Presentation on UC-eLinks, the link resolver service at UC
PURPOSE: Provide a presentation to LBNL Library introducing UC-eLinks -the University of California’s SFX link resolver service.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
- The purpose of link resolvers is to connect readers from citations to full-text materials in an automated fashion.
- UC-eLinks guides readers to full-text access via different pathways, including the following actions:
- directing readers to electronic, full-text materials;
- searching library catalogs for the availability of resources; and
- initiating interlibrary loan requests.
- Beginning with a citation source, the UC-eLinks workflow continues through OpenURLs, link resolver processes, and user selection of services before opening the final target.
- The installation and development of UC-eLinks is overseen by the California Digital Library and co-managed by UC campus libraries.
- LBNL Library has several options for developing link resolver services, so a decision-making and planning framework is proposed that outlines the benefits and limitations of each option.