UIUC Library Gateway

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

OpenURL Link Resolver Implementation Team
(OLRIT)

UIUC Main Library

Project Timeline

DateTask or Milestone
Apr 05 2005OLRIT begins reading SFX documentation.
May 05 2005New server hardware for the SFX service installed.
Jun 01 2005Receipt of signed contract for SFX acknowledged by Ex Libris.
Jun 08 2005We received the following documents from Ex Libris:
  • Requirements for Installation of SFX Version 3.0
  • SFX Data Questionnaire
  • Sample of SFX Training Sessions with recommended attendees
Jun 14 2005SFX server operating system reconfigured as specified by Ex Libris.
Jun 15 2005 est.Completed Requirements for Installation, form sent to Ex Libris.
Jun 23 2005Data Questionnaire forms sent to Ex Libris. (These are lists of the whole collections and individual ejournals to which we have access. Data was pulled from the ORR system.)
Jun 28 2005Ex Libris confirmed our data questionnaire "looks perfect."
Jul 18 2005SFX software remotely installed by Ex Libris.
Jul 27-28On site training for implementers by Ex Libris.
Jul 29 2005+Targets activated in SFX.
August 2005+Configuration of SFX options begins.
August 2005+OLRIT begins internal testing of SFX configuration and target resolution.
Aug 30 2005First test non-public instance of an e-resource configured for testing & demonstrating SFX source linking. (Ei Village)
Sep 02 2005Second test non-public instance of an e-resource configured for testing & demonstrating SFX source linking. (ScienceDirect)
Sep 02 2005Third test non-public instance of an e-resource configured for testing & demonstrating SFX source linking. (OVID)
Sep 02 2005Fourth test non-public instance of an e-resource configured for testing & demonstrating SFX source linking. (SilverPlatter)
Nov 8 2005Library announcement that the SFX-based service will be called Discover, and that a new permanent web site for information about it has been created at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/discover/.
Nov 8 2005Demonstration of SFX with Questions & Answers for all Library employees. 3:30-5:00 p.m. in 126 GSLIS.
Nov 10 2005Demonstration of SFX with Questions & Answers for all Library employees. 1:30-3:00 p.m. in 126 GSLIS.
Nov 21 2005 est.ERtech personnel began enabling OpenURL source links/buttons pointing to our SFX resolver in a few production e-resources. This event is what brought the Discover service into limited production use.
Nov 21+ 2005 est.From here on, updates on which resources provide Discover links are listed on another page.