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• LinkFinderPlus at the University of Edinburgh
  the story so far
• Liz Stevenson
• Edinburgh University Library

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ENCompass

• Endeavor Information Systems Inc
• Purchased on behalf of the University of
  Edinburgh
• Joint purchase with the National Library of
  Scotland

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ENCompass

• Digital Collections local collections exam
  papers, finding aids, streaming video, teaching
  resources
• Resource Access federated searching of remote
  databases
• LinkFinderPlus OpenURL resolver

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Implementation timetable

• Contract signed December 2002
• Project planning
• Project Team
• On site training March 2003
• Installation and set up

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Project Team ENCompass

• Project management
• Metadata
• Interface design
• LinkFinderPlus
• Resources Collections
• Liaison and Promotion
• Managing user expectations

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Pilot project

• Exemplar site, selected data resources
• Subgroups
• User training
• On-going development issues
• Continually growing resources

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LinkFinderPlus Targets

• Targets activated to date
• SwetsWise
• ScienceDirect
• ingenta
• JSTOR
• Springer
• Nature

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LinkFinderPlus Sources

• Test only
• SwetsWise
• FirstSearch
• ScienceDirect
• September-October 2003
• Wider implementation

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LinkFinderPlus Sources

• Issues
• WOK SwetsWise compliant, but only SFX button
  available
• BIDS only SilverPlatter services available
• Linguistics Abstracts Online not compliant till
  2004
• Educational Research Abstracts Online not
  compliant

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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

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LinkFinderPlus

• Split runs Moving walls
• Maintenance
• Library Catalogue
• Web list
• Third party assistance?

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LinkFinderPlus

• Interface
• Extended services
• Link wording
• Development work
• Staffing

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The University of Edinburgh

• Collections Gateway test site
• http//morrigan.lib.ed.ac.uk20008
• Liz Stevenson
• L.Stevenson_at_ed.ac.uk