About WebBridge LR

Emily SingleyCurry College

January, 2011

How WebBridge works:

Database: Abstract

WebBridge serverCoverage table: A-Z list (e-holdings)

Database: Full Text

Resource Panel (displays links to full-

text)

OpenURLs

http://odin.curry.edu/login?url=http://openurl.ebscohost.com/linksvc/linking.aspx?genre=article&issn=#@ISSN-HYPHEN#&title=#@TITLE#&atitle=#@ATITLE#&date=#@DATE#&issue=#@ISSUE#&spage=#@SPAGE#&volume=#@VOLUME#

Let’s see it in action……….

http://odin.curry.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=rzh

If the full-text is not available:

You will see a “Sorry, we were unable to find any full-text” message on the resource panel.

WebBridge works in Google! Requires service agreement with III

Easy to set up

Your library holdings will display in a Google Scholar search

Displays automatically to users within your IP range

Link to full-text content through WebBridge resource panel

http://scholar.google.com/

The backend:

Web-based admin interface

Coverage load is time consuming and requires much customization

Constructing OpenURLs is mostly trial-and-error

An understanding of regular expressions is helpful

http://apollo.curry.edu/iii/admin/SignOnPage.html

More information:

WebBridge LR from Innovative: http://www.iii.com/products/webbridge_lr.shtml

WebBridge Tutorial on CSDirect (need III login): http://csdirect.iii.com/tutorials/webbridgelr/

WebBridge Wiki on CSDirect (need III login): http://csdirect.iii.com/webbridge/

WebBridge listserv from III -- subscribe through III

Questions? Contact me: emilysingley@gmail.com Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/emilysingley1974/webbridgelr