Sfx An Introduction

SFX – an introduction

Erasmushogeschool Brussel | 22 januari 2010

Alan Oliver, Business Development Director


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Agenda

• Introduction and context

• Electronic resources (e-resources)

• User expectations and the challenge for the library

• SFX – OpenURL link-resolver and A-Z List

• The OpenURL – a quick overview

• Benefits for the user and the librarian

• The users view

• Input/Output

• SFX – Easy setup

• KnowledgeBase and SFXAdmin

• Default settings

• SFX – Open and under library control

• Extensive customization and integration options

• Collection Management tools and statistics

• A touch of magic!


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Electronic resources (e-resources)

Indexes

• A&I databases

• OPACs

• Web search engines

• A-Z Lists

All online information material and services including:

Services

• ILL/Document Delivery

• Help Services

• Reading lists

• e-learning environment

Objects

• e-journals

• e-books

• Conference proceedings

• Patents

• Digital objects


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Users expectations

• Easy and seamless access

• to all material at the point of need

• Intuitive navigation

• between resources and platforms

• Valid and meaningful services

• for each item at the point of need


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The challenge for the library

• Interlinking of e-resources

• on different systems and platforms in a meaningful way

• Presentation of e-resources• intuitive and with the institutional branding

• Keeping track and control

• of everything that is available, licensed and free

• of their collection including overlaps between packages

• Understanding the need• for resources and their display


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SFX – the solution

• OpenURL link-resolver and KnowledgeBase

• accepts OpenURL with metadata input from any source

• presents a link menu with appropriate links

• creates dynamically links to the services the user chooses

• contains comprehensive data for available e-resources –

licensed and free

• A-Z List

• lists all e-journals – licensed and free as the libraries chooses

• provides search functionality

• contains direct links to the e-journals


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The OpenURL – a quick overview

• NISO standard Z39.88 – published in 2004

• Standard format for the transfer of metadata

• from a link source

• to a link-resolver

• 2 versions are currently in use

• 0.1

• 1.0

• Example for 0.1: http://demo.exlibrisgroup.com:9003/demo?issn=13515101;volume=15;issue=6;

date=2008;spage=579;atitle=Smoke%20exposure%20increases%20the%20ris

k%20for%20multiple%20sclerosis

• Implemented by all major database vendors


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SFX – key benefits for users

• Tailored link services at users' fingertips

• Full-text services linking to e-journals, e-books and much more

• bX recommendations for scholarly articles

• Many additional services, including document delivery, citation

downloads

• Automatic integration of additional data e.g.

• print holdings via the OPAC

• additional book editions via xISBN, ThingISBN

• DOI links via CrossRef

• book covers via GoogleBooks

• Mapping of titles when title changes occur

• Intuitive finding of meaningful services via link

menu and A-Z List


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SFX – key benefits for the librarian

• Easy set up and integration

• Web-based administration

• Comprehensive, up-to-date KnowledgeBase

• Support for cost effective collection management

• Statistics – understanding what users need

• Collection Management Tools – knowing what is available and where

from

• Powerful technology: open and under library control

• Totally customizable and user-friendly

• Integrates easily with library and user environment

Happy users!


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SFX – the users view

A&I

Portal Full text

Library Services

Citation

services

OPAC

Digital

collections

KnowledgeBase

AZ List

CitationLinker


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SFX – the users view

1. finds citation

and clicks on

SFX button

2. Menu with

relevant services

appears

3. Click on service

opens it in new

window


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SFX - the data flow

http://demo.exlibrisgroup.com:9003/demo?issn=13515101;volume=15;issue=6;date=2008;spage=579;atitle=Smoke%20exposure%20increases%20the%20risk%20for%20multiple%20sclerosis

2. OpenURL created and

sent by source to SFX

3. SFX identifies

relevant services in

KnowledgeBase

and returns menu

4. Clicks

on service

5. creates URL

1. finds citation

and clicks on

SFX button

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117351407/abstract


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SFX – Easy setup

• Comprehensive and up-to-date KnowledgeBase

containing:

• Global and local resources

• e-journals, e-books, conference proceedings and more

• packages, interfaces

• library services

• and more …

• Object relationships

• journals e.g. to supplements, succeeding and preceding titles

• conference proceedings to conference series


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SFX – Easy setup

• Central web based administration

• KnowledgeBase administration

• Menu and A-Z List configuration

• Collection tools

• Reports and statistics

• The library in full control


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• Default settings for immediate use

• 2 different menu templates

• Preset conditions, displays and services

• Changes of labels and conditions via SFXAdmin

• Direct Link Option

SFX – Easy setup


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SFX Menu configuration – default templates


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SFX - open and under library control

• Totally customizable for advanced integration

• Access to HTML and programs

• A-Z Journals Quick Search Box for easy integration in

library homepage

• A-Z Browser Toolbar

• Compatible with the Ex Libris Open Platform Strategy:

• API for external service requests, e.g.

• Full-text availability

• Institutions own applications and interfaces


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• KB tools - collection monitoring and management

• Reports include

• Overlaps between packages by title and date coverage

• Unique titles

• All reports are exportable

SFX – reports and statistics


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• KB tools - collection monitoring and management

• Reports include

• Overlaps between packages by title and date coverage

• Unique titles

• All reports are exportable

• Statistics - logging and analysing usage of electronic resources

• Output includes

• numbers of links to specific journals/platforms/packages

• unused ejournals

• Filters include date range, IP

SFX – reports and statistics


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• Changes made on SFXAdmin appear immediately

• e-book FRBRization supported via xISBN or ThingISBN

• Dynamic fetches of thumbnails from Google Books

• Object relationships in the KnowledgeBase create instant matches for the user, e.g.

• tracking title changes and supplements

SFX – A touch of magic!


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SFX and bX scholarly recommender service

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recommendation_systems

Recommender systems form a specific type of information

filtering (IF) technique that attempts to present information

items (movies, music, books, news, images, web pages, etc.)

that are likely of interest to the user.

• Recommender systems – a definition


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bX: a scholarly recommender service

• Users interested in this article:

also expressed an interest in these articles:


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bX

• Aggregates SFX usage data (using OpenURL context-object

format and OAI-PMH for harvesting)

• Provides recommendations based on structural analysis of

the usage data:

• For articles – the core unit of scholarly use

• Across platforms – SFX logs usage of all publisher/vendor platforms

• Across journals – Users use articles from different journals in their research

• Across institutions – bX harvests usage logs from research institutions around the world


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SFX – Summary

• Benefits the users with:

• Tailored link services at users' fingertips

• Intuitive finding of meaningful services via

link menu and A-Z List

• Benefits the librarian with:

• Easy set up and integration

• Support for cost effective collection management with tools

for analysis and statistics

• Powerful technology: open and under library control

Happy users!

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