Learning the Umlaut

In September 2006, the Second Research Software Contest, held by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) awarded Ross Singer's Umlaut service, an OpenURL link resolver. The article investigates which of the Umlaut's services would be feasible in the SFX environment as well

SFX and DOI: How to make the best of it?

There are so many ways in which a link resolver can use the CrossRef/DOI framework, that even experienced SFX administrators may find it difficult to keep the overview as well as to select and configure the services appropriately. The poster will summarize the DOI experiences of the MPG/SFX admin team by describing selected usage scenarios (incl. "Metadata lookup", "Article level linking" and the "DOI cookie pusher"), and by discussing the benefits and consequences of each scenario

Open Developer Platform

Short contribution for the section "IGeLU Activities – Common Knowledge Revisited

Usage of MetaLib and SFX in the Max Planck Society

The presentation introduces the way SFX and MetaLib were implemented at the Max Planck Society and presents some examples of local modifications and extensions

Max Planck Virtual Library (VLib) - Two Years of Life Experience

The poster gives an overview how the VLib project has developed during the last two years, regarding project history, structure, organization, usage statistics, important facts, development issues and problems which have not been solved up to now

Max Planck Virtual Library (vLib) : Tutorial

This presentation gives a short introduction into goals, concepts and recent status of the vLib project

Getting Rid of e-Books in the SFX Knowledge Base

The poster provides an overview on e-book resources available in the MPG, introduces the MPG e-Book Catalog and discusses the dynamic integration of e-Book holdings into the service menu of the MPG/SFX link resolver

Max Planck Virtual Library (VLib): Zugänge zum Informationsangebot der MPG

Overview over vLib and MPG/SFX project history, project structure, architecture, features with regard to localization of services and future possibilities