ithaka survey, have been updated since this article was published. ‘Discovery’ remains a hot topic. All over Europe librarians are eagerly discu