Describes the development of CrossRef, a collaborative reference linking service, through which a researcher can click on a reference citation in a journal and immediately access…
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Describes the development of CrossRef, a collaborative reference linking service, through which a researcher can click on a reference citation in a journal and immediately access the cited article.
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Reference‐linking has added a new dimension of value to works containing citations. It drastically reduces the labor involved in accessing referenced material by capitalizing on…
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Reference‐linking has added a new dimension of value to works containing citations. It drastically reduces the labor involved in accessing referenced material by capitalizing on the ability of electronic items to point to each other. With the promise come a variety of issues that must be addressed before the full benefit can be realized. At the forefront of these are determining what to link to, determining appropriate copy, managing access and copyrights, and persistence of object identifiers. A number of initiatives are tackling these issues to various extents, and a number of publishers and vendors are enabling these technologies. Background, benefits, issues, projects, and employment of reference‐linking are examined to provide an overview of the current state of reference‐linking. A sampling of industry players is queried to obtain a variety of perspectives.
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The purpose of this article is to provide a review of the most recent literature concerning document supply and related matters.
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The purpose of this article is to provide a review of the most recent literature concerning document supply and related matters.
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Includes the reading of over 140 published works, including journals, monographs, reports and web sites.
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Finds that usage statistics are still not giving a clear indication of the importance of document supply but it is confirmed that the large proportion of demand comes from a small number of titles. Institutional Repositories are here to stay and expanding. Experience of e‐journals is appearing in the published literature with greater frequency with some interesting conclusions. Evaluation of Open Access journals are starting to appear with mixed results.
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Provides a useful source of information for librarians and others interested in document supply and related matters.