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The purpose of the Citations helper Helper is to provide access to library content from within the Resources tool in a course site. The Citations helper makes it possible for users to connect to their library's metasearch service to provide access to electronic content the library provides to the campus. The Sakai 2.4 implementation enables connections to Metalib MetaLib X-Server or SRSI SIRSI SingleSearch.
The helper enhances the capabilities of the Resources tool by enabling creation of a new type of resource. If the Citation helper Citations Helper is enabled, users will have the option to add a "Citation List" in addition to file-uploads, URLs, Simple-text documents, etc, within the Resources tool. Upon selecting the Citation List, users can select "Search Library Resources" or "Create New Citation". When searching library resources, users will retrieve search results and add citations to their citation list. Stable links will be created using OpenURLs. When creating citations manually, an OpenURL will be generated from the available metadata. Copies of these citation lists can then be attached to other items (assignments, discussion postings, calendar items, etc.) within Sakai. In addition, users will be able to initiate Google Scholar searches and save search results as citations within a Citation List.
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