Enhancing Resource Sharing Access through System Integration
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Authors
Pritting, Shannon
Jones III, William
Jackson, Timothy
Mulligan, Michael
Issue Date
2017-04-12
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Preprint
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en_US
Keywords
API , automation , copyright , ILLiad , interlibrary loan , purchase on demand , systems integration
Alternative Title
Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
Abstract
The application and IT ecosystem of academic libraries typically includes multiple systems, with crucial functions requiring using or sharing information between them. However, library systems are often not well integrated, making workflows and system interactions less than optimal for both staff and patrons. The method to integrate systems that the IDS Project took was to create a middleware platform, IDS Logic, that can connect multiple library systems and open or vendor web services to create the best resource sharing experience for staff and patrons. One specific application that is hosted within the IDS Logic middleware platform is Article Gateway, which uses resource-sharing technology and workflows to deliver fast or instant access to research material to users with little or no staff time and removes as many barriers to user access as possible. Where resource sharing has typically sought to deliver articles in one-to-two days, libraries using Article Gateway typically deliver a significantly higher percentage of articles to patrons within a few hours.
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Pritting, S., Jones, W., Jackson, T., & Mulligan, M. (2017, April 12). Enhancing Resource Sharing Access Through System Integration. Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve, 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1072303X.2017.1305034
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Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve
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1072-303X