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+ | Over half of survey participants (59%) indicated that they used VuFind® and one-third indicated they used EBSCO Discovery Service. Just over one-quarter of participants (27%) indicated that they used multiple discovery platforms, with VuFind® and EBSCO Discovery Service being the most commonly cited combination of platforms used. Sixteen percent of participants indicated using other platforms not listed in the list of answer options. Other platforms used included Aspen Discovery, Enterprise (SirsiDynix), | ||
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+ | When asked about the approximate size of discovery platforms currently in use, 37% of participants indicated using platforms with 500,000 to 2 million records, and 27% of participants indicated using platforms that contained more than 50 million records. The majority of participants (71%) indicated using platforms of 500,000 records or more, and 29% of participants indicated using platforms containing fewer than 500,000 records. | ||
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+ | Survey participants searched primarily for online and downloadable documents and for printed / physical materials that could be loaned (92% and 86% of participants, | ||
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===== About the survey participants ===== | ===== About the survey participants ===== |
community/surveys_and_statistics/understanding_discovery_platform_usage_survey_2021.txt · Last modified: 2022/01/14 20:34 by lmgonzales