SFX (software)
SFX was the first OpenURL link resolver or link server.[1] It remains the most widely-used OpenURL resolver, being used by over 1,500 libraries.[2]
Librarians Herbert van de Sompel, Patrick Hochstenbach and their colleagues at Ghent University in Belgium developed the OpenURL framework from 1998 to 2000. At that time they called it by the working title Special Effects (SFX). As part of the OpenURL development, they implemented the linking server software called SFX server. In early 2000, Ex Libris, Ltd acquired the SFX server software from Ghent University. Ex Libris re-engineered the software and marketed it to libraries as an autonomous component of the OpenURL framework.[3]
Ex Libris continues to develop the software and add enhancements recommended by its customers.[4] SFX is the most widely-known OpenURL link server within the library and scholarly publishing community, and occasionally the product name has been used as a generic term for OpenURL link servers.
References
Further reading
- Chrzastowski, Tina E, Michael Norman, Sarah Elizabeth Miller (2009). "SFX statistical reports: a primer for collection assessment librarians". Collection Management. 34 (4): 286-303. doi:10.1080/01462670903177912
- Cummings, Joel and Ryan Johnson (2003). "The use and usability of SFX: context-sensitive reference linking." Library Hi-Tech. 21 (1): 70-84.
- Lagace, Nettie (2003). "The OpenURL and SFX Linking". The Serials Librarian 44 (1/2): 77–89.
- Masuda, Yutaka (2002). "OpenURL and SFX – Current Awareness". No. 274 (2002.12.20) CA1482 ISSN 0387-8007 Published by National Diet Library
- Van de Sompel, Herbert; Patrick Hochstenbach (April 1999). "Reference linking in a hybrid library environment: Part 1: Frameworks for Linking". D-Lib Magazine 5 (4). doi:10.1045/april99-van_de_sompel-pt1. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april99/van_de_sompel/04van_de_sompel-pt1.html. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- Van de Sompel, Herbert; Patrick Hochstenbach (April 1999). "Reference linking in a hybrid library environment. Part 2: SFX, a Generic Linking Solution". D-Lib Magazine 5 (4). doi:10.1045/april99-van_de_sompel-pt2. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april99/van_de_sompel/04van_de_sompel-pt2.html. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- Van de Sompel, Herbert; Oren Beit-Arie (July/August 2001). "Generalizing the OpenURL framework beyond references to scholarly works: The Bison-Futé model". D-Lib Magazine 7 (7/8). doi:10.1045/july2001-vandesompel. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july01/vandesompel/07vandesompel.html. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- Wakimoto JC, Walker DS, Dabbour KS (March 2006). "The myths and realities of SFX in academic libraries". Journal of Academic Librarianship 32 (2): 127-136.
- Walker, Jenny (May 2002). "SFX sets the Standard for Open Linking for Libraries". Library Hi-Tech News 19 (4).
- Walker, Jenny (2003). "OpenURL and SFX Linking". The Serials Librarian 45 (3): 87–100. Haworth Press, Birmingham, N.Y.
- Walker, Jenny (2004). "SFX". Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. Marcel Dekker. doi:10.1081/E-ELIS+120021368.