LitMiner: integration of library services within a bio-informatics application
2006
LitMiner: A Bioinformatics Tool for Library Services Integration
Sample size: 3
publication
Evidence: moderate
Author Information
Author(s): Jeffrey Demaine, Joel Martin, Lynn Wei, Berry de Bruijn
Primary Institution: National Research Council of Canada
Hypothesis
How has the adoption of a subject-specific library service changed user interaction with a digital library?
Conclusion
Digital libraries should customize their services to better meet the research needs of their patrons.
Supporting Evidence
- LitMiner increased access to published literature for biologists.
- Users shifted from traditional ordering methods to LitMiner for document requests.
- 68% of documents ordered were freely available online.
Takeaway
LitMiner helps biologists find and order research articles more easily by combining library services with a tool for analyzing gene information.
Methodology
Case study of user interactions with the LitMiner application.
Limitations
The small number of users limits the statistical analysis of the data.
Participant Demographics
Three biologists from the National Research Council of Canada.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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