LinkFinderPlus at the University of Edinburgh –

the story so far……

Liz StevensonEdinburgh University Library

             

ENCompass

• Endeavor Information Systems Inc• Purchased on behalf of the University of

Edinburgh• Joint purchase with the National Library

of Scotland

             

ENCompassDigital Collections: local collections –

exam papers, finding aids, streaming video, teaching resources

Resource Access: federated searching of remote databases

LinkFinderPlus: OpenURL resolver

             

Implementation timetable

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

             

Project Team: ENCompass

• Project management• Metadata• Interface design• LinkFinderPlus• Resources & Collections• Liaison and Promotion• Managing user expectations

             

Pilot project

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

             

LinkFinderPlus: Targets• Targets activated to date:

– SwetsWise– ScienceDirect– ingenta– JSTOR– Springer– Nature

             

LinkFinderPlus: Sources

• Test only– SwetsWise– FirstSearch– ScienceDirect

• September-October 2003Wider implementation

             

LinkFinderPlus: Sources

• Issues WOK & SwetsWise: compliant, but only SFX

button availableBIDS: only SilverPlatter services availableLinguistics Abstracts Online not compliant till

2004Educational Research Abstracts Online not

compliant

             

             

             

             

             

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

             

LinkFinderPlus

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

             

LinkFinderPlus

• Interface• Extended services• Link wording• Development work• Staffing

             

             

The University of Edinburgh

Collections Gateway test site

http://morrigan.lib.ed.ac.uk:20008

Liz StevensonL.Stevenson@ed.ac.uk