[WEB4LIB] Re: OpenURL services

[Mark Dehmlow]

Karen,

Some of the link-resolver providers are integrating these services.  The 
two that I know of are SFX and Serials Solutions.  Both offer pretty 
robust eJournal management through their interfaces as well as AtoZ 
lists and link resolution.  There may be other out there too.

Best Wishes,

Mark Dehmlow
University Libraries of Notre Dame

Karen Harker wrote:

>I would like to ask the list a more general question, referrign to
>Stacy's comments about EBSCO....are such vendors working towards
>integrating their datasets to provide Libraries with an integrated
>solution to managing electronic journal data?  We are currently in a
>situation not unlike other libraries of maintaining two separate data
>sets with vast amount of overlap (title, ISSN, holdings, etc.).  I had
>presumed that EBSCO's link resolver data was integrated with their
>AtoZ/EJS service.  If it is not, why not? 
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>Currently, we maintain our own ejournal list and maintain a third-party
>link resolver, both of which require significant staff effort to
>maintain with a high degree of quality.  Even if we subscribe to the
>EJS/AtoZ and their link resolver, would we also continue to have to
>maintain the link resolver database?
>
>It seems to me that the most efficient and effective way of doing this
>is to have a single set of data.  Why are these vendors providing that?
>
>OK, my venting has been completed.
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>
>Karen R. Harker, MLS
>UT Southwestern Medical Library
>5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
>Dallas, TX  75390-9049
>214-648-8946
>http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/library/
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>>>>Stacy Pober <stacy.pober at manhattan.edu> 2/9/2005 12:36:20 PM >>>
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>We're currently shopping for an OpenURL service.  We're looking for one
>that
>will be hosted by the vendor - not on one of our servers.
>
>The ones we're considering are:
>
>SFX eXpress by Ex Libris
>Serials Solutions Article Linker
>EBSCO Link Resolver
>
>The prices are very competitive, so that's not an issue.  Ease of use
>and
>options are more important.
>
>We currently use EBSCO AtoZ for our journals holdings, so I was leaning
>towards
>using them if I can determine that the Link Resolver will work
>smoothly
>with the AtoZ list (AtoZ is done through EBSCO's Alabama offices,
>while
>the Link Resolver is in Ipswich MA, so integration can't be assumed
>just
>because they're both EBSCO products).
>
>If you're using any vendor-hosted OpenURL service for your library and
>can
>share its pros and cons, I'd be glad to hear about your experience.
>
>I get this list on digest, so if you could cc: me on list responses, I
>would
>appreciate.
>
>Advance thanks,
>Stacy Pober
>Information Alchemist
>Manhattan College
>O'Malley Library
>Riverdale, NY 10471
>stacy.pober at manhattan.edu 
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