Trial expires December 14, 2009
Please note: for purposes of this trial we opted to test the product without supplying our local holdings. If you search using a term such as "British Columbia" you will get a good sense of what the product can do.
Reference Universe allows your library patrons to search your library’s expensive specialized electronic and print reference collection in a much deeper way.
Whereas OPAC searches only title or vastly-inadequate subject heading access, Reference Universe searches the complete back-of-the-book indexes and article titles to over 16,000 reference works--then matches those to your local holdings. Now you can see what’s really in your reference collection!
Please take a brief look at this snapshot of a display of results from a search of Reference Universe with Local Holdings Options activated. http://www.paratext.com/ru2009.pdf
The Reference Widget
Most Reference Universe libraries deploy the Paratext ‘Reference Widget’ a flexible search box which can be deployed in LibGuides, your library’s home page or any part of your library’s web presence where you’d like to point patrons to your carefully selected reference materials. Examples of how the Reference Widget is used in other libraries can be found at http://refuniv.odyssi.com/support.