Managing Information News| EBSCO Leverages OpenURL Technology With Google Scholar

Managing Information News| EBSCO Leverages OpenURL Technology With Google Scholar : "Including Google Scholar as one of its OpenURL-enabled sources, EBSCO's LinkSource link resolver now allows EBSCO A-to-Z (A-to-Z) customers to activate their online resources through the search engine.

For example, in an academic library, end users at participating schools who use Google Scholar will see article-level links displayed for their institution's subscriptions. These links will lead to the library's LinkSource menu from which the user can access the appropriate copy of the article, bringing the licensed electronic full-text to just a click or two from the Google Scholar search results.

'EBSCO is excited to be working with Google in this endeavor,' said Oliver Pesch, EBSCO's Chief Strategist of E-Resources. 'Google has become a very popular search tool for end users. This, combined with the inherent value of Google Scholar's indexing of peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports gives the libraries a unique opportunity to integrate their collections with the Google search experience.'

In recognition of the value this program extends to customers, EBSCO is pleased to provide this service at no additional charge to all A-to-Z customers who use an OpenURL link resolver, regardless of vendor."