Realizing the Hybrid Library

Towards the Hybrid Library

Achievements in research programs are seldom what was envisaged at the start. It is still too early to judge the success or failure of the first phases of the UK Electronic Libraries Program (eLib), as several projects are still not completed. Despite this, some lessons learned are becoming apparent. In this article I reflect on a little of what has been learned, and to explore some of the impl...

Realizing Inclusive Digital Library Environments: Opportunities and Challenges

User access to the hybrid library

INSPIRE: Realizing the Dream of a Global Digital Library in High-Energy Physics

High-Energy Physics (HEP) has a long tradition in pioneering infrastructures for scholarly communication, and four leading laboratories are now rolling-out the next-generation digital library for the field: INSPIRE. This is an evolution of the extraordinarily successful, 40-years old SPIRES database. Based on the Invenio software, INSPIRE already provides seamless access to almost 1 million rec...

SFX and the OpenURL Framework for the Hybrid Library

....................................................................................................1 What Is SFX? ..............................................................................................1 The Current Situation: Closed, Non-Context-Sensitive Linking Frameworks.........2 The OpenURL Framework: An Open, Context-Sensitive Linking Framework.........3 The OpenURL Standard ........