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“An Overview about the History
of Linking”
Erik Jan van Kleef
Regional Director
Central & Eastern Europe
Ovid Technologies
LIDA Conference May 27th 2004
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Linking Strategy
There is a
high investment
in external resources
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Linking Strategy
Integration
of the resources
is key
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Linking Strategy
Otherwise there are silos of information
which are not interacting
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A live example
A live integration example
of Semmelweis University,
Budapest/ Hungary
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A live example – Semmelweis University,source: Dr. Livia Vasas, Central Library/ Semmelweis University
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A live example – Semmelweis University,source: Dr. Livia Vasas, Central Library/ Semmelweis University
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Linking Strategy
”If an institution has purchased any kind of content, every user of this institution should have the opportunity to use it, no matter from which place and no matter where the content is.”
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Linking
First generation
– OpenLinks, SilverLinker
– Linking bibliographic databases (A+I) to full text
– Endevour
– LinkPlus
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Pre-Linksolver era...
Databasez.B. CSA, Ebsco,
Dialog, Ovid
Databasez.B. CSA, Ebsco,
Dialog, Ovid
Full Text 1Full Text 1
Full Text 2Full Text 2
Link-ProduktLink-Produkt
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Linking
Second Generation– Universal (Central) Link Resolvers
Difficult and time-consuming to implement
Time-consuming maintenance SFX PERL Programming
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A bit later...
OvidOvid
CSACSA
EbscoEbsco
Science Direct
Science Direct
Full Text Journals@Ovid
Full Text Journals@Ovid
Full Text Via Aggregator
Full Text Via Aggregator
Full Text Via CrossRef DOI
Full Text Via CrossRef DOI
Doc Delivery, InfoTrieve, ILL
Doc Delivery, InfoTrieve, ILL
Local Holdings (OPAC)
Local Holdings (OPAC)
Internet Resources
Internet Resources
Link-Produkt
Link-Produkt
Link-Produkt
Link-Produkt
Link-Produkt
Link-Produkt
Link-Produkt
Link-Produkt
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Ovid LinkSolver
Third Generation– Universal (Central) Link Resolver– Easy and hassle-free initial set-up and
maintenance– Plenty of features
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Ovid LinkSolver
OvidOvid
CSACSA
EbscoEbsco
Science Direct
Science Direct
Full Text Journals@Ovid
Full Text Journals@Ovid
Full Text Via Aggregator
Full Text Via Aggregator
Full Text Via CrossRef DOI
Full Text Via CrossRef DOI
Doc Delivery, InfoTrieve, ILL
Doc Delivery, InfoTrieve, ILL
Local Holdings (OPAC)
Local Holdings (OPAC)
Internet Resources
Internet Resources
OvidLinkSolver
OvidLinkSolver
Genome DbAmazon.com
etc.
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LinkSolver
Universal (Central) Linking Resolver
Link from Anywhere to Anywhere
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Ovid LinkSolver
Details– Links from any source application to any
OpenURL-compatible information target– Central Up-to-date-Link repository– Easy configuration and administration– Selection of coverage years for journals– „plug and play“
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Ovid LinkSolver
Details– Links to relevant Internet ressources
Not only full text...– Article databases– Author Databases– Genome datenbases– External und internal web sites
– Links to local (print) holdings ressources via OPACs
– Links to document delivery services
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Ovid LinkSolver
Additional features– Links from Journals@Ovid reference
section to externally hosted electronic full text articles
– “One Click Access” to full text from Ovid and WebSPIRS
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Ovid LinkSolver
Easy Administration
– Import Tool for upload of elektronic subscription lists,f.i. from an OPAC or another serials management tool.
– Other customization options (images)– Consortia Administration (copy group
settings)– fast: Implementation, days – not months– drag and drop: No PERL programming– online: Central Link Repository at Ovid – no
additional Hardware or Server requirements
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From Ebsco to Elsevier
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