Serials solutions 360 link openurl link resolver enables patrons to find and link to specific items anywhere in a librarys collection. A hybrid approach when the university of victoria libraries switched from a locallyhosted link resolver sfx to a vendorhosted link resolver 360link, new strategies were required to effectively integrate the vendorhosted link resolver with the libraries other systems and services. Because of the importance of an openurl link resolver s ability to link to journals at the article level, a question pertaining to percentage of article level linking was posed in both the web survey and email survey. Though the response rate for the email survey was low, results for both surveys see table 7, table 12 show similar trends. Nov 07, 2003 07 november 2003 seattle, wa, november 7, 2003 serials solutions, inc. Its horizon link resolver was based on technology from serials solutions, and the development of an electronic resource management module was on the agenda for horizon. Implications of interoperability cyndy chisare james madison university jody c. Request perspective software download resolver support. You could use 360 link from serials solutions, or you can use sfx. Please contact the provider of your link resolver service software. The collection assessment committee identified several possible ways to conduct the collection assessment, one of which was using reports from the link resolver, sfx. Openurl coins is a specification that allows free services like wikipedia to provide openurls by cooperating with client side software agents.
Jun 18, 2007 360 link provides suny users with direct access to uptodate fulltext links. Additionally, the link resolver software relies on the information supplied by the database. There are other link resolver products available that accept openurl requests, some of which also provide xml apis. Based on the products original platform a fullfeatured, openurl link resolver the new version of article linker adds a significant list of new features and functionality. Serials solutions became part of proquest workflow solutions in 2011 and the serials solutions name was retired in 2014. When you have patrons clamoring for better access, you need to direct your attention to improving the experience of linking to content. Hi, im sharing a zotero library with some of my faculty. Serials solutions releases article linker version 3. Find out inside pcmags comprehensive tech and computerrelated encyclopedia. Library lookup with openurl resolver zotero forums. Using link resolver reports for collection management abstract. Link resolver software and their associated knowledge bases are essential technologies for modern academic libraries.
Openly informatics produced related products, including link. The link resolver menu for an article from science at the university of. Serials solutions article linker expands linking options. Exporting holdings from sfx to summon ex libris developer. Serials solutions 360 core serves as the librarys primary journal knowledge base and public az list while serials solutions 360 link is. Autopopulating an ill form with the serial solutions link. The history of link resolver software began in the late 1990s at the university of ghent, where. Serials solutions releases article linker promotionworld. Implementing a new link resolver summon at city university. Click the customize services tab, select your profile and then click the linking subtab. Journal linker enables you and your patrons to easily link from abstracts and indexes to the fulltext of the cited journal, anywhere in your collection. I will use 360 link as an example because i work for serials solutions full disclosure.
Request perspective software download resolver emails our customers with a link to our download site where you can download and install the latest version of perspective. Serials solutions was a division of proquest that provided eresource access and management services to libraries. In 20072008, the university of nevada, las vegas libraries conducted a large collection assessment project. Serials solutions, a business unit of proquest, has announced the availability of a free xml application programming interface api for its openurl link resolver, 360 link. We have worked with link resolver vendors to make it easy for libraries to participate in this program. In the base url field, replace baseurl with your 360 link base url. In between the sources and targets sits software called a link resolver or link server that accepts links openurls sent by the sources and.
Serials solutions journal linker provides the most important benefit of openurl servers context specific linking. Serials solutions 360 link generally received the highest scores. Serials solutions knowledgeworks and 360 link knowledgeworks a core product of serials solutions emerged from ejournal lists original articlelinker became 360 link multitenant software as a service for all products uses both automated processes and human intervention to maintain kb created summon as the first indexbased discovery service. Features and functionality of the link resolver sfx. The company announced today that many libraries have taken advantage of doi linking through crossref, and it will continue to further integrate doi linking into article linker. Maintained access to the librarys vibrant collection of electronic resources, including journals, databases, and ebooks in sfx open url link resolver software, and serials solutions library. Serials solutions article linker is a fullfeature openurl link resolver that seamlessly links all of your library resources. Maintain timely and accurate metadata about the librarys resources in a variety of systems, such as the integrated library system ils, the electronic resource management system erms, link resolver, az lists, and discovery tool manage internal software including ezproxy, serials solutions, and primoalma. Serials solutions, a business unit of proquest, has announced that the state university of new york suny consortium sunyconnect has chosen serials solutions 360 link openurl link resolver to provide its users with fulltext access to eresources. Our cloudbased software protects over 1,000 of the worlds largest organizations employees, customers, supply chain, brand and shareholders.
