LinkFinderPlus, Endeavor Information Systems' powerful linking system, makes it simple for subscribing libraries to effectively combine their electronic reference resources. More than ever, the integration of library resources is essential in providing the necessary research environment for end users. A recent arrangement with EBSCO Publishing shows the two companies continuing to improve and expand upon their linking technology for the benefit of their respective customers.

Libraries subscribing to EBSCOhostÒ have long had the ability to link to e-journals, OPACs, ILL systems, document delivery and more. Now, these subscribers can initiate searches in EBSCOhost and retrieve results from other services via LinkFinderPlus. The same can be said for users searching other web-based resources, where full text may be found in an EBSCOhost database to which they subscribe. The idea of this bi-directional linking, facilitated by LinkFinderPlus, makes EBSCOhost databases both a source for searching and a target for retrieving information, and LinkFinderPlus even more valuable to subscribing libraries.

LinkFinderPlus is available as a stand-alone system and also included in Endeavor's ENCompass, the only fully integrated system for managing, searching and linking the diverse collections of academic and research libraries.

"Many Endeavor libraries are already EBSCOhost users-this partnership provides added value to vendor relationships libraries have already established," explained Jane Burke, Endeavor's President and CEO. "Endeavor and EBSCO are providing added value to the resources libraries have in place and going beyond what is expected with exceptional linking functionality."

Endeavor Information Systems, based in Des Plaines, IL, was founded in September of 1994. Over 900 academic and research libraries of every size have chosen Endeavor's high performance Voyager integrated library system. Endeavor offers a complete line of library solutions for traditional and digital collections. Visit Endeavor at http://www.endinfosys.com for more information about Voyager, ENCompass, LinkFinderPlus, or careers at Endeavor.

Released: Jan. 18, 2002