Link to Individual Resources

For example, CSA allows you to link from citation to many resources.

• Labor intensive - must customize list of links in each database.
• Date range a problem for OPAC and ejournal holdings
• Little consistency in link label, available resources, etc

Link to OpenURL Resolver

• Enable single link in each database
• Present all possible matches from central database
• Consistent label and results

What is an OpenURL Resolver?

• Accepts citation information in standard format
• Decodes citation into article title, journal title, author, etc
• Searches central database for resources that match the citation
• Presents links to (possible) resources