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