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| * Choose "Upload Local Titles" above the Browse bar and collection name. | * Choose "Upload Local Titles" above the Browse bar and collection name. | ||
| * Leave the File Type as Tab Delimited | * Leave the File Type as Tab Delimited | ||
| - | * Unless the file is encoded, leave the open text blank, along with the field and text delimiter. | + | * File Encoding refers to the characters of the text. If there are non latin letters they are considered encoded. For example, German umlauts are encoded as UTF-8. View the [[https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/What-is-the-Field-Encoding-field-when-I-upload-a-Local-Collection-in-EBSCOadmin|Field Encoding Page]] for specific coding types. |
| * Take the Collection ID you created from the step above | * Take the Collection ID you created from the step above | ||
| * Indicate which columns reflect which field. | * Indicate which columns reflect which field. | ||
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| * Submit | * Submit | ||
| * Once the titles are added you can select the LCL collection in a CustomLink editing screen. | * Once the titles are added you can select the LCL collection in a CustomLink editing screen. | ||
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| + | ==== Direct URL Building ==== | ||
| + | To build a direct URL to one of the EBSCOHost resources, use their [[https://support.ebsco.com/eit/urlb.php|Direct URL Builder]] | ||
| + | * The default is for an EBSCOhost Research Databases, choose something from the dropdown if this does not match what you need a URL for. | ||
| + | * Select the correct EBSCOhost DB. | ||
| + | * Enter our customer ID | ||
| + | * Ignore the Group ID (Despite the two red asterisks, it is not required) | ||
| + | * Enter our proxy address | ||
| + | * silk.library.umass.edu | ||
| + | * Select IP Address and User ID/Password as our Authentication Methods | ||
| + | * Click Generate URL | ||
| + | * Test the URL to make sure it is what you expect. | ||
| + | * Test in Opera with the Silk Prefix. If it does not work it means the resource is not correctly configured in EZPRoxy. | ||
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| ===== Enabling a New Resource ===== | ===== Enabling a New Resource ===== | ||
