Premiering in November at the Charleston Conference, nest is a new suite of library comparison analytics, built upon the bird platform to answer the question, "how do you compare?" bird: Base Inventory of Research Databases is developed and maintained by research librarians. It provides subject selectors and collection strategists with the only comprehensive profile of 7,700+ commercial and Open Access (OA) research databases, spanning 177 academic disciplines, 34 formats and over 1,900 suppliers. nest enhances bird’s capabilities, offering one-touch peer institution and consortia comparisons for real-time benchmarking.
Libraries can view results with their local research database holdings and peer holdings in a unified view. nest elevates collection insights by comparing a library’s holdings with another institution, consortia member, IPEDS peer and even select libraries you choose who may be outside these categories. Library and collection leaders gain the market insight needed to measure progress, spot emerging trends, identify duplication, and make smart budget decisions.
bird is produced and published by Paratext, in technology partnership with Compendium Library Services. Trial use for library personnel is available on request at birdofparatext.com.
The full press release is here.