[Eril-l] Request for Link Resolver Feedback

Wed Apr 18 09:16:45 PDT 2018

We made that switch several years ago, well before we acquired EDS. At the time, it was called LinkSource. Our main reason was because SFX was too much for our small staff (me), as I took management of it almost immediately following library school and honestly, was pretty ignorant about e-resource management in general. EBSCO's product was much more user friendly. It seems to work well most of the time. EBSCO's staff is good about helping when asked.

From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Castillo, Ms. Amy
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 10:23 AM
To: Current, Allison <allison.k.current at medtronic.com>; eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
Subject: Re: [Eril-l] Request for Link Resolver Feedback

Hi Allison,

We made the switch from SFX to Full Text Finder about 2 years ago. We also have EDS and while there were some challenges to overcome it has ultimately proved to be better for us since they are so closely integrated. I did a presentation at ER&L last year on the transition. I uploaded the slides in case they can help any:

https://www.slideshare.net/compofwool/the-adventure-of-too-much-data-migrating-from-sfx-to-ebscos-full-text-finder<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slideshare.net%2Fcompofwool%2Fthe-adventure-of-too-much-data-migrating-from-sfx-to-ebscos-full-text-finder&data=02%7C01%7Cbmjohns%40svsu.edu%7Cd5312061b6394d573ec808d5a537ef18%7C550f45ff3e8342a197d970ad8935b0c5%7C0%7C0%7C636596582020817800&sdata=wHTwoj4jZTrPtkZqFQZEHuo0I%2FJ8wj078xRAXXQ1veQ%3D&reserved=0>

I would say the biggest difference between the two is that Full Text Finder does not list any A&I sources. That may or may not be a big deal to you. In SFX we had those listed out but since EDS covers that part from the search side it hasn't been too much of a problem, or at least from the patron point of view. Also, our SFX instance was a consortial version so I had to do the export a little differently than the steps provided by Ebsco. I'll be happy to send that to you if you're interested. If you do end up switching give yourself some overlap, if possible, because what I thought should take a couple months ended up being about 6-7 months since some of the packages/journal titles needed to be manually reviewed to ensure the coverage ranges were accurate. Hope this helps!

Best,
Amy

Amy Castillo
Coordinator for Periodicals & Electronic Resources
Tarleton State University - Dick Smith Library
254.968.9868 | acastillo at tarleton.edu<mailto:acastillo at tarleton.edu>

From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Current, Allison
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 4:04 PM
To: eril-l at lists.eril-l.org<mailto:eril-l at lists.eril-l.org>
Subject: [Eril-l] Request for Link Resolver Feedback

Hello,

We currently use SFX to manage our electronic resources, but are considering moving to EBSCO's Full Text Finder since we use their Discovery product.  Does anyone have experience switching to Full Text Finder from SFX or just feedback on the system in general? We have been comparing functionality, but would appreciate insights anyone has on the benefits and/or risks of moving to Full Text Finder.

Thanks!

Allison Current, MLIS
Associate Technical Information Specialist | Knowledge Center

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