Expanding the Reach of SFX: How to Choose and Build Custom Extensions for SFX

Abstract

Mark Dehmlow, Electronic Services Librarian, University of Notre Dame; Ben Heet, Senior Technical Consultant, University of Notre Dame.

At Notre Dame, SFX is a key part of our solutions cache when it comes to resolving problems or customizing solutions. In this presentation, we will examine a handful of custom solutions that we have configured to work with SFX including a “small URL” service, an export directly to the my e-reserves course service, a special document delivery link that pulls data from the catalog, unmediated document delivery with infotrieve, and a custom plug-in for the catalog that checks holdings ranges. This presentation will have something for everyone. We will examine how we think about SFX in our environment, when it is appropriate to use it for custom solutions, and how to do some of the basic technical work to make it happen.