Question

What links should be defined in WorldCat to link it to Primo search?

Answer

• When configuring WorldCat to send queries to Primo you will have to fill in the following fields:

- Base URL

- Online Catalog Direct to ISBN

- Online Catalog Direct to ISSN

- e-Serial ISSN Search

- Online Catalog Direct to OCLC Number

All of the links above are built on the Base URL + query parameters.

- Base URL for Classic Primo UI: http://<primo domain>/primo_library/libweb/action/dlSearch.do?vid=<view code>

- Base URL for New Primo UI: https://<primo domain>/primo-explore/search?vid=<view code>&sortby=rank&lang=en_US

- Base URL for Primo VE : https://<primo domain>/discovery/search?vid=<view code>&sortby=rank&lang=en

Example links:

- Online Catalog Direct to ISBN: https://<primo domain>/primo-explore/search?vid=<view code>&sortby=rank&lang=en_US&query=isbn,contains, 

- Online Catalog Direct to ISSN: https://<primo domain>/primo-explore/search?vid=<view code>&sortby=rank&lang=en_US&query=any,contains,

- e-Serial ISSN Search: https://<primo domain>/discovery/search?vid=<view code>&sortby=rank&lang=en&query=issn,contains, 

- Online Catalog Direct to OCLC Number: https://<primo domain>/discovery/search?vid=<view code>&sortby=rank&lang=en&query=any,contains, 

Additional Information

• There is no out-of-the-box field for eISSN and OCLC number in Primo, which is why the former uses ISSN search while the latter uses a general search.
• In Primo, both values can be normalized into local search fields (lsrXX), which can then be mapped into the query in WorldCat as "&query=lsrXX,contains".
• For additional information on Deep Links visit the Developers Network.

• Article last edited: 5-Nov-2018