no issue from Richmond Va either...perhaps an A/B test (jk)


On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Michel, Jason <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We tested it here and it seems to be working fine.  Our link resolver is
> Ebsco's Linksource....
>
> Jason
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > It is failing with any link resolver at all. It doesn't matter where the
> > link is going to, the link does not work.
> >
> > The more 'hidden' link that's presented for certain records underneath
> the
> > hit still works. But the right-column link is not working -- probably
> > because of a javascript bug of some kind, I'd say. It's got nothing to do
> > with what link resolver you use.
> >
> >
> > On 7/17/13 12:39 PM, Ken Varnum wrote:
> >
> >> Is it failing only with 360 Link, or with SFX, too? (We're 360 Link
> here.)
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ken Varnum | Web Systems Manager | MLibrary - University of Michigan -
> Ann
> >> Arbor
> >> [log in to unmask] | @varnum | http://www.lib.umich.edu/**users/varnum<
> http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum>|
> >> 734-615-3287
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Braun Hamilton, Michael R <
> >> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >>  I just got word that Serials Solutions is "advocating with Google to
> >>> resolve it" whatever that means. Maybe they have an actual contact
> there.
> >>>
> >>> -Michael
> >>> __
> >>>
> >>> Michael Braun Hamilton
> >>> Public Services Librarian
> >>> Hartness Library Community College of Vermont
> >>> (802) 828-0125
> >>> [log in to unmask]
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]**edu<
> [log in to unmask]>]
> >>> On Behalf Of
> >>> Andreas Orphanides
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12:31 PM
> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] google scholar link resolver links broken?!
> >>>
> >>> Maybe they've got the same plans for Google Scholar as they did for
> >>> Reader
> >>> and other much-adored Google products: to slowly crapify it until it
> >>> becomes nearly useless, then retire it on short notice.
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Sarah Lester <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>  Hi Jonathan,
> >>>> I found a place for feedback, but I don't know if that will get to the
> >>>> right folks at Google. Try:
> >>>> https://support.google.com/**scholar/contact/general<
> https://support.google.com/scholar/contact/general>
> >>>>
> >>>> I just tried the using the FindIt@ links and they don't work for me
> >>>> either.  Click and nothing happens.  I also had to re-ad my library to
> >>>> the choices for the link resolver but they still don't work.
> >>>>
> >>>> Sarah
> >>>>
> >>>> On Jul 17, 2013, at 9:16 AM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>  Google Scholar has a feature where it will provide links to your
> >>>>> local
> >>>>>
> >>>> institutional OpenURL link resolver -- by user preference or IP
> >>>> address recognition.
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It will then present these links sometimes in a right column in
> >>>>> Google
> >>>>>
> >>>> Scholar results, other times in the row of links under each hit.
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The hyperlinks in the right column seem to be broken in current
> >>>>> Google
> >>>>>
> >>>> interface. Clicking on them has no effect. It seems like some kind of
> >>>> javascript failure, although no javascript errors are raised in
> console.
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If you "open in new tab" or "open in new window", thus skipping the
> >>>>>
> >>>> Google javascript -- it does work.
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Many of our users use Google Scholar and count on link resolver
> >>>>> links
> >>>>>
> >>>> working. This is awfully inconvenient.
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anyone have any idea of any ways to report this to Google in such a
> >>>>> way
> >>>>>
> >>>> that they might actually care? Anyone got any internal contacts?
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jonathan
> >>>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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> Jason Paul Michel
> User Experience Librarian
> Miami University Libraries
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