Research Solutions/Reprints Desk, a pioneer in providing cloud-based workflow solutions for R&D driven organizations, has announced the global launch of Article Galaxy Scholar (AGS). The first platform of its kind, AGS offers a one-stop solution to connect end-users to Open Access articles, purchase options, or interlibrary loan to fulfill their full-text needs. Working in concert with the library's link resolver and discovery service, the platform can extend holdings at the article level without duplicating expense or increasing demand on interlibrary loan resources.
Article Galaxy Scholar is powered by hundreds of publisher relationships to deliver articles from thousands of must-have journals to library patrons within minutes. The custom configurations give libraries the control to manage costs by limiting purchases to select publishers, journals or to preferred users. By targeting the delivery of articles only to users who need them, the AGS service empowers libraries to strategically stay on budget and control spend, all while improving the patron user access and experience.
The Solution is easy to set up and integrate with existing library systems and workflows; delivers full-text PDFs directly to the patron's inbox in minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week; provides data-driven usage insights to monitor budget usage, inform acquisition and collection development planning, and validate expenses; and its configurable, flexible administrative controls can be customized to match the library's rules, processes, and budget.
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