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Citations Helper: What Is It and What Can It Do?

Citations Helper: What Is It and What Can It Do?. Sakai Conference Amsterdam June 12, 2007. Background. Indiana University Libraries and University of Michigan Mellon Grant: 1 Jan ‘06 to June ‘08 Integrate licensed library content and Sakai. Project Partners. UC-Berkeley Johns Hopkins

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Citations Helper: What Is It and What Can It Do?

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  1. Citations Helper:What Is It and What Can It Do? Sakai Conference Amsterdam June 12, 2007

  2. Background • Indiana University Libraries and University of Michigan • Mellon Grant: 1 Jan ‘06 to June ‘08 • Integrate licensed library content and Sakai

  3. Project Partners • UC-Berkeley • Johns Hopkins • Northwestern • Stanford • Yale

  4. Citations Helper: In Brief • New functionality in Sakai 2.4 • Enables users to search and retrieve citations and make stable URLs to content with Sakai • Uses library metasearch tools, Google Scholar, and/or manual adding of citations • Embedded within the Resources tool

  5. Demonstration • Go to browser Demo done

  6. Add Citations

  7. Basic Search

  8. Search Results

  9. Revise Citation List

  10. View Citation Details

  11. SFX & Full-text

  12. Google Scholar

  13. SearchTools Sakaibrary MetaLib X-Server db db db db db ProQuest, ERIC, PsycInfo, ISI Web of Science, etc. The role of the X-Server in SearchTools and Sakaibrary Searching Library Resources: Technical Underpinnings • Ex Libris MetaLib X-Server is doing the searching • Access the same search sources that SearchTools can • Get the same metadata as SearchTools

  14. SFX Sakaibrary SFX API SFX KB The role of the SFX API in SFX and Sakaibrary Linking to Library Resources: Technical Underpinnings • Creating our own OpenURL links for SFX • Plan to integrate with SFX API

  15. Configuring the tool • Default is set to “off” in Sakai • Options to enable one or all three: • Search Library Resources • Search Google Scholar • Create a citation • Specific course will activate the tool

  16. Configuring with Library Resources • Library needs SingleSearch Web2Bridge or MetaLib X-Server • Flexible configuration schemes • Indiana environment • Multiple XML files + Java implementation • Michigan environment • Handful of Sakai properties + XML file • Documentation • http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/confluence/x/mqs

  17. Recommended use for Fall ‘07 • Contact your campus library to configure with metasearch tools • Target specific courses with library assignments • Send us your feedback • sakaibrary@umich.edu

  18. Next Steps • Refine and improve Citations Helper for Sakai 2.5 • Sorting/reordering of results sets and citation lists • Importing from EndNote, RefWorks, etc. • Adding citations from within Rich Text Editor

  19. Next Steps • Explore other means of getting citations into Sakai • Search engines, browser plugins • Create Research Guides prototype • Pages providing research support for a specific course or subject • DLF Aquifer project • Follow-up project?

  20. Support faculty and librarian creation of: • Constrained searches • Canned searches • Links to specific electronic resources • Help guides • Links to contact librarians: chat, e-mail, course discussion forum • Other library sources

  21. Learn More about Sakaibrary • Sakaibrary in 2.4: User Feedback Guides Development, Thursday @ 10:10am • Project Wiki • http://issues.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/SLIB/Home • Project Website • http://sakaibrary.org • Citations Helper Demo (free resources) • http://sakaibrary.umdl.umich.edu

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