3. Agenda
• Introduction and context
• Electronic resources (e-resources)
• User expectations and the challenge for the library
• SFX – OpenURL link-resolver and A-Z List
• The OpenURL – a quick overview
• Benefits for the user and the librarian
• The users view
• Input/Output
• SFX – Easy setup
• KnowledgeBase and SFXAdmin
• Default settings
• SFX – Open and under library control
• Extensive customization and integration options
• Collection Management tools and statistics
• A touch of magic! SFX – an introduction
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4. Electronic resources (e-resources)
All online information material and services including:
Objects Indexes Services
• e-journals • A&I databases • ILL/Document Delivery
• e-books • OPACs • Help Services
• Conference • Web search engines • Reading lists
proceedings • A-Z Lists • e-learning environment
• Patents
• Digital objects
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5. Users expectations
• Easy and seamless access
• to all material at the point of need
• Intuitive navigation
• between resources and platforms
• Valid and meaningful services
• for each item at the point of need
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6. The challenge for the library
• Interlinking of e-resources
• on different systems and platforms in a
meaningful way
• Presentation of e-resources
• intuitive and with the institutional branding
• Keeping track and control
• of everything that is available, licensed and free
• of their collection including overlaps between packages
• Understanding the need
• for resources and their display
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7. SFX – the solution
• OpenURL link-resolver and KnowledgeBase
• accepts OpenURL with metadata input from any source
• presents a link menu with appropriate links
• creates dynamically links to the services the user chooses
• contains comprehensive data for available e-resources –
licensed and free
• A-Z List
• lists all e-journals – licensed and free as the libraries chooses
• provides search functionality
• contains direct links to the e-journals
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8. The OpenURL – a quick overview
• NISO standard Z39.88 – published in 2004
• Standard format for the transfer of metadata
• from a link source
• to a link-resolver
• 2 versions are currently in use
• 0.1
• 1.0
• Example for 0.1:
http://demo.exlibrisgroup.com:9003/demo?issn=13515101;volume=15;issue=6;
date=2008;spage=579;atitle=Smoke%20exposure%20increases%20the%20ris
k%20for%20multiple%20sclerosis
• Implemented by all major database vendors
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9. SFX – key benefits for users
• Tailored link services at users' fingertips
• Full-text services linking to e-journals, e-books and much more
• bX recommendations for scholarly articles
• Many additional services, including document delivery, citation
downloads
• Automatic integration of additional data e.g.
• print holdings via the OPAC
• additional book editions via xISBN, ThingISBN
• DOI links via CrossRef
• book covers via GoogleBooks
• Mapping of titles when title changes occur
• Intuitive finding of meaningful services via link
menu and A-Z List
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10. SFX – key benefits for the librarian
• Easy set up and integration
• Web-based administration
• Comprehensive, up-to-date KnowledgeBase
• Support for cost effective collection management
• Statistics – understanding what users need
• Collection Management Tools – knowing what is available and where
from
• Powerful technology: open and under library control
• Totally customizable and user-friendly
• Integrates easily with library and user environment
Happy users!
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11. SFX – the users view
Portal Full text
Digital
collections
A&I
OPAC
Citation
services Library
Services
KnowledgeBase
CitationLinker
AZ List
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12. SFX – the users view
1. finds citation
and clicks on
SFX button
2. Menu with
relevant services
appears
3. Click on service
opens it in new
window
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13. SFX - the data flow
1. finds citation
and clicks on
SFX button
4. Clicks
on service
5. creates URL 2. OpenURL created and
sent by source to SFX
http://www3.interscience.wiley.c
om/journal/117351407/abstract http://demo.exlibrisgroup.co
m:9003/demo?issn=1351510
1;volume=15;issue=6;date=
2008;spage=579;atitle=Smo
ke%20exposure%20increases
%20the%20risk%20for%20m
3. SFX identifies ultiple%20sclerosis
relevant services in
KnowledgeBase
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14. SFX – Easy setup
• Comprehensive and up-to-date KnowledgeBase
containing:
• Global and local resources
• e-journals, e-books, conference proceedings and more
• packages, interfaces
• library services
• and more …
• Object relationships
• journals e.g. to supplements, succeeding and preceding titles
• conference proceedings to conference series
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15. SFX – Easy setup
• Central web based administration
• KnowledgeBase administration
• Menu and A-Z List configuration
• Collection tools
• Reports and statistics
• The library in full control
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16. SFX – Easy setup
• Default settings for immediate use
• 2 different menu templates
• Preset conditions, displays and services
• Changes of labels and conditions via SFXAdmin
• Direct Link Option
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18. SFX - open and under library control
• Totally customizable for advanced integration
• Access to HTML and programs
• A-Z Journals Quick Search Box for easy integration in
library homepage
• A-Z Browser Toolbar
• Compatible with the Ex Libris Open Platform Strategy:
• API for external service requests, e.g.
• Full-text availability
• Institutions own applications and interfaces
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19. SFX – reports and statistics
• KB tools - collection monitoring and management
• Reports include
• Overlaps between packages by title and date coverage
• Unique titles
• All reports are exportable
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20. SFX – reports and statistics
• KB tools - collection monitoring and management
• Reports include
• Overlaps between packages by title and date coverage
• Unique titles
• All reports are exportable
• Statistics - logging and analysing usage of electronic
resources
• Output includes
• numbers of links to specific
journals/platforms/packages
• unused ejournals
• Filters include date range, IP
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21. SFX – A touch of magic!
• Changes made on SFXAdmin appear
immediately
• e-book FRBRization supported via xISBN or
ThingISBN
• Dynamic fetches of thumbnails from Google
Books
• Object relationships in the KnowledgeBase
create instant matches for the user, e.g.
• tracking title changes and supplements
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22. SFX and bX scholarly recommender service
• Recommender systems – a definition
Recommender systems form a specific type of information
filtering (IF) technique that attempts to present information
items (movies, music, books, news, images, web pages, etc.)
that are likely of interest to the user.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recommendation_systems
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23. bX: a scholarly recommender service
• Users interested in this article:
also expressed an interest in these articles:
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24. bX
• Aggregates SFX usage data (using OpenURL context-object
format and OAI-PMH for harvesting)
• Provides recommendations based on structural analysis of
the usage data:
• For articles – the core unit of scholarly use
• Across platforms – SFX logs usage of all publisher/vendor
platforms
• Across journals – Users use articles from different journals in
their research
• Across institutions – bX harvests usage logs from research
institutions around the world
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25. SFX – Summary
• Benefits the users with:
• Tailored link services at users' fingertips
• Intuitive finding of meaningful services via
link menu and A-Z List
• Benefits the librarian with:
• Easy set up and integration
• Support for cost effective collection management with tools
for analysis and statistics
• Powerful technology: open and under library control
Happy users!
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