Jonathan Jacobsen
Jonathan Jacobsen is a librarian with Andornot Consulting (www.andornot.com), a Canadian firm providing advice and technology to specialised libraries, archives and museums.
jjacobsen@andornot.com
Articles by Jonathan Jacobsen:
Power Through Disparate Datasets with Discovery Interfaces
Tuesday, 8th January 2013
Jonathan Jacobsen explains the lure of resource discovery interfaces for cultural collections researchers and others. He explores why functions such as faceted browsing and suggestions of related resources, together with the ability to search multiple datasets from one interface, make discovery interfaces one of the hottest trends in web-based search.
Upgrading to a Resource Discovery Interface
Tuesday, 8th January 2013
Jonathan Jacobsen outlines just what constitutes a resource discovery interface and explains why many public and academic libraries have been adopting these interfaces over the past three to four years. He highlights some of the most popular commercial and open source systems and explains why smaller libraries and cultural organisations should also consider introducing them. The article includes useful pointers for selecting and implementing a discovery interface - there are many factors to consider.
The AI agents are coming!
Community session
16th July 2024
GenAI in the news, access to private company data evolves and suppliers are getting to grips with AI
Blog posting
5th June 2024
Preqin's for sale. If you're a client, do this now
YouTube video
20th June 2024
- Jinfo Community session (TBC) (Community) 25th September 2024
- The AI agents are coming! (Community) 16th July 2024
- US private company data – what’s new? (Community) 18th June 2024