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The main purpose of the OCLC Discovery integration is to enhance the user experience for OCLC Discovery users by providing context-driven links within the interface as illustrated below and to promote journal engagement.  Below are the two main interactions that are enhanced in OCLC WorldCat Discovery using the LibKey API as well as some implementation variation options.

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In contrast to the normal route of linking to content where depending on the source and configuration a user can be taken you to multiple sources, an authentication point and then ultimately one of hundreds of different publisher interfaces, the LibKey interaction of "Explore articles from most recent issue…" opens the current issue of that journal in the normalized, publisher-neutral view of BrowZine with an easy to understand and quickly-loading table of contents displayed. Further the option to “Explore articles from this issue…” shows the article the user is viewing highlighted in context providing an excellent serendipitous discovery experience for the user as they may encounter other articles in a thematic issue of a tightly scoped journal revealing articles that did not come up in their search but nonetheless are quite relevant to their research task.

There may be circumstances where only one or none of these links is available even though a “View PDF” options is available. For example, if the item you are viewing is a journal only the “Most Recent Issue” option will be available since there is no article to see in context.

Additionally, the BrowZine environment which is what LibKey links to provide this experience is soft-limited to content 2005 to Present, so articles before this date may have a “View PDF” option available, but will not feature an ability to Explore Related Articles.

"View PDF" to enhance the Articles Search Results in OCLC Discovery

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For libraries with all primary links set to display, selecting the “Retracted article” button for an item with multiple e-links will pull out a drawer where the retracted article is labelled.

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"More from this Journal" to enhance the Article detail view in OCLC Discovery

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In contrast to the normal route of linking to content where depending on the source and configuration a user can be taken you to multiple sources, an authentication point and then ultimately one of hundreds of different publisher interfaces, the LibKey interaction of "Explore articles from most recent issue…" opens the current issue of that journal in the normalized, publisher-neutral view of BrowZine with an easy to understand and quickly-loading table of contents displayed. Further the option to “Explore articles from this issue…” shows the article the user is viewing highlighted in context providing an excellent serendipitous discovery experience for the user as they may encounter other articles in a thematic issue of a tightly scoped journal revealing articles that did not come up in their search but nonetheless are quite relevant to their research task.

There may be circumstances where only one or none of these links is available even though a “View PDF” options is available. For example, if the item you are viewing is a journal only the “Most Recent Issue” option will be available since there is no article to see in context.

Additionally, the BrowZine environment which is what LibKey links to provide this experience is soft-limited to content 2005 to Present, so articles before this date may have a “View PDF” option available, but will not feature an ability to Explore Related Articles.

Step-by-Step Implementation Guide

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