LinkFinderPlus at the University of Edinburgh –
the story so far……
Liz StevensonEdinburgh University Library
ENCompass
• Endeavor Information Systems Inc• Purchased on behalf of the University of
Edinburgh• Joint purchase with the National Library
of Scotland
ENCompassDigital Collections: local collections –
exam papers, finding aids, streaming video, teaching resources
Resource Access: federated searching of remote databases
LinkFinderPlus: OpenURL resolver
Implementation timetable
• Contract signed December 2002• Project planning• Project Team• On site training: March 2003• Installation and set up
Project Team: ENCompass
• Project management• Metadata• Interface design• LinkFinderPlus• Resources & Collections• Liaison and Promotion• Managing user expectations
Pilot project
• Exemplar site, selected data resources• Subgroups• User training• On-going development issues• Continually growing resources
LinkFinderPlus: Targets• Targets activated to date:
– SwetsWise– ScienceDirect– ingenta– JSTOR– Springer– Nature
LinkFinderPlus: Sources
• Test only– SwetsWise– FirstSearch– ScienceDirect
• September-October 2003Wider implementation
LinkFinderPlus: Sources
• Issues WOK & SwetsWise: compliant, but only SFX
button availableBIDS: only SilverPlatter services availableLinguistics Abstracts Online not compliant till
2004Educational Research Abstracts Online not
compliant
LinkFinderPlus
• Activation of multiple targets• Accuracy of local holdings• Accuracy of aggregators’ data• Improved access to full text• Choice of sources, if required• Alternative services
LinkFinderPlus
• Split runs & Moving walls• Maintenance• Library Catalogue• Web list• Third party assistance?
LinkFinderPlus
• Interface• Extended services• Link wording• Development work• Staffing
The University of Edinburgh
Collections Gateway test site
http://morrigan.lib.ed.ac.uk:20008