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A Hybrid Web Server Solution: Using The Right Tool For The Right Job, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

Nearly all educational organizations now host a web server for delivering information and services to their constituencies. The preferred model at many institutions is to install, maintain, and support a single web server for the entire organization. The University of Iowa Libraries uses an alternate model providing a number of different web servers across a number of different platforms

Using A Combination Proxy Server / Purl Server For Off-Campus Access To Restricted Databases: A Solution For The University Of Iowa, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

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Implementing The Sfx Link Server At The University Of Iowa, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

In January 2002, the University of Iowa Libraries introduced its link server—linking related content from one information provider to another—using Ex Libris SFX software. Three basic services appeared on day 1 of the link server’s implementation: (1) citation reference linking to full-text electronic journal articles; (2) linking to holdings in the local catalog; and (3) persistent linking to an electronic reference service. The system is now integrated with more than seventy-five licensed databases and includes links to more than 16,000 full-text journal subscriptions. New developments beyond citation reference linking include links to Journal Citation Reports, Ulrichsweb, and interlibrary loan. This …

The Iowa Flood Of 2008: Putting The Disaster Response Plan To The Test, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

In the summer of 2008, the rivers in eastern Iowa rose to historic levels, prompting a major evacuation and shutdown of the University of Iowa campus and resulting in nearly $750 million in damage, particularly to the buildings that housed the fine and performing arts. The art library reopened in late 2011, and the music library will be in temporary quarters for several more years. Though the main library received only minor flooding in the basement, the building was closed for several weeks even while campus reopened and classes resumed.

The library's data center, located in the main library, needed …

Managing A Cluster Of Single-Purpose Web Servers: Administrative And Technical Issues, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

While the preferred model for a web server at many institutions is to install, maintain, and support a single server for the entire organization, the University of Iowa Libraries uses an alternate model providing a number of different web servers across a number of different platforms in support of the Libraries' web project. This hybrid solution offers several advantages over a single-server solution. Such an implementation allows more content providers to deliver information in its existing format, and also allows the Libraries to offer new services quickly as more desktop applications integrate a web server component. Employing this type of …

Implementing The Sfx Link Server At The University Of Iowa, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

In January 2002, the University of Iowa Libraries introduced its link server—linking related content from one information provider to another—using Ex Libris SFX software. Three basic services appeared on day 1 of the link server’s implementation: (1) citation reference linking to full-text electronic journal articles; (2) linking to holdings in the local catalog; and (3) persistent linking to an electronic reference service. The system is now integrated with more than seventy-five licensed databases and includes links to more than 16,000 full-text journal subscriptions. New developments beyond citation reference linking include links to Journal Citation Reports, Ulrichsweb, and interlibrary loan. This …

Primo In Action: Iowa Edition, Paul A. Soderdahl

Paul A Soderdahl

A presentation describing University of Iowa's early experiences with implementing Ex Libris' Primo.

Brave New Opac, Or Rube Goldberg Meets Aleph, Paul A. Soderdahl, Ed Holtum

Paul A Soderdahl