Why OpenURL?

摘要

Theimprovementofaccesstoscholarlyliteraturecausedbyelectronicjournalpublishingquicklyledtothewishforseamlesslinkingtoreferencedarticles.ThisarticlelooksattheevolutionoflinkingtechnologieswithaparticularfocusonOpenURL,nowaNISOstandard.Theimplicationsforstakeholdersinthesupplychainareexplored,includingpublishers,intermediaries,librariesandreaders.Thebenefits,expectationsandbusinessdriversareexamined.Thearticlealsohighlightssomenovel,existingandpotentialfuture,uses,includingincreaseduser-empowermentandpossibilitiesbeyondreferencingtraditionalbibliographicmaterial.