Activating Targets/Collections for CDI by Collection Type for Discovery

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This article provides information about the different collection types in our KnowledgeBases for content that is available for discovery in CDI via Primo. With single activation, collection activation – for full text and for search - is managed from Alma and SFX. Every collection that is indexed directly or via alternative coverage in CDI contains information about how it can be activated and how linking works, as well as some activation and configuration options.

The full list of collections is available here:

Collections containing electronic content come in many shapes and forms. How they are treated for discovery depends on a variety of criteria including material type of content, uniqueness of content, available unique identifiers and metadata and method and stability of links to the platform. Each collection is described in our Knowledgebases with the following information:

Collection type – The valid values are Selective, Aggregator or Database.
Search rights – The valid values are Free or Subscription
Full text rights – The valid values are Subscription (Collection level), Subscription (Title Level) for which full text is determined via portfolio activation, and Open Access),
Linking method – The valid values are Link in record, Link resolver, or Hybrid
CDI Type – The valid values are Full Text Collection, A&I database, or Hybrid

The table below provides some more detailed information about what content types exist, and how best to activate them in Alma and SFX to provide the best possible discovery experience to your users.

A collection is active for Fulltext in Alma when the following conditions have been met:

For databases: Requires an unsuppressed bib record AND a Collection Level URL.
For Aggregator/Selective collections: Requires an active Fulltext service AND at least one active Portfolio with an unsuppressed bib record.

The terminology in the table below is adjusted to Alma. The functionality is the same for SFX, apart from the "Activate for full text in CDI Only" function, which only exists in Alma.

Collection Type	Search Rights	Full Text Rights	Linking	CDI Type	Example	How will this work?	Best Practices for activation in CDI
Selective collection with titles	Free / Subscription	Subscription (Title Level) / Open access	Link Resolver	Full Text Collection	JSTOR Books Language and Literature	CDI content is activated based on Portfolios activation. Linking will use Link resolver	Activate for Full text in Alma/SFX with "We subscribe to only some titles in this collection" set to Yes
Selective collection with titles, using Link in record	Free / Subscription	Subscription (Title Level) / Open access	Link in Record	Full Text Collection	Alexander Street literature	CDI content can be activated on collection level or title level. Linking is Link in record, as the titles do not hold enough metadata to use Link Resolver linking	Activate for Full text in Alma/SFX with "We subscribe to only some titles in this collection" set to No. OR: Activate for full text in CDI Only (Alma only) *
Database with no titles	Free / Subscription	Subscription (Collection level) / Open access	Link in Record	Full Text Collection / Hybrid	Gale Nineteenth Century Collections Online	CDI content is activated at the collection level and uses Link in Record. If the database includes a mix of full text and A&I content (which is unique and cannot be linked with the Link Resolver), the CDI Type is set to Hybrid. Linking for all content in the database will be Link in Record.	Activate for Full Text in Alma/SFX OR: Activate for Full Text in CDI Only (Alma only)*
Database with no title - A&I	Free / Subscription	Subscription (Title Level)	Link Resolver	Abstracting and Indexing database (A&I)	Scopus	This is an A&I Database so there is no Full text directly from this Database. Records will appear as full text available when they match other Full text activations. Linking will use Link Resolver.	In Alma: Activate for Search or Activate for Full Text, or Activate for Full Text in CDI Only. (All types of activations have the same effect) In SFX: Activate for Search or Full Text in SFX (Both types of activations have the same effect)
Hybrid Full text collection	Free / Subscription	Link Resolver	Hybrid	Full Text Collection	ProQuest Central	Part of the collection has good identifiers and use Link resolver. Part of the collection has no portfolios or don't have good identifiers, therefor is using Link in Record.	Activate for Full text in Alma/SFX with "We subscribe to only some titles in this collection" set to No.
Hybrid A&I collection	Free / Subscription	Hybrid	Hybrid	Hybrid	ERIC	Part of the collection has direct link to full text on the provider platform, and part not. Records with no link will work as regular A&I records (Records will appear as full text available when they match other Full text activations. Linking will use Link Resolver. ) and records with direct link will show as available and use link in record.	In Alma: Activate for Full Text OR Activate for Full Text in CDI Only. In SFX activate for full text

* A collection can also be activated for full text in CDI only, not for the Alma link resolver. Find more information on how to do this and what the implications in CDI and Alma are at The “CDI-only full text activation” Option.

Some of the collection may not match to the types above. We are in the process of adjusting all the collections to match one of the types listed.