ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global - How to activate it?
- Product: Alma
Question
How to activate "ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global"? In the Community Zone there are no portfolios available for this Electronic Collection.
Answer
In CDI, it is possible now to activate the Electronic Collection called "ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global", CZ ID 613170000000000058, DBID G20. Other Dissertation Collections may be available. These use a Link-in-Record type of linking.
To include the CDI Collection in the Primo Filtered Search and enable delivery of dissertation full-text:
- Activate the Electronic Collection from the Community Zone
- Ensure that the Electronic Collection has an unsuppressed bib and "title level" (Electronic Collection level) URL
- Edit the CDI tab and select: "CDI-only full text activation".
For OpenURLs which are generated from third-party, external databases, a GES (General Electronic Services) URL can be configured.
- Go to: Configuration > Fulfillment > Discovery Interface Display Logic > General Electronic Service > Activate or create GES: "ProQuest Dissertations
- Service Availability Rules" will rely on the rft.genre
- This Template is suggested:
Several libraries have also added the Proxy into the Template, here it is where the Proxy Library is masked:
Per your tests, you may wish to include the Account ID, given by ProQuest.
Additional Information
Learn about "Configuring General Electronic Services".
Find more about "CDI and Electronic Collections: What Does the “in CDI = Yes” Flag Mean and Why Is It Important?".
Click here for a training video, on "Activating an Electronic Collection Using the Activation Wizard".
- Article last edited: 20-JULY-2024