Re: A-Z Lists vs. the OPAC Winward, Kyle D 11 Feb 2005 21:48 UTC
Tony: I am a little confused about some of the previous respondents using the terminology of link resolver links for journal title level access, wouldn't the source of such links come from a journal tracker A to Z list not an OpenURL resolver, e.g., TDNet A to Z list not TOUR (TDNet OpenURL Resolver)? Our intentions of using a resolver are to ultimately link beyond the journal level to the article level. It strikes me that a purchase of a tracker would be sufficient for linking at the journal title level; why spend the extra money on a resolver if your primary concern is to link to a source at the title level not article level? We have a type of hybrid system where we use a local system to store subscribed e-journal titles and the 856 fields in our OPAC link to these records. However, we use TDNet Main Site to list our e-journal titles, either publisher direct, vendors or aggregators. Our local system also encodes our proxy server settings for IP authentication; it would be a complex operation to migrate these settings to our tracker/resolver. We are hoping to do the reverse and load TDNet's information into our e-journal list/proxy server, which by the way necessitates an extra fee. If you are using a proxy server, it would be of definite importance to consider any potential tracker or resolver's compatibility with such a system. If you would like any additional information on our local process or setup, I would be glad to provide it. Sincerely, Kyle D. Winward Assistant Collection Development Librarian/Assistant Professor Duane G. Meyer Library Southwest Missouri State University 901 South National Avenue Springfield, MO 65804-0095 Office: 417-836-7695 Fax: 417-836-4764 Email: kylewinward@smsu.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Tony Goodwyn Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 11:23 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] A-Z Lists vs. the OPAC Hello, serialists! Recently, the idea was raised about taking an A-Z List from a link resolver and using it almost completely in lieu of the library OPAC to search for journal information. I'm wondering a few things about this, and, being pretty new to serials, I'd really like some opinions about it. I'm intrigued by the idea, but I'm not sure I have the perspective to see what some potential problems might be. Does anyone on this list have experience in dealing with this subject? Any advice, issues, or considerations I should know about? Any input would be appreciated. Best, Tony Tony Wren Goodwyn Serials/Electronic Access Librarian St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Ave. Northfield, MN 55057 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail