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1 online resource : illustrations. |
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Series |
Library technology reports,
0024-2586 ;
v. 46, no. 7 (Oct. 2010)
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Library technology reports ; v. 46, no. 7.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
1. Introduction -- Scope of this report -- Why OpenURL? -- Basic terms -- The OpenURL process -- The appropriate copy: is it still a problem? -- Getting beyond "Appropriate copy" : Understanding why OpenURL resolving fails -- Tapping into the power of Google Scholar -- Discovery tools: Shedding more light on link resolver failures -- Making OpenURL better: Data, data, and more data -- Industry initiatives -- Conclusion -- 2. Improving the resolver menu -- Resolver menu redesign at EKU -- Resolver rules and direct-to-full-text -- Use statistics: SFX -- Caveats -- 3. Digging into the data -- Testing OPenURL full text link resolution accuracy at our institutions -- Resolver result accuracy by document type -- Causes of failure -- Qualitative observations on resolver effectiveness -- Top ten list of tasks to improve resolver effectiveness. -- 4. The future of OpenURL linking -- Adapting to changes in the research environment -- Expanding the reach of reference linking: OpenULR on the Web. -- Other linking initiatives. -- 5. Sources and resources -- OpenURL -- The Semantic Web and COinS -- Browser extensions -- SFX -- Usability and user experience. |
Summary |
This issue of Library Technology Reports provides practicing librarians with real-world examples and strategies for improving resolver usability and functionality in their own institutions. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Web services -- Standards.
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Web services. |
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Uniform Resource Identifiers.
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Uniform Resource Identifiers. |
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Electronic information resources -- Access control.
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Electronic information resources -- Access control. |
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Libraries -- Information technology.
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Libraries -- Information technology. |
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Libraries. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Price, Jason S.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Trainor, Cindi. Rethinking Library Linking: Breathing New Life into OpenURL. Chicago : ALA Editions, ©2010 9780838958131 |
ISBN |
9780838991329 (electronic book) |
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0838991327 (electronic book) |
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9780838991336 (electronic book) |
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0838991335 (electronic book) |
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1283174170 |
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9781283174176 |
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9780838958131 |
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