A Case Study of Consolidating Two Database A–Z Lists for Better Staff and User Experiences

This case study describes the consolidation and migration of the University of New Mexico’s University Libraries’ database A-Z lists. A subject librarian lead the nine-month project that included most subject librarians, the electronic resources team, the Director of Collections, and the web & d...

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Published inLibrary resources & technical services Vol. 64; no. 3; pp. 131 - 138
Main Author Quinn, Todd
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Library Association 01.07.2020
Subjects
Academic libraries
Case studies
Database management systems
DBMS
DBMS software
DBMS utility
Electronic resources management
Information resources
Information technology workers
Internet resources
Librarians
Library collections
Lists
Social service
Social services
Subject specialists
University and college libraries
URLs
Usability testing
User experience
United Kingdom
New Mexico
United States > US
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Summary:This case study describes the consolidation and migration of the University of New Mexico’s University Libraries’ database A-Z lists. A subject librarian lead the nine-month project that included most subject librarians, the electronic resources team, the Director of Collections, and the web & discovery librarian. The project also provided the UL the opportunity to review all the resources in the lists, and update all descriptions, and create new workflows for adding and managing a single list.
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ISSN:2159-9610
0024-2527
2159-9610
DOI:10.5860/lrts.64n3.131-138