Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Retrieving known items with LibX. |
| Authors: |
Bailey A (AUTHOR), Back G (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Serials Librarian. Feb2008, Vol. 53 Issue 4, p125-140. 16p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Library automation, *Library resources, Open source software, Computers in libraries, OpenURL (Uniform resource locator), Databases |
| Abstract: |
LibX (http://libx.org/) is an open source Firefox extension that provides direct access to library resources in multiple ways: through a toolbar, a context menu, and via cues that LibX places into web sites a user visits. A LibX edition integrates support for the resources to which a particular user community has access, including the library OPAC, databases, and their OpenURL link resolver. As one of its features, LibX supports the fast (one-click) retrieval of known items, such as research articles. This frequent task is automated by exploiting Google's Scholar service as a hidden backend that is used for searches. In this paper, we evaluate the effectiveness of LibX in retrieving known items that were listed as references in a sample of articles in four widely read journals. We conclude that LibX's matching algorithm can lead the user to an accessible copy of an item on average in 81% of cases with a negligible number of irrelevant items retrieved. As a result, LibX can dramatically reduce the time spent on known item searches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
