UC-eLinks
UC-eLinks provides a way to easily move from an article or book citation to the electronic version of the item. Please see the UC-eLinks promotional flyer and the UC-eLinks project archive.
Project Description
- Project team: Team charge and roster, June 2, 2008
- Principles for the Ongoing Development of UC-eLinks: June 2, 2008
- Campus liaisons: May 29, 2008
Guidance
- UC-eLinks FAQ: June 8, 2008
- User guide: August 20, 2007
- Glossary: Terms related to UC-eLinks. June 2, 2008
Tools for Library Staff
- UC-eLinks generated campus A–Z lists of ejournals: June 23, 2008
- Citation Linker: Input citation information to generate a UC-eLinks menu. June 2, 2008
- Full text providers with titles activated in UC-eLinks: updated weekly
- Adding campus databases to UC-eLinks: June 2, 2008
- Adding Tier 2 licensed items to UC-eLinks: August 4, 2003
Technical Information
- Complete List of UC-eLinks Services: January 21, 2007 [HTML]
- Services available for journal article databases: November 26, 2007[HTML]
- Metadata requirements for OpenURLs sent to the CDL SFX server: June 2006 [PDF]
- How journal titles are maintained: December 7, 2004 [HTML]
- Vendor information: UC-eLinks uses SFX from ExLibris [HTML]
Usage Statistics
See the archive for statistics from previous years.
Find the database and vendor name when the statistics report shows just the database code: Revised May 2007 [PDF]UC-eLinks Test Site
The UC-eLinks Test Site is for testing new or updated vendor platforms, and also for testing the development of various CDL products. The UC-eLinks Test Site does not reflect current licensed material or resources. The UC-eLinks Test Site menu may also offer services and options that differ from the UC-eLinks menu in production.
For vendors that do not apply IP recognition the logon information is password protected on the test site.
Go to the UC-eLinks test site nowEvaluation
See the archive for evaluations from previous years.
- UC-eLinks November 2007 Assessment Report: Findings and recommendations from an assessment concerning existing and potential service options for the UC-eLinks service menu. This assessment was conducted at UCSC and UCLA in November 2007. [PDF]
- UC-eLinks UCSD Assessment Report: Findings and recommendations from a round of usability testing conducted on a prototype UC-eLinks window in February 2007. [PDF]
- Overall UC-eLinks Trends: November 29, 2007 [XLS]