Support : Publications : Chronolog Archives : March/April 2004

Dialog eLinks: New Features and More Databases Available

In February 2002, Dialog announced the ability to link from specific database collections on DialogWeb, DialogSelect, Dialog Custom Solutions (Toolkit) and Dialog1 to fulltext electronic journals on publishers' Web sites. The latest enhancements extend this functionality.

More Dialog Databases Enabled

Dialog eLinks is now available in 60 Dialog databases, covering 147 publishers and 11,733 publications. The newly enabled Dialog databases include: Energy Science and Technology (File 103), Food Science and Technology Abstracts (File 51), Foodline^®: Food Science and Technology (File 53), CAB ABSTRACTS (File 50), ToxFile (File 156), Transportation Research Information Services (File 63), PIRA (File 248) and RAPRA: Rubber and Plastics (File 323). See Database Sources for a complete list.

A Single eLinks Manager for Both Dialog and Dialog DataStar

The new Dialog eLinks Manager is a single tool for managing electronic journal subscription linking on both Dialog DataStar and Dialog (DialogWeb, Dialog Select, Dialog1 and Dialog Intranet Toolkit). It combines the best features of earlier links-management tools: StarLinks Manager and Dialog Subscription Manager.

Dialog DataStar and Dialog subscription data are still set up distinctly within the common tool to allow the flexibility to configure access differently for each product platform, if desired. The Dialog Knowledge Center offers support for eLink administrators of both interfaces.

Enhanced Linking Functionality

Changes to the eLinks Manager make it easier to search and locate journal titles, add journal subscriptions by volume and issue to accommodate partial year subscriptions, and allow for multiple subscription ranges on a journal title.

The merged eLinks Manager offers:

• The ability to link via the OpenURL Framework
  
  
• Enhanced ease of use when searching for specific journals or publishers
  
  
• The ability to upload and download subscription information in Microsoft^® Excel format
  
  
• The ability to enter a journal subscription's volume and issue ranges to allow for non-calendar year subscriptions, as well as the ability to enter multiple, non-sequential subscription ranges for a particular publication
  
  
• Additional providers and services
  
  
• Usage tracking for customers to self-monitor electronic journal subscription use

The OpenURL Framework allows customers to link their own OpenURL-based library catalogs, such as Ex Libris' SFX. See the following Web sites for details:

• OpenURL: www.niso.org/committees/committee_ax.html
  
  
• SFX: www.sfxit.com

Other Enhancements

In DialogWeb, users can make a hard copy printout or save the page using the "Print/Save Clean Copy" window. Active links presented in DialogWeb's Print/Save window now are accessible in these formats even offline.

Customers using bibliographic management software (i.e., Thomson Scientific/ISI's ProCite, Reference Manager, or EndNote) now are provided with active eLinks in the tagged output format. Previously they were not available in this format.

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