[Wactclc-primo] Ebsco transitioning to new OpenURL Connection User Interface

[Guidry, Wade]

As previously announced by Ebsco, Ebsco is changing its OpenURL Connection interface:

New OpenURL Connection User Interface - Now Available (ebsco.com)<https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/New-OpenURL-Connection-User-Interface-Now-Available?language=en_US>


ExLibris is making corresponding changes to its parsers for Ebsco collections, as the new OpenURL connection is implemented on the Ebsco side.

To see when the parser was updated, or will be updated, for specific Ebsco collections, you can check here:

Transition to EBSCOhost New Target Parser - December 2021 - Ex Libris Knowledge Center (exlibrisgroup.com)<https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Content_Corner/Knowledge_Articles/Transition_to_EBSCOhost_New_Target_Parser_-_December_2021>

Based on the current schedule, ExLibris will have all collections updated by Dec 26.

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.


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 Modifyng an Electronic Service<https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/Electronic_Resource_Management/030_Working_with_Local_Electronic_Resources/015Managing_Electronic_Resources>)

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. )

For additional info about the EBSCOhost OpenURL and OPIDs, you can visit:

EBSCOhost OpenURL - Frequently Asked Questions for Implementers<https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/EBSCOhost-OpenURL-Frequently-Asked-Questions?language=en_US>




Wade Guidry
Library Consortium Services Manager, WACTCLC
wadeg at bigbend.edu<mailto:wadeg at bigbend.edu>
(509) 760-4474
http://www.wactclc.org<http://www.wactclc.org/>



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