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Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
http://grweb.coalliance.org
303-759-3399
The Problem
Libraries are spending an
increasing amount on electronic
resources
Difficult to search and manage
electronic resources
Need a way to integrate local
journal holdings with online
databases
Gold Rush:
An Integrated Solution
A central digital registry of
databases and electronic journals
Customized for subscriptions of
individual libraries
Available over the Internet
Gold Rush Features
Open URL Link Resolver—enables
article linking
Public Search Interface-Article
Finder, A to Z list
Subscriptions-contracts, pricing,
etc
Reports-coverage comparisons
Gold Rush Database
Gold Rush currently has >1000
title lists loaded representing
more than 50,000 journals
Primary publishers
Aggregators
Indexing & abstracting
services
Gold Rush Management
Gold Rush is centrally maintained
by the Alliance
Requires no local server
Only need a web connection and
browser
Interoperates with most library
catalogs—CARL,TLC, Endeavor,
SIRSI, etc.
Benefits of Gold Rush
Easy for patrons to search and find
articles in library electronic holdings
Title lists are updated regularly
We load your local journal holdings
Free linking-open access journals
Displays both full text and indexed titles
Searching options include boolean,
nesting and truncation
More Benefits of Gold
Rush
Create your own A-Z list
Updates that you make in the staff
module are reflected in real time in
the public side of Gold Rush
Highly customizable
Easy to set up so that you are up
and running in less than a day
A Few More Benefits…
We provide full documentation
Full Technical Support via web and
phone
On-site training is available
Full functioning Electronic
Resource Management System
Partnership
We have a strong history of
partnerships with libraries
Prospector
Consortia licenses for databases
Shared Collection Development project
between libraries
We view Gold Rush as a collaboration
among participating libraries
Some Of Our Customers
Denver Public Library
Brigham Young University
Fort Collins Public Library
MOBIUS (Missouri)
University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center
University Of Alaska
OhioLink
University Of New Mexico
Denver Public LibraryGold Rush
University of AlaskaGold Rush
University of WyomingGold Rush
Brigham Young UniversityGold Rush
University Of DenverGold Rush
Searching in Gold Rush
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Academic Search
Premier
EBSCO-Academic Search Premier
Enter Search
Term
Search Results Page
Gold Rush Linker
Full Text Article
Article Finder
Enter Citation
Results from Gold Rush Linker
Direct Access
to the Article
Authentication
Gold Rush works
with underlying
authentication
Full-Text Article
A-Z List Created in Real Time
List of
journalsalphabetically
“Do You Have the Journal of
Nursing Diagnosis?”
Easy to find thru
the A-Z list of
journals
Results for Nursing Diagnosis
Database where it
is held and
coverage dates
Easy to Manage Online
Subscriptions
Manage Dates,
fees, contacts
and more
Gold Rush Reports
Number of
Journals with
Full-Text