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Rethinking library linking : breathing new life into OpenURL / Cindi Trainor and Jason Price.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trainor, Cindi.
- Series:
- Library technology reports ; v. 46, no. 7.
- Library technology reports : expert guides to library systems and services, 0024-2586 ; v. 46, no. 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Libraries--Special collections--Electronic information resources.
- Libraries.
- Electronic information resources--Management.
- Electronic information resources.
- Web services.
- Serials librarianship.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (38 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : ALA TechSource, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; Chapter 1-Introduction; Scope of This Report; Why OpenURL?; Basic Terms; The OpenURL Process; The Appropriate Copy: Is It Still a Problem?; Getting beyond ""Appropriate Copy"": Understanding Why OpenURL Resolving Fails; Tapping into the Power of Google Scholar; Discovery Tools: Shedding More Light on Link Resolver Failures; Making OpenURL Better: Data, Data, and More Data; Industry Initiatives; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 2-Improving the Resolver Menu; Resolver Menu Redesign at EKU; Resolver Rules and Direct-to-Full-Text; Use Statistics: SFX; Caveats; Note
- Chapter 3-Digging into the DataTesting OpenURL Full Text Link Resolution Accuracy at Our Institutions; Resolver Result Accuracy by Document Type; Causes of Failure; Qualitative Observations on Resolver Effectiveness; Top Ten List of Tasks to Improve Resolver Effectiveness; Notes; Chapter 4-The Future of OpenURL Linking; Adapting to Changes in the Research Environment; Expanding the Reach of Reference Linking: OpenURL on the Web; Other Linking Initiatives; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 5-Sources and Resources; OpenURL; The Semantic Web and COinS; Browser Extensions; SFX
- Usability and User Experience
- Notes:
- "October 2010"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786613174178
- 9780838991336
- 0838991335
- 9781283174176
- 1283174170
- 9780838991329
- 0838991327
- OCLC:
- 742333515
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