[Discovery_PVE_Comm] Questions about the new state provided collections

[Skaggs, Lindsey]

I haven't heard an increase in ranking-related complaints (but full disclosure specifically related to Public Library Collection - we have a school library as part of our institution, so returning children's books in the first few results was already the norm).


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Hello,
I've been getting questions from the liaison librarians here at DePaul about how to handle the new state-provided collections that seem to be outweighing more relevant collections. EBSCOhost eBook Public Library Collection North America is the one that seems to be causing the most issues, with showing kids books up first. The issue is that we do want to make these accessible, ideally, but try to change the ranking. I have a few ideas about how to address this, but I wanted to know if this has come up for an issue for anyone else with these collections?

Margaret Heller
Head of Digital Services
DePaul University
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