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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for the confirmation, Lesley. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m pretty sure this will be the case for everyone, as I’m fairly certain that everyone uses IP authentication with Ebsco.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wade Guidry<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Consortium Services Manager, WACTCLC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(509) 760-4474<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Wactclc-alma <wactclc-alma-bounces@lists.ctc.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lesley Caldwell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 30, 2021 9:30 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTCLC Alma Discussion <wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu>; WACTCLC Primo discussions <wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Wactclc-alma] Ebsco transitioning to new OpenURL Connection User Interface<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#A57D03">CAUTION:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Originated outside our network. Do not click links or open attachments unless you validate the sender.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks, Wade. I just tested an Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, and Business Source Complete article from Primo. It seems to take a few seconds to load (see screenshot below), but then eventually connects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I’m thinking Pierce might wait on making the change just because there are so many other things that need our attention at the beginning of the quarter, and this does appear to be working. (Knock on wood!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-Lesley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Wactclc-alma <<a href="mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-alma-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Guidry, Wade<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 21, 2021 8:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTCLC Alma Discussion <<a href="mailto:wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu</a>>; WACTCLC Primo discussions <<a href="mailto:wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Wactclc-alma] Ebsco transitioning to new OpenURL Connection User Interface<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Note also that if you use IP authentication for your Ebsco account (which may be all of you), adding your Ebsco customer ID to the service is not technically necessary, since Ebsco is looking at your IP address, not your customer ID.
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<p class="MsoNormal">But it’s not a bad idea to add the customer ID anyway, just for future use, in case you change your Ebsco setup.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Wactclc-alma <<a href="mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-alma-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Guidry, Wade<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 20, 2021 1:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTCLC Alma Discussion <<a href="mailto:wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-alma@lists.ctc.edu</a>>; WACTCLC Primo discussions <<a href="mailto:wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu">wactclc-primo@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Wactclc-alma] Ebsco transitioning to new OpenURL Connection User Interface<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As previously announced by Ebsco, Ebsco is changing its OpenURL Connection interface:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fconnect.ebsco.com%2fs%2farticle%2fNew-OpenURL-Connection-User-Interface-Now-Available%3flanguage%3den_US&c=E,1,imrm8QlXKD6mPwmIfSMhnD9H0kOoYfnlkO0aXP8oZbdrVUZ9Btx50pj8Cmbmbgs3tUg8wvu6E2XqMrUtKOi654QyLB51WkbU4VeciaKY&typo=1"><span style="color:#0563C1">New
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<p class="MsoNormal">ExLibris is making corresponding changes to its parsers for Ebsco collections, as the new OpenURL connection is implemented on the Ebsco side.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To see when the parser was updated, or will be updated, for specific Ebsco collections, you can check here:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fknowledge.exlibrisgroup.com%2fAlma%2fContent_Corner%2fKnowledge_Articles%2fTransition_to_EBSCOhost_New_Target_Parser_-_December_2021&c=E,1,wWc9BxPVi9TE4yhjOEfhc959SYvEhq-G4tcYiyxnMMvxwIFa4KV_zZwYs4ALeXcr6P1JAli96MSsiEK0RW2YunbN08DXZTWKilOEdqbT&typo=1"><span style="color:#0563C1">Transition
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<p class="MsoNormal">Based on the current schedule, ExLibris will have all collections updated by Dec 26.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The change only appears to impact journal collections, and not ebook collections, probably because the ebook links do not go through Ebsco’s link resolver.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To ensure that your links from article citations in Primo VE resolve to your Ebsco content, you need to make sure that you add your Ebsco Customer ID to the service configuration in Alma for each of your Ebsco collections. You add your
customer id in the parameters section of the linking tab when editing a service (see
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, if you choose to implement an OPID on your Ebsco account, you would need to include your OPID as well. (I believe that OPIDs only apply to multiple institutions that share a single Ebsco customer ID. )<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For additional info about the EBSCOhost OpenURL and OPIDs, you can visit:<o:p></o:p></p>
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