sirsi resolver at the university of leicester jonathan field sept 3rd, 2004 euug, amsterdam
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Sirsi Resolver at the University of Leicester
Jonathan FieldSept 3rd, 2004
EUUG, Amsterdam
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Aug 21, 2003
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An overview of OpenURL Resolution
• OpenURL is a syntax for URLs
• OpenURL embeds metadata like ISSN, journal title, article title, etc.
• More and more vendors are using the OpenURL standard
• OpenURL Resolution maximize your investment in E-Resources, because they bring users in contact with resources
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What are the pieces that make up an OpenURL?
• The OpenURL includes a “base URL” plus a query, which contains the metadata for the item
• The OpenURL may include DOI (digital object identifiers) or other unique identification numbers
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What does an OpenURL look like?
• Below is an example of an OpenURL• http://somedatabase.vendor.com/ represents
the base URL• The remainder of the OpenURL includes the
query:menu?genre=article&issn=12345678&volume=15&issue=6&date=20010908&spage=67&aufirst=Ivana&aulast=Reedabook
http://somedatabase.vendor.com/menu?genre=article&
issn=12345678&volume=15&issue=6&date=20010908&
spage=67&aufirst=Ivana&aulast=Reedabook
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Sounds great!
• And it is, but, it’s out of our control• The vendors are determining where
these links are going• The patron “sees” a link to the full
text, but then gets led to a database that the library does not subscribe to
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What does a link resovler do?
• Link resolvers allow us to control where the OpenURL ultimately “resolves”
• The OpenURL passes through the link resolver, i.e the Sirsi Resolver
• The Resolver returns a menu of choices, based on the resources that the library has defined as their profile within the Knowledgebase, i.e where the full text, or “appropriate copy” of the item may be found
Search of Database A
Citation
LinkResolver
Database
OPAC
Publisher’s site
ILL request form
Database
Title Coverage Database
Better Homes and Gardens
•1980 – Date•1960 – 1990•1905 – Date
•Database A•Database B•Database C
Better Research Quarterly
•1980 – Date•1990 – Date•1990 – Date•1995 – Date
•Database A•Database B•Database C (No full text)•Database D
Better Shopping Monthly
•1975 – 1993•1984 – Date
•Database A•Database C
Customer Profile example in Sirsi’s Resolver Knowledgebase
Citation: Reedabook, Ivana. “How do link resolvers actually work?”
Better Research Quarterly, Vol. 13 (1992) No. 6, pp. 65-71Better Research Quarterly Holdings Info
Database A Database B Database C Database D
Vol. 1 (1980) – DateFull Text
Vol. 11 (1990) – DateFull Text
Vol. 1 (1980) – DateCitations/Abstracts Only
Vol. 1 (1980) - DateFull Text for 1995 – Date
Match: Yes Match: Yes Match: No Match: No
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Let’s See it in Action!
• Search
• Retrieve
• Resolve
• Receive
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Let’s See it in Action!
• Let’s start the user’s exploration in the Leicester Geology Room
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• Search
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• Receive
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Let’s See it in Action!
• Resolve
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• Receive
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Let’s See it in Action!
• Let’s see it again, but this time with the user starting from the OPAC
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Let’s See it in Action!
• Search
EUUG Amsterdam
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Let’s See it in Action!
• Retrieve
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Let’s See it in Action!
• Resolve
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• Receive
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Let’s See it in Action!
• One last time. Let’s say the user knows the article they want, and has the issue information in hand.
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• Search
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• Receive
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Let’s See it in Action!
• Ok, one more… How about integrating local print holdings into the knowledge base? Let’s say the user starts in the A-Z List
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Let’s See it in Action!
• Fibbed again… What if the user starts in the vendor’s native interface?
Sirsi Resolver at the University of Leicester
Jonathan FieldSept 3rd, 2004
EUUG, Amsterdam