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xrefer plus online reference library

xrefer plus online reference library. Online Ready Reference for the Digital Library Jeffrey LaPlante. Sound familiar? Trends:. RUSA study found only 9% of in-library reference questions were answered w/reference books

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xrefer plus online reference library

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  1. xreferplus online reference library Online Ready Reference for the Digital Library Jeffrey LaPlante

  2. Sound familiar? Trends: • RUSA study found only 9% of in-library reference questions were answered w/reference books • Students searching internet for reference info but getting caught in web of unauthoritative, unstructured mess • Mass of information found in search engines don’t give big picture/context • Budgets! Resources are being scrutinized to provide most value across disciplines

  3. What is xreferplus? • Reference portal to: • Begin research on new topic • Browse and explore related concepts • Check facts, find definitions • 43 publishers 170+ titles integrated • over 1.8 million entries • more than 35,000 images • 76,000 audio pronunciation files

  4. A few of our 40+ publishers

  5. A sampling of content

  6. Content increased by 60% in last 12 months!

  7. Collection is ALWAYS growing! Coming soon:

  8. xreferplus subscription options: • xreferplus100- ‘Pick and Mix’ your favorite 100 titles • Make changes throughout the year • Choose new titles as they go live • xreferplusUnlimited • All titles available today (167) and all new during the year • Includes updates to existing titles • Both options include: • unlimited users • remote access

  9. Specialist titles available ‘a la carte’ in 2005: Encyclopedia of Health Care Managementby SageEncyclopedia of New Mediaby SageEncyclopedia of Health and Behaviorby Sage 12 Blackwell Handbooks of PsychologyThe MIT Press Encyclopedia of Visual NeurosciencesThe MIT Press Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interactionby Berkshire Publishing Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egyptby Lynne Rienner

  10. Content is integrated, not isolated • cross-search all content at once • to save time • xreferences – integration of content • to gain accurate, contextual knowledge “What is exceptional about xreferplus is its cross-referencing system, which unites content throughout the entire database in effective and innovative ways”—Information Today

  11. Multiple search options • Across entire collection • Within subject • Within title • Advanced search options

  12. xreferences – the backbone of xreferplus What are xreferences? • Added links that seamlessly connect related entries What do they do? • Integrate content across topics and titles as well as text, audio and image files • Provide context for research • Facilitate corroboration of facts

  13. xreferences: think outside the book No one else offers this patent-pending technology

  14. The Research Mapper • Shows context of related terms • A good research starting point • In depth review: Against the Grain, June 2004

  15. Case Study: • Library instruction on xreferplus tied to 1st year writing program • Students: “Cool way to browse new topic” • Usage up from about 100 hits/month to over 2,000!

  16. CIA World Fact Book • Available free on 10+ web sites but, • Implementation here is superior • Dynamic Tables • Add columns • Sorting • Export to Excel • Static URLS Example: Military manpower compared to expenditures Detailed review in Online, July/August 2004 issue

  17. The Bridgeman Art Library • 16,000 images! • Links from WebCT,Blackboard • Lots of xreferences to other titles… Example: Artist linked to Biographies

  18. Collins World Atlas • 90,000 points globally • Many ways to search • Lots of xreferences to other titles… Example: Map showing Mt. Fuji with links to more content

  19. Case Study: • Metasearch xreferplus and other db’s at same time. • Remote Access for card holders • Integration with subject specific pages • Result: usage up 1200%!!

  20. Want to increase usage? • Remote access • Unlimited simultaneous users • Usage stats • Downloadable MARC records • Subject- or title-specific links • Email a friend • “Ask a Librarian” link • User guides • Pick and Mix content selection • xreferplus toolbar • Static URLs for VLEs • Open URL – MetaLib, SFX and more… • Posters, brochures to promote to users

  21. Want stats? Email: ellen.mccullough@xrefer.com

  22. Customers

  23. What the experts say “The very model of a modern major database [with a] sleek Web interface, lots of powerful search and browse features and flat-rate pricing.” —Information Today “May well become the killer app in the ready reference category….” —CHOICE Named an Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE, 2002 “The ability to perform cross reference searching across a large reference collection is liberating and powerful.” —Library Journal

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