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LinkFinder Plus at the University of Edinburgh – the story so far…… Liz Stevenson

LinkFinder Plus at the University of Edinburgh – the story so far…… Liz Stevenson Edinburgh University Library. ENCompass. Endeavor Information Systems Inc Purchased on behalf of the University of Edinburgh Joint purchase with the National Library of Scotland. ENCompass .

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LinkFinder Plus at the University of Edinburgh – the story so far…… Liz Stevenson

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  1. LinkFinderPlus at the University of Edinburgh – the story so far…… Liz Stevenson Edinburgh University Library

  2. ENCompass • Endeavor Information Systems Inc • Purchased on behalf of the University of Edinburgh • Joint purchase with the National Library of Scotland

  3. ENCompass Digital Collections: local collections – exam papers, finding aids, streaming video, teaching resources Resource Access: federated searching of remote databases LinkFinderPlus: OpenURL resolver

  4. Implementation timetable • Contract signed December 2002 • Project planning • Project Team • On site training: March 2003 • Installation and set up

  5. Project Team: ENCompass • Project management • Metadata • Interface design • LinkFinderPlus • Resources & Collections • Liaison and Promotion • Managing user expectations

  6. Pilot project • Exemplar site, selected data resources • Subgroups • User training • On-going development issues • Continually growing resources

  7. LinkFinderPlus: Targets • Targets activated to date: • SwetsWise • ScienceDirect • ingenta • JSTOR • Springer • Nature

  8. LinkFinderPlus: Sources • Test only • SwetsWise • FirstSearch • ScienceDirect • September-October 2003 Wider implementation

  9. LinkFinderPlus: Sources • Issues WOK & SwetsWise: compliant, but only SFX button available BIDS: only SilverPlatter services available Linguistics Abstracts Online not compliant till 2004 Educational Research Abstracts Online not compliant

  10. LinkFinderPlus • Activation of multiple targets • Accuracy of local holdings • Accuracy of aggregators’ data • Improved access to full text • Choice of sources, if required • Alternative services

  11. LinkFinderPlus • Split runs & Moving walls • Maintenance • Library Catalogue • Web list • Third party assistance?

  12. LinkFinderPlus • Interface • Extended services • Link wording • Development work • Staffing

  13. The University of Edinburgh Collections Gateway test site http://morrigan.lib.ed.ac.uk:20008 Liz Stevenson L.Stevenson@ed.ac.uk

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