Activeshelf Discovery Service
The Activeshelf DS provides a unified platform to search for all resources in one place. Activeshelf DS is a powerful search engine that integrates all the organization’s content sources and platforms and provides a unified search across all platforms. It is a standalone component of Activeshelf ILS. With Activeshelf DS, users do not need to move from one content platform to another to search for resources.
Activeshelf DS Integrated Resources
The following are integrated resources that are accessible within the Activeshelf Discover Service
(1) Activeshelf DS comes bundled with access to over 400,000 quality open access resources from renowned publishers. Access to content from these databases is free. No annual subscription is required. Some of the key integrated open access databases include:
- Pubmed Central – free full-text digital repository of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
- Springer Nature
- IntechOpen
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Taylor & Francis
- Kit Scientific Publishing
- De Gryuter
- Frontiers Media
- Language Science Press
- Manchester University Press, and others.
( 2) Paid Subscriptions In addition to the open access databases, we have partnerships with the leading content aggregators globally, to help our clients subscribe to premium educational and research content.
Key Features of Libtech Activeshelf Discovery Service
- Unified Search Interface: Activeshelf DS is a powerful search engine that integrates all the organization’s content sources and platforms and provides a unified search across all platforms. Users can search across different types of resources, including books, journals, articles, and other digital content, using a single search box.
- Comprehensive Content Coverage: The discovery service indexes and makes accessible a wide range of library resources, both physical and digital, providing users with a holistic view of available materials.
- Faceted Search and Filtering: Users can refine their search results by applying filters such as format, subject, publication date, language, or other criteria that are easily customizable according to your institution’s needs to narrow down the results and find the most relevant materials.
- Integration with Library Systems: With Activeshelf DS, users do not need to move from one content platform to another to search for resources. The discovery service integrates with other library systems, ensuring seamless access to resources for users.
- Personalization and Recommendations
Our discovery service offer personalized features, such as saved searches, alerts, and recommendations based on user preferences and search history.
Benefits of Activeshelf Discovery Service for Libraries
- With Active-Shelf discovery service, users can search the internet and automatically retrieves the book’s information like its cover art, title, author, publisher and abstract. The information is then cataloged for circulation
- Activeshelf discovery service platform that provides users with a unified search interface to access various library resources
- It comes bundled with access to over access to over 200,000 quality open access resources from renowned publishers.
- Instead of rummaging through piles of books, librarians and users can browse through book collections on mobile phone, tablet or PC, just like browsing through a regular Search engine.
- Users and staffs can manage their account activities and access library materials from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.