1. SFX: electronic linking David Ward Royal Holloway University of London

2. Summary Royal Holloway What I’m Avoiding Why Bother? What SFX Does SFX Concepts, Implementation What They Think of It

3. A Strategic Choice Promoting the hybrid campus - convenience of use - space constraints Supporting our community - diverse population - changing lifestyles

4. Why Bother? Maximising existing investment - 1700 printed journals - 4600 electronic journals Seamless experience for users - linking to full e-text - connecting to print location Develop e-journal management

5. A Typical Search …….

13. SFX Concepts Sources - Web of Science - EBSCO/ OCLC Services Targets - Science Direct/ JSTOR Objects - Individual titles

14. Implementation Training library staff - a systems job ? - role of liaison team Putting the kit together - deciding what to make available - a list of e-journals with ISSNs

15. SFX in Action Needs new way of working - move directly from search to locate Include SFX in information skills training Integrate into e-journal management

16. SFX Reception Library staff enthusiastic Academic staff very positive Students use it

17. What Next? Increase context sensitive linking Extend linkage to new areas Monitor impact on use of e-resources