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Management of content in EDS means balancing the combination of EBSCO published (EBSCOHost) and non-EBSCO published metadata. EBSCO “manages” metadata and access issues in the same way that ExLibris maintains the back end, but we still have to activate targets to create access. Enabling metadata in EDS follows a three step process that must all be completed for something to be correctly searchable. Once something appears in your CORAL queue then you can start the process of enabling metadata.
The Searching tab contains all the functionality for basic and advanced searching in EDS. Like searching, the Results tab contains all functionality for adjusting how search results are displayed to the end users. The Delivery Options tab changes what end users see for options to interact with a record in EDS. Changing any of these settings will affect end users, and should never be done without testing the outcome first.
Linking through EDS is rather complex, and has a variety of methods. This is due to our relationship with EBSCO as a publisher, a subscription agent, and as a discovery service. Basically there are three different types of links.
At the moment we are not tracking statistics from EDS. Video documentation can be found at the various EBSCO support sites.
Video documentation can be found at the various EBSCO support sites.
Like SFX, enabling metadata is a three step process.
Once the metadata is enabled for searching, you need to enable the CustomLink so that full text can actually be retrieved. An explanation of linking is shown above.
There are many fields in this menu. Some are configurable, some should never be changed.
Basic Setting Field | UMA Global Setting | Notes |
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Link Name | Leave This | Especially if it is “managed” by EBSCO |
Managed By | N/A | EBSCO doesn't manage activation, they just make global updates. |
Customize Link | Leave This | as EBSCO Managed or else we will not receive the global updates. |
Category | TBD | |
Link text | Connect to Resource | This is the most common language. |
Mouse-Over Text | Connect to Resource in (Resource Name) | This will be on links and images. |
Link Icon | Ignore | Icons are part of the deals with EBSCO and supercede link text. |
Base URL | DO NOT CHANGE | EBSCO support can make changes |
Query String | DO NOT CHANGE | EBSCO support can make changes |
Advanced Settings Field | UMA Global Setting | Notes |
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Mandatory Fields | DO NOT CHANGE | This is part of the linking that EBSCO manages |
Window Properties | TBD | |
Display in New Window | ALWAYS YES | |
Window Name | TBD | |
Hide Link if Full Text | ALWAYS NO | (ILL is the only one set to Yes) |
Show Link | ALWAYS “If Item is in Collection” | |
Local Collections for Filter | USE CTRL+CLICK | Select what we own. LCL will start with UMAAH. |
Show on Results List | TBD | |
Show on Publication Detail | TBD | |
Show on Detailed Record | TBD | |
Show in Publication Finder Results | TBD | |
Show in Publication Finder Details | TBD | |
Show in Catalog Holdings Table | TBD | |
Mandatory Data for Display in Catalog Holdings Table | TBD | |
Target Uses Ref URL | ALWAYS NO | |
Uses Proxy | ALWAYS YES | Unless OA |
Primary Proxy | SILK | Unless OA |
Secondary Proxy | NONE |
The final step is assigning a ranking to whatever metadata you just enabled.
Checking renewals in EDS is actually easier than SFX. Since for the time being we don't really know what the metadata inside a DB is, we don't have to worry about changing content. There's a quick three step process for processing a renewal when it shows up in your CORAL queue.
There is a cron job set up to transfer SFX holdings to EDS for the Library Collection Limiter. The cron runs at 4:01 am every Tuesday to be processed by EBSCO on Wednesdays at 11:00 am. The cron sends an Advanced Export serials file by ftp to EBSCO. See Steve Bischof for more information.