Everything you always wanted to know about SFX but were afraid to ask

Wendy C. Robertson, University of Iowa
Paul A. Soderdahl, University of Iowa

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J123v47n01_09

Abstract

Link resolvers, including Ex Libris’ SFX, use OpenURL to provide library patrons with context-sensitive links, such as the ability to move quickly from a citation in an abstracting and indexing database to the full text. In SFX, information for determining the appropriate links is maintained in the knowledge base, which contains details about a library’s electronic holdings and other information about electronic information resources. This article describes SFX functionality, what the service looks like from a patron’s point of view, and how it can be of particular assistance to a serials librarian.