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The next generation of linking
Ovid LinkSolver, a comprehensive resource linking solution, expands the power of linking to a wide variety of Internet resources, while giving you complete administrative flexibility in defining, organizing and displaying links for your end-users.

Ovid LinkSolver - The right tool for you
Ovid LinkSolver is the preferred choice in next generation universal linking solutions. Ovid LinkSolver is:
  • Flexible: define, organize and display links that are relevant to your organization and end-users.
  • Priced right: enjoy an extraordinary value for the best linking tools and features available.
  • Easy to upgrade: your set-up is simple and quick -- upgrade today, start linking tomorrow.
  • Robust: our worldwide data centers optimize user performance and uptime reliability.
  • Ovid hosted: we host the servers, you save valuable budget dollars on hardware and maintenance costs.
Ovid LinkSolver: Easy to use, easy to administer.
Ovid LinkSolver is easy to set up, administer, and use. You define the links based on your library's resources and your patrons' workflow. The result is simple, one-click access to a range of valuable resources.

Easy to use
Ovid LinkSolver creates comprehensive linking from OpenURL compliant information sources to Internet resources. You define the scope of your electronic library, while your users enjoy navigation to a world of relevant resources. Use Ovid LinkSolver to:
  • Enjoy more accurate linking -- Ovid LinkSolver enables you to select journal coverage by year, or volume and issue; lets you limit your search to all full text available from within Ovid databases; and can handle appropriate copy resolution.
  • Enable one-click access from bibliographic databases to full text journal articles.
  • Establish links to a variety of relevant Internet or Intranet resources--Amazon.com, governmental sites, educational institutions, local knowledgebases, and more.
  • Link to print resource information from your library's OPAC.
  • Link to document ordering suppliers and inter-library loan systems.
Easy to administer
Because you configure Ovid LinkSolver through a centralized link administration interface, you can:
  • Save time and effort -- Ovid LinkSolver requires no PERL programming.
  • Select from preset link templates, representing thousands of journals from primary publishers and aggregators; or create your own link sources.
  • Customize link names and resources that your users see.
  • Expand administration globally or restrict to a single site -- Ovid LinkSolver supports the demands of consortia and multi-site institutions.
  • Limit searches from Ovid databases to all full text to which your institution subscribes.
  • Upload electronic subscription lists from an OPAC or other serials management tools through Ovid's import utility.
  • Enjoy quick deployment -- Ovid LinkSolver is set up and ready to use in no time.
  • Link to proxy servers for remote user access to links.
Now, a single link from a search query is your key to a wealth of relevant information. It's yours to explore through the power of Ovid LinkSolver.
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