1. Integration in the Digital Library Environment Presented by: 羅耀煒 Loh Yeow Wey Title:Account Manager Taiwan / Product Sales Manager Scopus Date: Nov 2004

2. 2 AgendaAgenda Current Library Challenges Selection Decision Making Criteria – Value – Usability Integration = Increased Utilization – Enduser focused – Positioning and Access System Options & Implications Conclusions

3. Many Library Challenges….

4. 4 1. Many different content sources in Taiwan E - Journals: E - Books: Print Journals: Books and Monographs: Thesis’s: A&I Databases: Aggregated Full Text databases: Fiche: CD – Rom …….

5. 5 2. Making it logical to your end-users is also challenging… authentication primary publishers database secondary republishers database A&I database non-bib database free web resources e-reservecatalogueportals online learning systems web site clients

6. The schematic is relatively simple and remember that for every extra click you loose 50% of endusers……

7. 7 huge variety of DBs has also brought huge diversity out of necessity, simplicity is traded for diversity and cost-effectiveness online usage is huge. End-users are voting with their mice. The library needs to be geared to serve them…...this what end-users face in reality

8. Not easy if you are a novice or an expert…

9. 9 So how do you make selections? Experience… Faculty Input… Vendor Influence… Product Quality… Price… Ultimately based on Value = Usage

10. 10 Librarian’s dilemma Many databases, many searches, and heaps of information; end – user does not know where to start searching Googlezation; end-users use google which does not lead to library resources In nut shell – you want to combine the quality of valuable established databases with the behavior of the end- user

11. 11 Some solutions Library integration systems e.g. Exlibris, Endeavor, etc – Portals offering federated searching – One access point – Searching across many sources simultaneously – Seamless linking Emerging solutions that combine quality and address ‘google-like’ requirements of End-users

12. First the library integration option…

13. 13 ScienceDirect SDOS/SDOL 3.5 mln articles Navigation 25 mln Abstracts & Indexes PhysicsEcon.Chem. 8 mln Backfiles (live!) E - Books,Book seriesE – MRW: 60 Bio Med etc. Scopus/Scirus Search to 14.500 titles: -Elsevier -Wiley -Springer -Kluwer -Nature -Science -Cell Press -60 Taiwanese Journals -Etc. -Etc Another way of looking at it Library Management System + Open URL

14. 14 Scopus – quality delivered to fit with End-user behaviour A new, all-science information service offering: Broad coverage of more than 14,500 titles – More than 4,000 publishers – An estimated coverage of more than 80% of peer- reviewed scientific literature Citation and reference searching/browsing across >26 million abstracts and 10 years of references The shortest way to full text Federated searching: web and local sources Citation Analysis! A simple, single entry point for users

15. 15 14,500 journals 30 million abstracts Refs from 1996 All subjects All publishers (4000) Library integration tools Dynamic linking to full text Customised library linking Searches local sources Access web=Scirus Developed in partnership with 7 leading inst. Librarians love it End-users love it One entry point One entry point – easy, quick & comprehensive – easy, quick & comprehensive Max 2 clicks to full text Max 2 clicks to full text - seamless workflow - seamless workflow Built Built - for Users - with Users

16. First the library integration option… then easiness for End-users !

17. 17 Single Log-On for end-users Shibboleth on Elsevier Products and Many Other Vendors

18. 18 Seamless Integration: SDOL

19. 19 Seamless Access to Books, MRW’s, etc.

20. 20 Seamless Integration: Scopus

21. 21 Seamless Integration: Embase.Com

22. 22 Implications of both options Library Integration – Requires a systems solution and re-thinking of what databases to keep and integrate – Requires vendor supported interoperability Scopus – Off the shelf solution providing partial integration and linking – Could enable a de-selection of marginal database or databases with overlapping content – Provides an option to position high used specialty DBs alongside a comprehnsive sources e.g. BIOSIS, Compendex, INSPEC, Econlit, Emase,

23. 23 ConclusionsConclusions Ultimately both vendors and librarians strive to serve the end-user Many solutions available to do so Solutions chosen will depend on your situation and budgets Integration is unavoidable Although challenging it provides opportunities to increase value of purchased products and improve effeciency of the research process! A shared objective…

24. Thank you!