This page describes the BOF (*B*irds *O*f a *F*eather) meeting to take place at the 5th Sakai Conference in Vancouver, BC between 30 May and 2 June, 2006
BOF Title: Accessing scholarly resources in Sakai using OpenURL
BOF Description: This BOF will focus on the use of OpenURL to facilitate context-sensitive linking to scholarly resources from within the Sakai Framework.
BOF Topics:
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- OpenURL 1.0 - What is it? How does it work? How is it different from OpenURL 0.1?
- OpenURL link resolvers - What are they? How do they work? Who makes them?
- Sakai "tools" in development to take advantage of OpenURL context-sensitive linking - What is Twin Peaks? What is Sakaibrary?
- The challenges of OpenURL and possible solutions - Why aren't we always getting full text? Discussing usage patterns, link resolver options, and vendor cooperation.
Please feel free to comment on topics you'd like to discuss during this BOF.
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