EBSCO Discovery Service
EDS helps users search subscription databases, the catalog, eBooks, and digital collections through one discovery interface.
A single search interface for library resources.
Even strong subscriptions can be underused if users do not understand where to search or how to find the content they need.
How this resource supports your organization
Clever Consult demonstrates the solution in the context of the client’s needs, then helps set up access, training and communications, and interpret the results for leadership.
Even strong subscriptions can be underused if users do not understand where to search or how to find the content they need.
department leadership, libraries, research offices, and specialist users
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Diagnostic signals
Compare these needs with your organization’s priorities. A consultation helps establish whether the solution is right for you.
there are many resources, but users do not know where to search
usage of individual databases is low
the library wants a single digital entry point
What changes after implementation
one search entry point
greater resource visibility
a clearer user journey
Use cases
Value indicators
How Clever Consult launches the solution
How to explain value internally
We already have some of these resources
Then the priority is to assess how well tasks are covered rather than whether access exists: who uses the resource, which scenarios it supports, where gaps remain, and how this relates to KPIs.
It is difficult to justify the budget
We build the case using data, usage, a needs assessment, and implementation scenarios for specific departments.