Jeffery Loo – UC Berkeley

PURPOSE: Provide a presentation to LBNL Library introducing UC-eLinks -the University of California’s SFX link resolver service.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

1. The purpose of link resolvers is to connect readers from citations to full-text materials in an automated fashion.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. The installation and development of UC-eLinks is overseen by the California Digital Library and co-managed by UC campus libraries.
5. 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.

PURPOSE: Provide a presentation to LBNL Library on the current state of ebook technology and UC Berkeley Library’s ebook inventory.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• ebook inventory at UC Berkeley Library
• The guidelines for ebook collection development prepared by UC, which address issues with licensing, acquisition models, digital rights management, reader devices, pricing models, vendor options, and more.
• Tour of the ebook features and functionalities within different vendor platforms – demonstrating print-on-demand services and interactive content.