SFX – for linking between web resources in the scholarly information environment

  • A web link-resolver (a web-based system that extracts, analyses and stores metadata from different information providers and supplies the user with a list of relevant links to the information resources that they need) chosen by more than 1,500 libraries.
  • It maintains links to full-text articles, online catalogues, local and remote digital resources, and so on.
  • It provides the user with the latest complete content on specific topics by means of different access points through a flexible interface.
  • It allows the user to monitor the usability of sources.
  • It optimizes the acquisition and prevents any duplication of sources.