1. Citations Helper: What Is It and What Can It Do? Sakai Conference Amsterdam June 12, 2007

2. Background Indiana University Libraries and University of Michigan Mellon Grant: 1 Jan ‘06 to June ‘08 Integrate licensed library content and Sakai

3. Project Partners UC-Berkeley Johns Hopkins Northwestern Stanford Yale

4. Citations Helper: In Brief New functionality in Sakai 2.4 Enables users to search and retrieve citations and make stable URLs to content with Sakai Uses library metasearch tools, Google Scholar, and/or manual adding of citations Embedded within the Resources tool

5. Demonstration Go to browser Demo done

6. Add Citations

7. Basic Search

8. Search Results

9. Revise Citation List

10. View Citation Details

11. SFX & Full-text

12. Google Scholar

13. Ex Libris MetaLib X- Server is doing the searching –Access the same search sources that SearchTools can –Get the same metadata as SearchTools Searching Library Resources: Technical Underpinnings db SearchTools Sakaibrary MetaLib X-Server ProQuest, ERIC, PsycInfo, ISI Web of Science, etc. The role of the X-Server in SearchTools and Sakaibrary

14. Sakaibrary SFX SFX API SFX KB The role of the SFX API in SFX and Sakaibrary Linking to Library Resources: Technical Underpinnings Creating our own OpenURL links for SFX Plan to integrate with SFX API

15. Configuring the tool Default is set to “off” in Sakai Options to enable one or all three: –Search Library Resources –Search Google Scholar –Create a citation Specific course will activate the tool

16. Configuring with Library Resources Library needs SingleSearch Web2Bridge or MetaLib X-Server Flexible configuration schemes –Indiana environment Multiple XML files + Java implementation –Michigan environment Handful of Sakai properties + XML file Documentation –http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/confluence/x/mqshttp://confluence.sakaiproject.org/confluence/x/mqs

17. Recommended use for Fall ‘07 Contact your campus library to configure with metasearch tools Target specific courses with library assignments Send us your feedback –sakaibrary@umich.edu

18. Next Steps Refine and improve Citations Helper for Sakai 2.5 –Sorting/reordering of results sets and citation lists –Importing from EndNote, RefWorks, etc. –Adding citations from within Rich Text Editor

19. Next Steps Explore other means of getting citations into Sakai –Search engines, browser plugins Create Research Guides prototype –Pages providing research support for a specific course or subject DLF Aquifer project Follow-up project?

20. Support faculty and librarian creation of: Constrained searches Canned searches Links to specific electronic resources Help guides Links to contact librarians: chat, e-mail, course discussion forum Other library sources

21. Learn More about Sakaibrary Sakaibrary in 2.4: User Feedback Guides Development, Thursday @ 10:10am Project Wiki –http://issues.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display /SLIB/Homehttp://issues.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display /SLIB/Home Project Website –http://sakaibrary.orghttp://sakaibrary.org Citations Helper Demo (free resources) –http://sakaibrary.umdl.umich.eduhttp://sakaibrary.umdl.umich.edu