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    OpenURL linking via metadata, DOI and specific provider IDs

    How does OpenURL linking work?

    Referring sources (such as Primo or Summon) are repositories of citation metadata. To connect a user to full-text, the referring source first sends an OpenURL link that contains the relevant citation metadata to the link resolver.

    Link resolvers (such as SFX, Alma link resolver, or 360 Link) take the incoming OpenURL and use the embedded citation metadata to:

    1. Find a title match in the link resolver’s knowledge base

    2. Find a portfolio or holding’s match in the library’s subscriptions

    3. Construct an outbound link using the citation metadata to the target’s subscribed platform

    The outbound link to the target organizes the referring source’s original citation metadata using a provider-specific syntax (often called a “parser” or “linker”). The user will then arrive at the full text of the cited journal, article, book, or book chapter.

    As an additional feature, SFX, Alma link resolver, and 360 Link will overwrite or augment the referring source’s citation metadata with metadata from CrossRef or PubMed if the OpenURL has a DOI or PMID. This helps ensure that we use the most accurate and up-to-date metadata to connect users with full text.

    We have improved the linking accuracy even more by using specific document IDs (when available) that we receive from the providers.

    Provider ID Method

    This method works if the provider IDs are part of the OpenURL sent from CDI, in addition to the metadata. The target parser uses the relevant ID to create a link directly to the full text on the provider's platform.

    This update increases the accuracy of links and give us the ability to create new article-level links for some of the providers that do not support OpenURL links.

    The following table lists the providers that support the Provider ID method:

    Provider Parser OpenURL CTXO

    wanfangj

    WANFANGDATA::wanfangdata

    rft_wanfj_id

    rft_wanfj_id

    Sage

    SAGE::Journals

    rft_sage_id

    rft_sage_id

    sabinet

    SABINET::Journals

    rft_sabinet_id

    rft_sabinet_id

    Proquest

    PROQUEST::open

    rft_pqid

    rft_pqid

    popups

    Primo::POPUPS

    rft_popups_id

    rft_popups_id

    OUP

    OUP::OUP

    rft_oup_id

    rft_oup_id

    Nurimedia

    NURIMEDIA::NURIMEDIA

    rft_nurid

    rft_nurid

    Kluwer

    KLUWER::LAW

    rft_kluwer_id

    rft_kluwer_id

    Kiss

    KISS::KISS

    rft_kiss_id

    rft_kiss_id

    Jstor

    JSTOR::JSTOR

    rft_jstor_id

    rft_jstor_id

    Ingenta Connect

    INGENTA::CONNECT

    rft_ingid

    rft_ingid

    Gale

    Gale::OpenURL

    rft_galeid

    rft_galeid

    Erudit

    ERUDIT::ERUDIT

    rft_eruid

    rft_eruid

    equinox

    EQUINOX::EQUINOX

    rft_equinx_id

    rft_equinx_id

    earticle

    E_ARTICLES::E_ARTICLES

    rft_earticl_id

    rft_earticl_id

    Credo

    CREDO::CREDO

    rft_credo_id

    rft_credo_id

    cqvip

    CQVIP::CQVIP

    rft_cqvip_id

    rft_cqvip_id

    ceeol

    CEEOL::CEEOL

    rft_ceeol_id

    rft_ceeol_id

    Cambridge University Press

    CUP::Core

    rft_cupid

    rft_cupid

    cairnenc

    CAIRN::CAIRN

    rft_cairnenc_id

    rft_cairnenc_id

    Airiti

    CEPS::CEPS

    rft_airiti_id

    rft_airiti_id

     

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