Comments on: Google and OpenURL resolvers http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2005/06/13/google-and-openurl-resolvers/ Resources for librarians who are interested in the application of web design and technologies in libraries Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:04:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ross http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2005/06/13/google-and-openurl-resolvers/#comment-358 Ross Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2005/05/11/google-and-openurl-resolvers/#comment-358 The SFX link appears for every citation. It appears more prominently (next to the title) for items your library holds in fulltext (assuming you've made your holdings available to Google to crawl). Also, technically, WAG the Dog/Monkey/Menagerie is perfectly happy to find print items from multiple libraries for the user. If the item is a journal, it defers to SFX to handle this, but if it runs across an ISBN, it searches any number of catalogs that are associated with a particular institution. For instance, Georgia Tech's WAGger searches GT's catalog and, if it finds no matches, the state union catalog. For the WAGNet (which takes your result set and looks for more related items based on LCSH and database coverage), it searches the local catalog, union catalog and Library of Congress catalog. But, you know, we can promote ILL and document delivery and whatnot all we want... the user is much more concerned about fulltext instant gratification. All the user training in the world isn't going to change that. The SFX link appears for every citation. It appears more prominently (next to the title) for items your library holds in fulltext (assuming you’ve made your holdings available to Google to crawl).

Also, technically, WAG the Dog/Monkey/Menagerie is perfectly happy to find print items from multiple libraries for the user. If the item is a journal, it defers to SFX to handle this, but if it runs across an ISBN, it searches any number of catalogs that are associated with a particular institution. For instance, Georgia Tech’s WAGger searches GT’s catalog and, if it finds no matches, the state union catalog. For the WAGNet (which takes your result set and looks for more related items based on LCSH and database coverage), it searches the local catalog, union catalog and Library of Congress catalog.

But, you know, we can promote ILL and document delivery and whatnot all we want… the user is much more concerned about fulltext instant gratification. All the user training in the world isn’t going to change that.

]]> By: Administrator http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2005/06/13/google-and-openurl-resolvers/#comment-341 Administrator Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:50:16 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2005/05/11/google-and-openurl-resolvers/#comment-341 Isn't it the case though that the SFX link only shows if fulltext is present? If so then, if we don't have fulltext then the link won't show so users can use the other services that are part of SFX. Karen Isn’t it the case though that the SFX link only shows if fulltext is present? If so then, if we don’t have fulltext then the link won’t show so users can use the other services that are part of SFX.

Karen

]]> By: Tate Nunley http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2005/06/13/google-and-openurl-resolvers/#comment-340 Tate Nunley Tue, 14 Jun 2005 01:08:18 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2005/05/11/google-and-openurl-resolvers/#comment-340 I have just a couple of comments. For off-campus access, students may register with Google Scholar and specify the institution(s) for which they are affiliated. This is done via the Scholar Preferences (http://scholar.google.com/scholar_preferences?prev=/) under 'Institutional Access'. It's not as seamless as the IP-based authentication, but it does provide a quick setup mechanism to make use of your link server. Also, Google Scholar does provide both the capability to link to the full-text as well as to access the full SFX menu. For example, I defined Stanford as my library and searched on 'asthma cure'. By clicking on the text link 'Find It @ Stanford' I can access SFX and all available services. Finally, if you do decide to participate with Google Scholar (after having decided to export your holdings), SFX provides an easy mechanism to export your holdings information as an XML file which is then harvested by Google (the process of registering with Google as an institution - also handled by SFX - provides the appropriate location information for the XML output file). I have just a couple of comments. For off-campus access, students may register with Google Scholar and specify the institution(s) for which they are affiliated. This is done via the Scholar Preferences (http://scholar.google.com/scholar_preferences?prev=/) under ‘Institutional Access’. It’s not as seamless as the IP-based authentication, but it does provide a quick setup mechanism to make use of your link server.

Also, Google Scholar does provide both the capability to link to the full-text as well as to access the full SFX menu. For example, I defined Stanford as my library and searched on ‘asthma cure’. By clicking on the text link ‘Find It @ Stanford’ I can access SFX and all available services.

Finally, if you do decide to participate with Google Scholar (after having decided to export your holdings), SFX provides an easy mechanism to export your holdings information as an XML file which is then harvested by Google (the process of registering with Google as an institution - also handled by SFX - provides the appropriate location information for the XML output file).

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