Free shipping on orders over $99
Rethinking Library Linking

Rethinking Library Linking

Breathing New Life Into Open URL (Library Technology Reports)

by Trainor
Paperback
Publication Date: 30/10/2010

Share This Book:

 
$69.30
LTR 46n7, Oct 2010 OpenURL was devised to solve the "appropriate copy problem." As online content proliferated, it became possible for libraries to obtain the same content from multiple locales: directly from publishers and subscription agents; indirectly through licensing citation databases that contain full text; and, increasingly, from free online sources. Before the advent of OpenURL, the only way to know whether a journal was held by the library was to search multiple resources. An OpenURL link resolver accepts links from library citation databases (sources) and returns to the user a menu of choices (targets) that may include links to full text, the library catalog, and other related services (figure 1). Key to understanding OpenURL is the concept of "context sensitive" linking: links to the same item will be different for users of different libraries, and are dependent on the library's collections. This issue of Library Technology Reports provides practicing librarians with real-world examples and strategies for improving resolver usability and functionality in their own institutions. Topics Covered in this Issue Include: Improving the Resolver Menu; Digging into the Data; The Future of OpenURL
ISBN:
9780838958131
9780838958131
Category:
Information technology: general issues
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
30-10-2010
Publisher:
American Library Association
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
38
Dimensions (mm):
279x216x2mm
Weight:
0.11kg

Click 'Notify Me' to get an email alert when this item becomes available

Reviews

Be the first to review Rethinking Library Linking.