Librarians and library users have been wishing for simple access from bibliographic indexes to the text of the articles since the first index rolled off a printing press. CD-ROMs and web-based databases were major advances in providing powerful reference services, but they can't meet the users requirements. This paper mainly discusses tool of academic information navigator and discovery——SFX and its relevant theory, at same time, presents that SFX technology brings the enlightenment for the information providers and the information service providers in China.