Discovery Tools: Search Tools for Library Resources in the 21st Century
Keywords:
Discovery tools, Single interface, Information searchAbstract
Discovery tools are part of the library's service. Its aim is to enable users to find and access information that is relevant to their needs and gain credible information. It is an indexing tool that allows searching and ability to filter the results of a wide variety of library information resources as efficiently as Google searches. This article presents Discovery tools on its background, meaning, types, features, comparison, and examples, which will be an alternative for librarians and information professionals to improve search engines, considering Discovery tools as one of the alternatives to support the most cost-effective search and access to the information available in libraries.
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