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Implementing discovery tools and getting them to work with existing library services often leaves very little time for their promotion and for the thoughtful, ongoing evaluation and curation of their content. However, the expectations and experiences that users have about discovery tools are often directly related to the content and the way that content is described. In our efforts to work with vendors to resolve the underlying business issues that prevent us from having all of the metadata for our resources included in our discovery tools, we may have lost sight of our role in curating and evaluating the usefulness of the content that is already included in them. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses the presentations at the Great Ideas Showcase in the 30th annual conference of the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG ) held in Washington D.C. on May 27-30, 2015. These include Deconstructing the Core Competencies to Build the Digital Future by Stacy Baggett, Reimagining Serials: Small Steps Toward a Linked Data Future by Kevin Balster and the Impact of Research on Public Policy by Sara Rouhi.