Link Resolver for Institutions Using Distributed Electronic Resources
You can associate a patron with a campus/library for the purpose of resolving electronic services based on inventory management group settings used by the OpenURL Link Resolver that appear on the Electronic Services page.
You can associate a patron with campus/library information from the following sources:
- Logged in user – The patron is associated with the campus with which his/her logged-in user ID is affiliated.
- OpenURL base URL – The OpenURL base URL can include the campus/library and, using this, associate the patron with the campus/library that is part of the OpenURL.
See the figure below where –MAIN in the OpenURL request is the campus. For information about the Alma delivery domain, see Your Alma Domain Names.http://<Alma delivery domain>/view/uresolver/01PRIN_INST/openurl-MAIN?& u.ignore_date_coverage=true&rft.mms_id=996706770000121&rfr_id= info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com&svc_dat=viewit&test_access=trueThe above is an OpenURL request URI example where -MAIN is the campus.
Once the patron is associated with a campus/library from the various sources, Alma can locate the relevant inventory management groups (see Configuring Distributed Access to Electronic Resources or more information regarding inventory management group settings) in order to determine the appropriate services to offer to the patron using the OpenURL Link Resolver (View It). The user is presented with only the electronic services that he/she can access.
Link Resolving Examples
See the tables below (Use Case Examples - Delivery from Third Party and Use Case Examples - Delivery from Primo) for examples where a patron uses an OpenURL-compliant third-party database (such as Google Scholar, EBSCO, or ProQuest) or Primo to search for and successfully find a title and how the OpenURL Link Resolver processes/determines the relevant services to present to the patron. The following are key pieces of information that enable the OpenURL Link Resolver to successfully identify the relevant services to present:
- Campus (location)
- Campus group association (refer to Configuring Distributed Access to Electronic Resources)
- IP
- OpenURL
| Use Case (See Figures Below) | Patron Physical Location | Logged In to Primo | Third-Party Database | Information Provided to Link Resolver | Services Presented to the Patron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Campus | No (User is unknown) | Accessing the Google Scholar account for the Main Campus | IP=Main Campus OpenURL=Main Campus |
Services that are associated with the inventory management groups of which the Main Campus is a part |
| 2 | Main Campus | No (User is unknown) | Accessing the Google Scholar account for the City Campus | IP=Main Campus OpenURL=City Campus |
Services that are associated with the inventory management groups of which the Main Campus and City Campus are a part
For a City Campus resource, the patron may be challenged with a proxy for the City Campus.
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| 3 | Off Campus | No (User is unknown) | Accessing the Google Scholar account for the Main Campus | IP=? OpenURL=Main Campus |
Services that are associated with the inventory management groups of which the Main Campus is a part |
Delivery from Third Party - Use Case 1
Delivery from Third Party - Use Case 2
Delivery from Third Party - Use Case 3
| Use Case (See Figures Below) | Patron Physical Location | Logged In to Primo | Primo View | Information Provided to Link Resolver | Services Presented to the Patron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Campus | No (User is unknown) | Accessing the Primo view for the Main Campus | IP=Main Campus OpenURL=Main Campus |
Services that are associated with the inventory management groups of which the Main Campus is a part |
| 2 | Main Campus | No (User is unknown) | Accessing the Primo view for the City Campus (not this user’s own view) | IP=Main Campus OpenURL=Main Campus Primo also identifies the IP of the user which in this case is connected to the Main Campus.
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Services that are associated with the inventory management groups of which the Main Campus is a part |
| 3 | Main Campus | Yes
His affiliation is with the City Campus
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Accessing the Primo view for the Main Campus | User=City Campus IP=Main Campus OpenURL=City Campus |
Services that are associated with the inventory management groups of which the Main Campus and City Campus are a part
For a City Campus resource, the patron may be challenged with a proxy for the City Campus.
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| 4 | Off Campus | No (User is unknown) | Accessing the Primo view for the City Campus | IP=? OpenURL=City Campus |
Services that are associated with the inventory management groups of which the City Campus is a part |
Delivery from Primo - Use Case 1
Delivery from Primo - Use Case 2
Delivery from Primo - Use Case 3
Delivery from Primo - Use Case 4