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TDNet offers custom, integrated solutions for the discovery and management of e-resources in libraries and information centers, following international library information standards.   Design the electronic research environment that is most effective for your patrons and staff by selecting from a complete line of state-of-the-art tools and services.

Comprehensive eResource KnowledgeBase

  • Includes detailed bibliographic and access information for thousands of ejournals, ebooks, online collections and databases
  • Large staff of TDNet information professionals keep the database up-to-date and complete, minimizing work on the part of library staff
  • Automatic weekly updates of publisher and aggregator collections
  • Fundamental part of all TDNet information services

eJournal and eBook Manager (A - Z list and more)

  • Present detailed up-to-date title information from the TDNet KnowledgeBase including links to full text sources, vendor/database information, online coverage dates
  • Single point of access to e-journals and e-books for your user
  • Optional ability to add print holdings to your TDNet platform and A-Z lists
  • Optional print holdings links to your OPAC
  • Optional links to view full Tables of Contents hosted by TDNet or on publisher web site
  • Optional direct links to ISI Journal Citation Reports impact factor citation data, unique in the industry
  • Easy search and browse with Quick Search and Advanced Search options
  • Show all journals in a given subject area with searching and browsing of titles by LC subject headings
  • Powerful statistics report generator allows you to create a variety of online and Excel usage reports
  • Significantly reduces troubleshooting required on the part of your staff
  • Overlap analysis reports quickly uncover duplication between vendor databases, as well as potential duplication between your current holdings and one or more databases
  • Discover information on 13,000 free journals to offer your users by subject area
  • Multi-site version allows multiple libraries to access their journal collections through one easy-to-use interface
  • Integration of openURL resolver to find available full text or link directly to document delivery
  • Easily supports transactional access for your user while allowing your library to contain subscription costs
  • When appropriate, precludes the need for your information center to maintain an ILS or OPAC
  • Provides a relatively low-cost outsourcing alternative to maximize your e-resource investment and support complex access and management requirements
  • ADA and Unicode compliant, hosted solution
  • Excellent, round-the-clock technical support

Table of Contents (TOC) and Alerting Service

  • Access to a rolling 18-month archive of TOC's for thousands of journal titles
  • Unique online searching of entire TOC database by keyword, author, subject and more
  • Ability for users to easily create profiles of "favorite" journals for easy access
  • Users receive unlimited weekly alerts by e-mail or RSS feed of TOC's for selected journals, including a customized openURL link
  • Users receive unlimited weekly alerts by e-mail or RSS feed of TOC's by keyword search, including a customized openURL link
  • Powerful real-time reports and usage statistics

Searcher Analyzer (federated search and more)

  • One of the most sophisticated federated search engines offered today
  • Unique real-time text analysis, metadata tagging and abstracting
  • Post-search clustering of retrieved items into relevant topics and concepts, according to specific taxonomies selected by the user
  • Searches external databases as well as internal repositories
  • Fully integrates with all ILS systems and various enterprise portals such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)
  • Includes advanced personal profiling and alerting services
  • View results according to user preferences
  • Customizable for consortia or for multi-site usage at libraries and information centers
  • Powerful and easy-to-use administrative interface

OpenURL Full Text Resolver (TOUResolver)

  • Hosted by TDNet, the TOUResolver does not require a dedicated server or dedicated IT resources in the library for accurate and powerful full text linking
  • Based on the TDNet multi-disciplinary eResource KnowledgeBase, minimal set-up and maintenance time is required by the library or information center
  • TDNet builds a custom KnowledgeBase of your library's holdings, providing accurate resolving of both journal and book citations
  • Libraries can easily customize the text and appearance of the TOUR interface
  • Administrative interface allows you to generate TDNet and COUNTER-compliant usage reports
  • Offers extensive options for adding custom links to the interface, including:
    • Links to your library's catalog
    • Links to the TDNet eResource Manager A-Z web interface
    • Links to other Web resources
    • Links to ILL/Document delivery forms or services
    • Links for exporting a citation to an XML file for citation managers
    • Links to copy a persistent URL for the citation
  • Integrated with the CrossRef DOI handle system and with the TDNet Table of Contents service
  • TOUResolver is able to compare incoming article citation data with article information from TDNet's TOCs, resulting in more accurate and reliable link resolution than other openURL services 

Holdings Manager (MARC records and more)

  • Regular, automatic service for updating your local catalog with CONSER-level or brief MARC records and metadata
  • Frequency of receiving update files is up to the discretion of your library or information center
  • Ability to include a unique record number from your library's catalog for easy record matching
  • Variety of file formats and delivery options, custom data files and reports
  • OCLC eSerials Holding Service provides data files sent to OCLC to load holdings data into WorldCat
  • Provides data for updating your EZProxy configuration files
  • TDNet maintains a collaborative partnership with the Copyrihgt Clearance Center to implement the new Rightsphere rights advisory and management service for clients
  • ChangeNotes option provides data only for titles that have undergone a change

 

 




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