New York, New York, February 20th, 2003
Sharing resources is now simple and cost-effective, thanks to WilsonLink SFX technology. Easy-to-use and free with a subscription to the new WilsonWeb database service, WilsonLink provides extensive linking features with other online database vendors.

Powered by Ex Libris’s SFX technology, WilsonLink allows researchers to click from citations on WilsonWeb databases to the full text of articles and related material from a multitude of sources, where the library subscribes to both WilsonWeb and the linked resource. Besides making research easier with access to a wider range of data, WilsonLink can save libraries money, linking to other OpenURL sources without the need for the library to invest in their own link server.

Ron Miller, Director of Product Management at H.W. Wilson, comments: "OpenURL linking represents a step in the evolution of library research almost as great as the spread of electronic information sources. WilsonLink, with Ex Libris SFX technology, makes the integration of resources seamless, easy, and very economical. WilsonLink is a powerful feature of the new WilsonWeb that both libraries and researchers will appreciate."

"Ex Libris is proud to be associated with this new product from H.W. Wilson," says Jenny Walker, Director of Sales and Marketing at Ex Libris. "The new WilsonWeb provides an opportunity for users of the H.W. Wilson databases to benefit from the powerful SFX linking options that enable seamless integration with the library’s entire collection even if the library does not own their own link server."

The new WilsonWeb (a complete redesign of the popular database service first introduced in 1997) debuted in November 2002, with more intuitive navigation, detailed user statistics, natural-language searching, full-text searching, relevancy-ranked results (based on Wilson’s indexing metadata), more administrative control, customization options, and other advancements. It hosts more than 50 H.W. Wilson reference databases. Learn more about the new WilsonWeb.

About Ex Libris
Ex Libris is a leading worldwide developer of high-performance applications for libraries, information centers, and researchers. A multinational company, Ex Libris has offices around the world. For more information on Ex Libris, please link to www.exlibris-usa.com. For more information on SFX see www.sfxit.com.

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