Integrating Access to VIVA Collections

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Integrating Access to VIVA Collections

• VIVA Content Linking Workshop May 22, 2003
• Elaine Day, Averett University
• elaine.day_at_averett.edu

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Content Linking Committee

• Rae Best, GMU Law
• Glenn Bunton, ODU
• Amy Boykin, CNU
• Linda Carder, Lynchburg
• Mary Ann Chappell, JMU
• Deanna Chavez, RMC

• Elaine Day, Averett
• Liz Kent, Sweet Briar
• Katherine McKenzie, WM
• Leslie OBrien, Va Tech
• Jamie Redwine, Hollins
• Gary Stottlemyer, UVa Law

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Committee Charge

• Review electronic resource tracking services and
  linking technologies to make it easier for VIVA
  users to link from one source to another--from
  abstract to article, from article to cited paper.
• Develop learning experiences related to these
  technologies and services, including a workshop
  and handouts for the VIVA community.

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Committee Process

• Literature review
• Environmental scan
• Case study analysis
• Limited vendor contact
• Discussion
• Preliminary report and recommendations to VIVA
• Workshop and Final Report

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Workshop Resources

• Integrating Access to VIVA Collections
  Preliminary Report of the Content Linking
  Committee. VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia,
  April 2, 2003.
• Sitko, Michelle, et al. "E-journal Management
  Systems Trends, Trials, and Trade-offs." Serials
  Review, 283 (2002) 176-194.
• Grogg, Jill E. and Christine L. Ferguson. Linking
  Services Unleashed. Searcher, 112 (February
  2003).
• Tennant, Roy. Cross-database search one-stop
  shopping. (Digital Libraries). Library Journal,
  12617 (Oct 15, 2001) 29-30.

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Discovery to Delivery 2003

• Search web, reference sources, library catalog,
  databases a-z, dynamic or static subject guides
• Search periodical holdings, link to full text
  databases and search again ?, locate print
  holdings, and request ILL or document delivery

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D2D Vision (Appendix A)

• Customizable portal to academic content
• Subject oriented cross-database searching for
  books, articles, data, media, course materials,
  local info, web sites
• De-duped results lists
• Seamless links to full text
• Extended services thatrecognize the context of
  the user

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D2D Extended Services

• Embedded ILL / document delivery form
• Citation manager
• Individual annotated reference files
• Live reference chat
• Embedded tutorials
• Links to courseware

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Content Linking Technologies

• Serials management for
• Aggregated titles
• Bundled titles
• Directly licensed print and electronic titles
• All licensed free content of VIVA libraries
• Reference linking to articles
• Cross-database searching
• Access integration interface design

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Standards and Protocols

• OpenURL (proposed NISO standard)
• DOI (proprietary standard for CrossRef)
• Remote user authentication
• XML, XSL standards
• Z39.50 standard
• Bath Profile and ZING for Z39.50
• HTTP

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Caveats

• Business advantage in open linking?
• No single off-the-shelf solution
• Citation to article linking is beautiful
• Cross-domain search results can be confusing and
  downright ugly
• Look before you leap new options in view

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Discussion Points

• Where do we build it? Catalog, portal,
  interoperable databases?
• Single source integrated systems or stand alone
  applications?
• Local or remotely hosted product?
• VIVA union list? VIVA academic portal?
• Open source or vendor software?
• VIVA/vendor development partnerships?

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Agenda

• 1030 - 1150 E-Serials Management / Jamie
  Redwine, Leslie OBrien
• 1200 - 110 Out-of-the-Box Lunch - Upstairs
• 110 - 230 Reference Linking and Cross-database
  Searching / Mary Ann Chappell
• 245 - 330 Panel Discussion, Questions,
  Recommendations
• June 5, 2003 Final Report to Steering Comm.

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Moving beyond simple, descriptive access,
libraries will be challenged to understand and
fulfill community requirements for robust
retrieval and for providing assurance of the
integrity and authenticity of content. --Wendy
Pradt Lougee (2002, August)