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1 OpenURL What all library staff should know Cybertour | March 16, 2005 | Cindi Trainor

2 Overview The problem: too much stuff! The solution: openURL Basic terms How does this work? Link resolvers SFX Article Linker More Information

3 The Problem Libraries often have dozens of A&I databases A&I databases, even library catalog not always aware of ejournal subscriptions Finding an item is not always straightforward Patrons want as few clicks as possible between citation and item

4 Too Much Stuff!

5 The Solution: OpenURL ABI/ Inform many others! OPAC Wilson Web Sources Link Resolver Targets Article full text Journal web site Library catalog Google search Citation management (RefWorks, EndNote) Document delivery service Dissertations, ERIC dox, Ebooks, etc. etc…

6 Basic Terms OpenURL – A NISO standard (Z39.88), by which web links (URLs) are created containing metadata, allowing the linking directly to articles, journals, books and more. Source – a citation database where an image or link appears; this link is an openURL that points to a link resolver. There are many fewer sources than targets. Targets – the items listed in the results window: the full text dbs, Catalog, Ask-a-Librarian, Google. Link Resolver – software that interprets an OpenURL and creates links to targets. Base URL – the URL of a link resolver server. Knowledgebase – the database containing all the library’s holdings, initially established by the library but usually maintained by the vendor of the link resolver.

7 How does this work? Step One: the openURL is interpreted by link resolver: http://ry6af4uu9w.search.serialssolutions.com /?SS_Source=3&genre=article&sid=ProQ:&at itle=Technology%20Trends%20for%20Intran et%20Librarians&title=Online&issn=0146542 2&date=11%2F01%2F2004&volume=28&iss ue=6&spage=45&SS_docid=0000007353162 91&author=Darlene%20Fichter

8 Breaking down an OpenURL http://ry6af4uu9w.search.s erialssolutions.com/?SS_ Source=3&genre=article& sid=ProQ:&atitle=Technol ogy Trends for Intranet Librarians&title=Online&is sn=01465422&date=11/01 /2004&volume=28&issue= 6&spage=45&SS_docid=0 00000735316291&author =Darlene Fichter BaseURL: http://ry6af4uu9w.searc h.serialssolutions.com Article Title: Technology Trends for Intranet Librarians (Journal) Title: Online ISSN: 0146-5422 Date: 11-01-2004 Vol. 28, Issue 6 Starting page 45 Author: Darlene Fichter

9 How Does this Work? Step two: Link resolver checks the library’s knowledgebase.

10 The Knowledgebase Created (entered) by the library, sometimes updated by the link server vendor (SFX, Article Linker) Contains holdings of individual electronic journal titles, collections of journals (e.g., JSTOR), and aggregated database content (e.g., InfoTrac, WilsonWeb, LexisNexis Academic)

11 How does this work? Step three: the link resolver determines if the data in the OpenURL meets the target’s minimum requirements for creating an item-level link.

12 Targets’ Minimum Requirements Thanks to Julia Makous, Serials Solutions

13 How Does this Work? Step four: Link resolver creates links to targets and presents them to the user in menu form.

14 SFX Sample menu Basic services Advanced services Demo: http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/sfx_it.htmhttp://www.exlibrisgroup.com/sfx_it.htm

15 Article linker Sample results screen Full text links Custom links Demo: http://www.serialssolutions.com/alsamples.asphttp://www.serialssolutions.com/alsamples.asp

16 Link Resolvers Many choices... SFX was first Many major ILS vendors sell a link resolver (Sirsi, III, Endeavor) See http://library.ucf.edu/Presentations/ 2004/OpenURLChoices/ for a good comparison http://library.ucf.edu/Presentations/ 2004/OpenURLChoices/

17 More Information The standard: http://library.caltech.edu/openurl/ http://library.caltech.edu/openurl/ These slides: http://athena.libraries.claremont.edu/~cindi/ http://athena.libraries.claremont.edu/~cindi/ Random bits about openURL: http://openurl.blogspot.com http://openurl.blogspot.com

18 Thank you! Slides: http://athena.libraries.claremont.edu/~cindi http://athena.libraries.claremont.edu/~cindi Cindi Trainor Director, Library / Information Technology The Libraries of The Claremont (CA) Colleges AIM or Yahoo: cinditrainor

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