vLib record lists and single records are now Zotero enabled and therefore citation information can be automatically captured into this firefox extension:
The feature is implemented by an unapi interface on the top of MetaLib X-Server.
Citation creator
A new service has been added to the MPG/SFX menu. The citation creator allows you to display the bibliographic information in a selected citation style (APA, BibTex, etc.).
More information is available in the vLib project documentation.
Using COinS and vLib Search Plug-ins
Following documentation has been published:
- Search plug-ins can be used to add vLib predefined sets or the MPG/SFX citation linker to the quick search box of your internet browser
- COinS provide MPG/SFX buttons in resources free available in the Internet like Wikipedia
Article in MaxPlanckIntern
A short article about the vLib project has been published in the MPG internal newsletter MaxPlanckIntern 1/2007, p. 9 (in German)
New version of vLib portal
A new version of the vLib portal was launched. An overview of new and revised features is available on the project pages
More information for books
To provide extended services for books via the MPG/SFX Menu, a lookup in two union catalogs (SWB and GBV) has been set up
DOI CookiePusher
The new version of the MPG/SFX Server went into production today and introduced a new feature called the DOI CookiePusher. As a result, it may happen to you that clicking on a DOI link – e.g. doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2004.11.295 – opens a sfx menu instead of directly connecting you to the publisher’s web site. The advantage is, that the MPG/SFX menu will provide you with a set of relevant services for the particular reference. Thus, if no electronic full text is available, you still may check for a print holding or order the document via your local library.
Please note: The feature requires that a cookie has been set on your computer before. Disallowing "doi.org" to set cookies will prevent you from being redirected to MPG/SFX.
More detailed information on the DOI CookiePusher is available on the vLib project pages (in German only).
EZB holdings in MPG/SFX
Release of an enhanced MPG/SFX service to directly display holding information from the Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek EZB in the MPG/SFX menu
eDoc2vLib
The eDoc server of the Max Planck Society has been activated as resource in the vLib portal
MPG/SFX & Subito
Integration of the document delivery service Subito into the MPG/SFX context sensitive reference linking system