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LinkOut Update

Explore the latest developments in the LinkOut update for medical libraries, including Submission Utility redesign, enhanced localization, and promotional materials. Get access to quick links, FAQs, tutorials, and resources grouped by topics. Improve user visibility with My NCBI share. Find out how to effectively promote LinkOut to users with new tutorials and materials. Stay informed and enhance navigation efficiency on the website and Submission Utility.

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LinkOut Update

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  1. LinkOut Update Medical Library Association Annual Meeting 2006 Phoenix, AZ

  2. Update Items • Home page and Help • Submission Utility redesign • Enhancing localization: Share My NCBI selections with your users • LinkOut promotional materials • New Flash tutorials

  3. New Developments: Website & Help • Redesigned to facilitate access to information. • Home page provides web site navigation and quick access to Help manual. • Web site contains frequently updated information, such as FAQs and training materials. • LinkOut Help is a basic instruction manual for LinkOut, Outside Tool and DDS participation.

  4. New Developments: Website & Help Getting there from PubMed (www.pubmed.gov)

  5. New Developments: Website & Help “Quick Links” to frequently used resources. “Quick links” to Help and FAQ lists. Tab format groups resources for easy access.

  6. New Developments: Website & Help Links are grouped by topic. Information for Libraries is under the “Libraries” tab.

  7. New Developments: Website & Help Click on the topic to toggle the menu

  8. New Developments: Website & Help Many of the links lead directly to the topic in LinkOut Help.

  9. New Developments: Website & Help Searchable! Complete contents here. LinkOut Help is a book on the NCBI bookshelf. TOC in sidebar.

  10. New Developments: Website & Help Each chapter is available as a PDF for easy printing.

  11. What we’ve been working on: Submission Utility • Library Submission Utility redesign • Goals: • Improve layout for easier use • Incorporate new features SNEAK PEAK!!!

  12. What we’ve been working on: Submission Utility Like the homepage, a tabbed format assists with navigation. LinkOut is the default tab.

  13. What we’ve been working on: Submission Utility Browse or search. Listing journals by title ranges improves browsing. Choices for browsing. Filter the list.

  14. What we’ve been working on: Submission Utility Simple “click to pick” format is maintained for journal selection.

  15. What we’ve been working on: Submission Utility URL Prefix/Suffix: Customize the URLs for your library’s links. NEW FEATURES!

  16. What we’ve been working on: Submission Utility

  17. What we’ve been working on: Submission Utility Manage Outside Tool and DDS from the Submission Utility.

  18. What we’ve been working on: Submission Utility

  19. Enhanced localizing: My NCBI share • Display icons, filter tabs, and highlighting from My NCBI using a special URL. • Increase the visibility of your library’s resources for your users. • Easy to set up: www.pubmed.gov

  20. Enhanced localizing: My NCBI share

  21. Enhanced localizing : My NCBI share • For example: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?myncbishare=linkout

  22. Enhanced localizing : My NCBI share

  23. LinkOut Promotional Materials • In response to requests for promotional materials from libraries. • Help libraries promote LinkOut to users.

  24. LinkOut Promotional Materials • What are other libraries doing to promote LinkOut?

  25. New Tutorials • 3 short animated Flash tutorials • Displaying Icons • Setting up filters • PubMed & OpenURL-based services • LinkOut>Libraries>Training and Promotion • Ideas for topics? Please let us know.

  26. New Tutorials

  27. Questions?????? Please send questions and comments to: lib-linkout@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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