OpenURL Linking: the Academic Library Experience

Resource Integration through Open URL Linking Charleston Conference November 2003

John McDonald, Caltech Deborah Loeding, H.W. Wilson Jenny Walker, ExLibris Harry Samuels, Endeavor Speakers Charleston Conference November 2003

An Open URL is a common standard for identifying documents. Open URL compatible publishers use a standard formula to construct the address of any piece of text. What is an Open URL? Charleston Conference November 2003

How can students/patrons use your resources if they don’t know they exist? Open URL links the search to the sources! Better Utilization of Electronic Resources Charleston Conference November 2003

OpenURL Linking: the Academic Library Experience John McDonald Acquisitions Librarian Charleston Conference November 6, 2003

SFX at Caltech ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why SFX? Reference Linking : Allows researchers to seamlessly transition from one information resource to another, easily linking them to full-text articles, to follow citations, or to find more information about the author, resource, or topic. Context Sensitivity : Links that are presented to the user are determined by the journal and are specific to an institution's collections. Local Control : Library staff determine the best choices to present to the user.

SFX'd Resources at Caltech ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SFX in ACTION ,[object Object]

SFX Release Issues ,[object Object],User Education Issues: Caltech decided to keep the "branded" SFX button and continue to call the resource SFX. The Library User Education Team was consulted about education issues and their conclusion was to incorporate SFX instruction into already existing library instruction sessions. An Executive Summary was produced and paired with an SFX FAQ to inform and instruct our community. Response: Immediate! Betsy enabled at 9:01 AM on Monday and we had an email by the next morning – a faculty request for a new subscription! Then a bug report, then a love letter, more love letters, then more subscription requests...But mostly people just started USING it and have NEVER LOOKED BACK ...

Working with SFX: The FAQs of Life ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Not very hard at all. Organizing your own collections data is the most time consuming aspect of the setup. Regular monthly updates, weekly knowledgebase (content data) updates, and daily troubleshooting. Frequent updates due to your changing library subscriptions. At Caltech, we only have two staff members who are regularly involved in updating the database. It’s not brain surgery – most librarians and programmers can get it up, running, and regularly maintained. Our users love it – They have difficulty remembering the “dark days” of finding fulltext by their wits and wiles.

How do your library users feel? Your patron now… Confused Angry Afraid Frustrated The Various States of Library Research Clueless Interested Astonished Happy Ecstatic Your patron on…

A New Open URL Solution with WilsonWeb Deborah Loeding VP Sales & Marketing H.W. Wilson Charleston Conference November 2003

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Problem: Charleston Conference November 2003

Solution: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Charleston Conference November 2003

Links to Article-Specific Open-URL Resources

… Or Use Your Own Link Resolver

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Who’s Using Open URL with WilsonWeb? Charleston Conference November 2003

H.W. Wilson Deborah Loeding [email_address] www.hwwilson.com

Charleston Conference November 2003 Resource Integration through OpenURL Linking Jenny Walker Ex Libris (USA) Inc. [email_address]

More than just linking…. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some new challenges for Link Servers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

OpenURL ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

OpenURL 1.0 Richer context description: ContextObject ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

OpenURL 1.0 (cont.) Referent Referrer Requester Service type Referring entity Server Resolver

Link Server KnowledgeBase Link Server’s KnowledgeBase Potential services Collections Rules OpenURL

Link Server’s KnowledgeBase ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Information Landscape User’s Perspective CDL DoE UCDavis Resources of

Distributed Services UCD Link Server merged services CDL’s Link Server OpenURL OpenURL

MyLinkServer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Requester ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Link Servers ,[object Object]

www.exlibrisgroup.com www.sfxit.com [email_address]

23 rd Annual Charleston Conference Resource Integration Through OpenURL Linking Harry E. Samuels Product Manager, LinkFinder Plus Endeavor Information Systems [email_address]

[object Object],[object Object],Resource Integration Through OpenURL Linking Endeavor Information Systems, Inc.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Link Resolvers – What To Look For Endeavor Information Systems, Inc.

[object Object],Link Resolvers – What To Look For Endeavor Information Systems, Inc.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Link Resolvers – What To Look For Endeavor Information Systems, Inc.

[object Object],[object Object],Link Resolvers – What To Look For Endeavor Information Systems, Inc.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Link Resolvers – What To Look For Endeavor Information Systems, Inc.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Link Resolvers – What To Look For Endeavor Information Systems, Inc.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Endeavor Information Systems, Inc. Link Resolvers – What To Look For

John McDonald, Caltech [email_address] Deborah Loeding, H.W. Wilson [email_address] Jenny Walker, ExLibris [email_address] Harry Samuels, Endeavor [email_address] Thank you for attending! Questions?

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