An OpenURL resolver (SFX) in action: the answer to a librarian's prayer or a burden for technical services?
Access Status
Open access
Authors
Sutherland, Alison
Green, Peter
Date
2004Type
Conference Paper
Metadata
Show full item recordCitation
Sutherland, Alison and Green, Peter. 2004. : An OpenURL resolver (SFX) in action: the answer to a librarian's prayer or a burden for technical services?, VALA2004 12th Biennial Conference and Exhibition, 3-5 February 2004. Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre: Victorian Association for Library Automation.
Source Title
Breaking Boundaries: Integration and Interoperability
Source Conference
VALA2004 12th Biennial Conference and Exhibition
Additional URLs
Faculty
Chancellory
Collection
Abstract
This paper will reflect on the experience of installing, configuring and maintaining the Ex Libris' OpenURL resolver - SFX. Particular attention will be paid to the extraordinary usefulness of this tool for gluing together the components of the resource discovery process. This paper will discuss the level of staffing required to maintain the resolver service, the skill sets required by those staff and the place of an OpenURL resolver within the extended ILMS. Finally the authors will speculate on the future of such a service within the portfolio of online services offered by a university library.
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Dong, Hai (2010)With the emergence of the Web and its pervasive intrusion on individuals, organizations, businesses etc., people now realize that they are living in a digital environment analogous to the ecological ecosystem. Consequently, ...
-
Dong, Hai; Hussain, Farookh Khadeer; Chang, Elizabeth (2010)A Service Ecosystem is a biological view of the business and software environment, which is comprised of a Service Use Ecosystem and a Service Supply Ecosystem. Service matchmakers play an important role in ensuring the ...
-
Barratt, Monica; Ferris, J.; Winstock, A. (2015)Background: Cryptomarkets are digital platforms that use anonymising software (e.g. Tor) and cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin) to facilitate trade of goods and services, most notably illicit drugs. Cryptomarkets may reduce ...