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GetCopy

GetCopy is release version of the user interface developed as part of the (significantly less pronounceable) ZBLSA project, to develop an OpenURL resolver for the UK Higher and Further Education and research communities. This user interface was formerly released in prototype form under the name Balsa.

  • GetCopy is a tool for locating journals, journal articles and similar items
  • GetCopy connects end users to subscribed services
  • The user gains direct access to library resources including electronic journals, catalogues and document delivery services chosen by their institution
  • GetCopy is lightweight and business neutral
  • Libraries do not have to set up or maintain complex tables of subscription information

Queries

Queries are constructed according to the OpenURL standard, using the base http://getcopy.edina.ac.uk/resolve/.

In the normal course of events, queries are constructed by portals or abstracting and indexing services, etc., which are described as being "OpenURL aware"; a button or link is provided to allow the user to locate the item that they have found. Links can also be constructed very easily for a library e-journals list, bibliographies in researchers' personal web pages, or any web page listing journals or full citations.

GetCopy can also be used to locate articles from a citation obtained from a source that does not support OpenURL linking, including paper copies of journals. When GetCopy is invoked without any parameters (http://getcopy.edina.ac.uk/resolve/) a simple search form is displayed (please note this form is under development, and does not currently support all fields that may be included in an OpenURL).

Examples

Click on the locate this article with GetCopy buttons below to search for these example citations using GetCopy.

Finite-size effects in fine particles: magnetic and transport properties. Xavier Batlle and Amlcar Labarta (21 March 2002). J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 35, 6, R15-R42 locate this article with GetCopy
 
The class Steiner minimal tree problem: a lower bound and test problem generation. Boting Yang, Paul Gillard (2000). Acta Informatica 37, 3, 193-211 locate this article with GetCopy
 
Genetic analysis of mutations that alter cell fates in maize leaves: Dominant Liguleless mutations. John E. Fowler, Michael Freeling (1996). Developmental Genetics 18, 3, 198-222 locate this article with GetCopy
 

Further information

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