What problems does SFX solve?
Previous attempts at linking from the citation level have had the following disadvantages: • Many of the links are static and embedded in documents at the time of their creation. This approach is not scalable and the resulting links often become less reliable over time. • Some linking is dynamic, but places the links under the control of the vendor, not the library or local institution. • The links are not context-sensitive and don’t take into account the subscriptions and access rights of the local institution. • The scope of the links is normally limited to full text and not to other potential resources. SFX eliminates the need to search different systems to retrieve relevant text and information. What will the Harvard user see? The user will see a Harvard SFX button (see right) in SFX-enabled databases, either at the citation or abstract level. The appearance and location of the button is controlled by the database vendor (the source), so it may vary from source to source. The butto
