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Unit 14: Current Awareness Services (CAS)

tested his customisation and reported errors and things that needed attention but he also Notes
prompted further developments and enhancements of the technology of JournalTOCs.
Among the features added to JournalTOCs Premium thanks to Narayanankutty is the web
interface for super-user accounts to manage the email alerts, the saved searches and followed
journals on behalf of patrons.
This case study shows that when working closely, both the service provider and its end-user
can mutually enrich and greatly benefit from each other thanks to the synergy created
between them.

There are more interesting suggestions made by Narayanankutty that are being
implemented in JournalTOCs and will be gradually:

1. A service highly rated by VSSC users
2. Direct benefit for the e-Resources librarian
3. Useful as a light weight discovery service
4. Useful for all types of libraries to adopt and promote
5. Easy to implement

Questions
1. Write down the case facts.
2. What do you infer from it?
Source: http://www.journaltocs.ac.uk/API/blog/?p=1023

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