Subject:  RE: Link resolvers - Knowledge Base -- Steve Oberg
From:  "Peter McCracken" <peter@serialssolutions.com>
Date:  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 18:19:49 -0700

I think it's worth noting that Serials Solutions' full featured OpenURL
resolver, Article Linker, which was mentioned separately on this list
several days ago, is currently in use at a handful of libraries around
the country and will be available for widespread implementation in the
upcoming months.

We've used accurate e-journal holdings data as the cornerstone for
Article Linker, and are pleased to see more people talking about this
important -- but usually ignored -- aspect of OpenURL link resolvers.
With reference to the original posting, an OpenURL resolver is only as
good as the data behind it. More information is available at
http://www.serialssolutions.com/articlelinker.asp .

Peter McCracken, MLS
Co-founder, Serials Solutions, Inc.
444 NE Ravenna Blvd, Suite 211
Seattle, WA  98115
(206) 545-9056 ext.17  //  (866) SERIALS ext. 17
fax: (206) 525-9066  //  peter@serialssolutions.com

 > -----Original Message-----
 > Subject:  RE: Link resolvers - Knowledge Base -- Sharon Wiles-Young
 > From:  "Oberg, Steve" <STOBERG@TAYLORU.EDU>
 > Date:  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 10:06:24 -0500
 >
 >
 > If by link resolvers you mean things like LinkFinderPlus or SFX, an
 > excellent article comparing the major players (SFX from Ex Libris,
 > LinkFinderPlus from Endeavor, OpenURL Resolver from SIRSI, and 1Cate)
 > appeared in _Serials Review_ vol. 28, no. 4 (Winter 2002), entitled
 > "Context-Sensitive Linking:  It's a Small World After All"
 > and authored
 > by Maria D. D. Collins and Christine L. Ferguson.
 >
 > For those who have access to ScienceDirect, the online version of the
 > article may be accessed via the following URL (those who don't will be
 > "asked" to pay a way-too-hefty fee of $30, I think):
 >
 > http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=ci
 > tationSear
 > ch&_uoikey=B6W63-47RHXT5-3&_origin=EMFR&_version=1&md5=38ea76d
 > b08505687c
 > 6d5a851f6be40a1
 >
 > Steve
 >
 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 > Steve Oberg
 > Electronic Resources Librarian & Assistant Professor
 > http://www.tayloru.edu/library/
 >
 > Editor, Bits & Bytes Column, _Serials Review_
 > http://sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00987913
 >
 > > -----Original Message-----
 > > Subject:  Link resolvers - Knowledge Base
 > > From:  Sharon Wiles-Young <slw0@lehigh.edu>
 > > Date:  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 08:40:06 -0400
 > >
 > > Hello,
 > > I was wondering if anyone has any experience with the
 > > differences in link resolvers and their respective knowledge
 > > bases. Has anyone seen any research done on comparing link
 > > resolver services?  I realize some of these link resolvers
 > > are very new products but it would be helpful to have some
 > > information on how robust certain knowledge bases are at this
 > > point. Any information on this topic would be helpful.
 > > Thank you
 > > Sharon Wiles-Young
 > > *****************************
 > > Sharon Wiles-Young
 > > Director of Library Access Services
 > > 400 Linderman Library
 > > Lehigh University
 > > Bethlehem, PA 18015-3067
 > > 610-758-3046
 > > 610-758-5605 (fax)
 > >
 >