TCD LinkSource installation UPDATE

Summary update on LinkSource installation. 9/10/07
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The work on installing the link resolver, LinkSource, is continuing.

The link resolver will enable a user to link from an article citation in one database to the article full text in another.

The link resolver depends on the ‘target’ database being OpenURL compliant. LinkSource is therefore depending on the technology of the database containing the article. Some databases are not fully compliant and you may reach the journal level rather than the article level or even just a search screen within the database. In this case, you’ll need to repeat the search for the article in the full text database.

See the TCD link resolver icon here (LinkSource) icon : and the text accompanying it is usually Check TCD e-journals

This icon will appear on a search results screen, in most cases.

There are a few databases on which it behaves differently. eg. Cinahl – the icon displays on the search result screen, stretched out, on the right hand side. This shouldn’t affect its functionality, however.

If you do a search, for example, in the Web of Science and choose the following reference; click on the tcd icon below the reference and a screen with the following information appears:

Title:
Satellite glial cells in sensory ganglia: Their possible contribution to inflammatory pain
Source:
HANANI, M. Brain, Behavior, And Immunity Volume: 21 Issue: 5 (2007-07-01) ISSN: 0889-1591
Revise Request
Resources Located for this Citation
View this article at Science Direct

Click on the View this article … line, and you should be brought to the full text article.

Note 1: If the message indicates that there are no results, it may be because, a) we don’t have it; b) we have it but it’s not set up with the link resolver yet – later on, when the link resolver is rolled out on more databases, I would ask you to let me know; c) it’s not working, or not working to the level you think it should – again, later on, can you let me know.

Note 2: Revise request – if you come up with no results, there is no point in using the Revise Request option on this screen.

There are various reasons why you may not find the full text of an article:
The library doesn’t subscribe to full text
The library doesn’t subscribe to the date range
A recent article may not have appeared in the vendor’s database yet
A database is not OpenURL compliant.


If you don’t find full text,
search the A-Z of e-journals listing manually (i.e. typing in your journal title as before) or
search the GEAC catalogue.

The database providers with whom I am working to date to provide a functioning link resolver at the moment include, ProQuest, EBSCO, Elsevier, Emerald, Thompson Henry, amongst others.

All these communications are at varying stages, as there are many technical details to sort out. Once the process is begun with any supplier, it goes live immediately, before any testing and corrections can be made. Therefore, HANDLE WITH CARE.

I will be compiling an FAQ as I go along, so if you have any queries about the link resolver, or comments on how (or if) it is working in your subject area, please let me know.

Regards,

Cliona