[WEB4LIB] Re: context-sensitive linking products

[Kevil, L H.]

While we are on the subject of OpenURL resolvers...does anyone know anything about the Sirsi product? It is reported to be at least in alpha and was supposed to be out early this year, but there is no mention of it on their website. TIA,

Hunter

L. Hunter KEVIL
Collection Development Librarian
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri 65201

KevilL at missouri.edu
573-884-8760 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Robinson [mailto:drobinson at hwwilson.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 2:47 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: context-sensitive linking products


I asked around... and explored our admin interface a bit. There is a small degree of customization, and not just to fee based services. However, we're operating under a license from SFX and we're offering the choices that our license allows. 

Dan Robinson
drobinson at hwwilson.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Poulin [mailto:PoulinMW at lemoyne.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 12:02 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: context-sensitive linking products
> 
> 
> Hi Steve,
> =20
> Actually in the case of Wilson -  they appear to license the 
> SFX technology=
>  from ExLibris so it would be appropriate for them to refer 
> to it by the =
> brand name.
> =20
> A much bigger question - one that I have posed to Wilson is:
> =20
> Why would anyone want a SFX (linkserver) which could not be 
> customized to =
> the particular library's databases?  The current Wilson SFX 
> server takes =
> you to a host of services which few of us subscribe to (fee based =
> services) and not to the services which we do subscribe to (Wilson's =
> competitors).   There is no customization available at this 
> time.   It =
> seems to me that they have implemented technology without 
> understanding =
> the users.
> =20
>