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LIDA Conference
“An Overview
about the History
of Linking”
Erik Jan van Kleef
Regional Director
Central & Eastern Europe
Ovid Technologies
May 27th 2004
Linking Strategy
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There is a
high investment
in external resources
Linking Strategy
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Integration
of the resources
is key
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Linking Strategy
Otherwise there are
silos of information
which are not
interacting
A live example
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A live integration example
of Semmelweis University,
Budapest/ Hungary
A live example – Semmelweis University,
source: Dr. Livia Vasas, Central Library/ Semmelweis University
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keresések száma
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
669
639
2003 jan
2002 dec
288
279
138
Your
Journals@Ovid
97
EBM Reviews
DBASE
EMBASE
A live example – Semmelweis University,
source: Dr. Livia Vasas, Central Library/ Semmelweis University
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keresések száma
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
1426
2002 dec
95
261
35
487
86
PreMedline
MEDLINE
2003 jan
MEDLINE DAILY
Update
A live example – Semmelweis University,
source: Dr. Livia Vasas, Central Library/ Semmelweis University
keresések száma
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120
100
71
80
60
40
20
2003 jan
67
30
24
26
17
23
24
15
16
42
11
0
AMED
BA
Cinahl
IPA
PsycInfo
Sport
Discus
2002 dec
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”If an institution has purchased any kind of
content, every user of this institution should
have the opportunity to use it, no matter
from which place and no matter where the
content is.”
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First generation
– OpenLinks, SilverLinker
– Linking bibliographic databases
(A+I) to full text
– Endevour
– LinkPlus
Pre-Linksolver era...
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Full Text 1
Database
z.B. CSA, Ebsco,
Dialog, Ovid
Link-Produkt
Full Text 2
Linking
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Second Generation
– Universal (Central) Link Resolvers
Difficult and time-consuming to
implement
Time-consuming maintenance
SFX
PERL Programming
A bit later...
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Ovid
CSA
LinkProdukt
LinkProdukt
Ebsco
LinkProdukt
Science
Direct
LinkProdukt
Full Text
Journals@Ovid
Full Text Via
Aggregator
Full Text Via
CrossRef DOI
Doc Delivery,
InfoTrieve, ILL
Local Holdings
(OPAC)
Internet
Resources
Ovid LinkSolver
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Third Generation
– Universal (Central) Link Resolver
– Easy and hassle-free initial set-up and
maintenance
– Plenty of features
Ovid LinkSolver
Full Text
Journals@Ovid
Ovid
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Full Text Via
Aggregator
CSA
Ovid
LinkSolver
Full Text Via
CrossRef DOI
Ebsco
Doc Delivery,
InfoTrieve, ILL
Science
Direct
Local Holdings
(OPAC)
Genome Db
Amazon.com
etc.
Internet
Resources
LinkSolver
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Universal (Central) Linking
Resolver
Link from Anywhere to Anywhere
Ovid LinkSolver
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Details
– Links from any source application to any
OpenURL-compatible information target
– Central Up-to-date-Link repository
– Easy configuration and administration
– Selection of coverage years for journals
– „plug and play“
Ovid LinkSolver
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Details
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– Links to relevant Internet ressources
 Not only full text...
– Article databases
– Author Databases
– Genome datenbases
– External und internal web sites
– Links to local (print) holdings ressources via
OPACs
– Links to document delivery services
Ovid LinkSolver
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Additional features
– Links from Journals@Ovid reference section to
externally hosted electronic full text articles
– “One Click Access” to full text from Ovid and
WebSPIRS
Ovid LinkSolver
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Easy Administration
– Import Tool for upload of elektronic subscription lists,
f.i. from an OPAC or another serials management tool.
– Other customization options (images)
– Consortia Administration (copy group settings)
– fast: Implementation, days – not months
– drag and drop: No PERL programming
– online: Central Link Repository at Ovid – no additional
Hardware or Server requirements
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From Ebsco to Elsevier
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From Database to JCR
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