In 2015, proquest acquired ex libris group, a library automation company with many similar products to those of proquest workflow solutions. It provides the most accurate, uptodate results when linking from citations to specific fulltext items in databases and journals. Jun 15, 2010 this is controlled by the serials solutions knowledge base, called 360 core. Complete the remaining fields that meet your librarys needs and click submit. These customizations are what we have in place for owus link resolver. Suny implements serials solutions 360 link openurl link. Other companies also developed link resolvers endeavor with its linkfinderplus, launched in 2001. Based on the products original platforma fullfeatured, openurl link resolverthe new version of article linker adds a. Please contact the provider of your link resolver servicesoftware. Resolver article about resolver by the free dictionary.
Suny implements serials solutions 360 link openurl link resolver. Software that converts a logical address or metadata into the physical url. Ultimately, the software simply provides a common framework for sharing bibliographic metadata between systems. If it is a supported link resolver, you can configure your link resolver to link from sciencedirect by using the admin tool, or ask elseviers ehelpdesk to do it for you. Federated search software presents openurl links in record fields by employing the librarys subscriber links to link servers facilitating access to fulltext resources from bibliographic record hyperlinks. Serials solutions was a division of proquest that provided eresource access and management. The project found the knowledge bases and link resolvers of ex libris, serials solutions and ebsco to be as extensive and accurate as can be reasonably expected. Other openurl services include ex libris sfx, and ebsco link source. These instructions may or may not work seamlessly for other libraries. In many cases, it could be as simple as a configuration option in your link resolver. Selecting link resolver and knowledge base software. Serials solutions 360 link in an effort to improve service to our users, the university libraries have made a change in the openurl link resolver used for searching for fulltext items in databases and journals. The number one problem we found in our monthly usability tests of our link resolver was that multiple results confused everyone who used the site.
If youve misplaced this email, please submit a ticket to resolver support to request the email be resent. Because of the increasing number of possible integrations involving link. Link resolver software can also generate links into systems such as the catalog, repositories, and bibliographic citation software. Linkresolver products american library association. Serials solutions, the leading provider of ejournal access and management services announced that article linker version 3. Serials solutions has also announced it has added two new customizable features to its openurl link resolver. See below illustration of where your current link resolver is located in pubmed. Because of the increasing number of possible integrations involving link resolver software and knowledge bases, however, a librarys vendor relationships, product choices, and consortial arrangements may have the most dramatic effects on the user experience and backend maintenance workloads. These products enabled librarians to more easily manage electronic resources that serve the needs of their users. Based on the products original platforma fullfeatured, openurl link resolverthe new version of article linker adds a significant list of new features and functionality. Choosing a link resolver can be a daunting task, so simply knowing the available. To enable users from your institution to link to articles on sciencedirect, your link resolver will need to. This is controlled by the serials solutions knowledge base, called 360 core. Whether searching in a discovery service or another resource, 360 link will meet a users research needs and instill confidence with its superior linking and simplicity.
Because of the importance of an openurl link resolvers ability to link to journals at the article level, a question pertaining to percentage of article level linking was posed in both the web survey and email survey. He reported that ebscos linksource and integrated knowledge base was one of the best products, comparable with ex libris and serials solutions products, and superior to a second tier of products that included webbridge. Serials solutions has enhanced central search with results clustering, which organizes search results into subjectbased groupings. We will transform how your organization thinks about risk. Jennifer rogers outreach coordinator libretexts linkedin. Innovative interfaces, inc offers the webbridge link resolver but does not. This powerful api, like the one available for serials solutions federated search application 360 search, allows library staff to completely customize product interfaces. Serials solutions article linker is a fullfeature openurl link resolver that. When you or your patron finds a citation or reference to a specific article, article linker supplies the best available path to the content, anywhere in your collection. Before the discussion of any serials solutions service can begin, it is important to understand 360 kb and its role. As part of our summon implementation we will be changing link resolver from webbridge to 360 link. Using link resolver reports for collection management. A tool to radically improve serials solutions 360link 1. Sfx sparked broader interest in contextsensitive linking.
For instance, on the dynix side, the company had been working with serials solutions since november 2003. Resolver is a windows based tool which designed to preform a reverse dns lookup for a given ip address or for a range of ips in order to find its ptr. Apr 10, 20 as part of our summon implementation we will be changing link resolver from webbridge to 360 link. Configure your link resolver service to link to sciencedirect. Sometimes databases provide erroneous information to the link resolver software, and the link to the fulltext fails.
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