SFX: electronic linking
David Ward
Royal Holloway
University of London
Summary
• Royal Holloway
• What I’m Avoiding
• Why Bother?
• What SFX Does
• SFX Concepts, Implementation
• What They Think of It
A Strategic Choice
• Promoting the hybrid campus
- convenience of use
- space constraints
• Supporting our community
- diverse population
- changing lifestyles
Why Bother?
• Maximising existing investment
- 1700 printed journals
- 4600 electronic journals
• Seamless experience for users
- linking to full e-text
- connecting to print location
• Develop e-journal management
A Typical Search
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SFX Concepts
• Sources
- Web of Science
- EBSCO/ OCLC Services
• Targets
- Science Direct/ JSTOR
• Objects
- Individual titles
Implementation
• Training library staff
- a systems job ?
- role of liaison team
• Putting the kit together
- deciding what to make available
- a list of e-journals with ISSNs
SFX in Action
• Needs new way of working
- move directly from search to locate
• Include SFX in information skills training
• Integrate into e-journal management
SFX Reception
• Library staff enthusiastic
• Academic staff very positive
• Students use it
What Next?
• Increase context sensitive linking
• Extend linkage to new areas
• Monitor impact on use of e-resources