[WEB4LIB] RE: Vendors Who Borrow from One Another

[Karen Harker]

Actually, the question revolves around the the "portal" products offered
by these two companies:
ExLibris offers SFX
Endeavor offers LinkFinderPlus (I had originally called it "Encompass",
that that is a different system)
 
Both of these use the OpenURL standard as their method of linking to
articles.  It's my understanding that specific people at ExLibris
developed the OpenURL standard, so SFX would be the first to implement
it.  However, Endeavor jumped quickly afterwards and adopted the
standard for their linking tool (LinkFinderPlus).
 
BTW, although they can be integrated with the ILS, these products are
sold as standalone products.  They are not the same thing as an ILS.
 
 
 
Karen R. Harker, MLS
UT Southwestern Medical Library
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX  75390-9049
214-648-1698
http://www.swmed.edu/library/

>>> John Creech <John.Creech at cwu.EDU> 7/29/02 12:36:46 PM >>>
When I was at CSU Monterey Bay in 1995 we went with Endeavor as our
ILS
vendor.  I believe they predate SFX by some time.

John Creech
Electronic Resources & Systems Librarian
Central Washington University Library
400 E. 8th Ave. | Ellensburg, WA 98926 |
office - 509-963-1081 || fax - 509-963-3684
creechj at www.lib.cwu.edu 

On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Drew, Bill wrote:

> The real question is now:
>
> Which came first, ExLibris or Endeavor?
>
> which one laid the rotten egg?
>
> I know that SFX has been available for a quite awhile.
>
> Bill Drew
>






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