New EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost Databases Overview and Step-by-Step Implementation Guide

Step 1 for setting up LibKey Link in EBSCOadmin:

1. Log in to EBSCOadmin at http://eadmin.ebscohost.com.

2. Click the Site/Group Maintenance button, then click on Go below CustomLinks.

3. Click on Add New CustomLink.

4. Select Copy from existing CustomLink and click on Continue.

5. Select Full Text from the Category drop down list.

6. Click on ++show other available CustomLinks and select LibKey OpenURL Link.

7. In the Basic Settings section, add your LibKey institution ID (a numeric value) to the BaseURL in place of the text “[LibKeyID]”.
   
   

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8. Set the “Hide Link if Full Text” option:

   • (Recommended) Selecting “No” will ensure that the LibKey Link appears on every item, even if there is full text available from EBSCOhost. If your library has configured the format chooser with Third Iron, then HTML or PDF options may be offered.

     • If go to full text is configured with Third Iron, then PDFs will be prioritized.

   • If you want LibKey Link to only appear when there is no other available full text, then change this option to “Yes”.

9. Click Submit to save your changes.

10. All the rest of the necessary fields have already been filled in for you, but please adjust any of remaining fields that meet your library's needs.

Step 2 for setting up Retractions, Instant PDF, and Article in Context Setup:

1. In EBSCOadmin, click the Site/Group Maintenance button, then select Go below CustomLinks.

2. Add New CustomLink.

3. Select Copy from existing CustomLink and click Continue.

4. Select Full Text from the Category drop down list.

5. ++show other available CustomLinks and select “LibKey - Retraction (New Interface)”

   1. Note: We recommend updating the Link Text to “RETRACTED ARTICLE” in all capital letters to draw attention to the retraction notification.

6. Submit your selection.

7. Select Copy from existing CustomLink and click Continue.

8. Select Full Text from the Category drop down list.

9. Click ++show other available CustomLinks and select “LibKey - Article in Context (New Interface)”, and “LibKey Instant PDF (New Interface)”

10. Submit your selections.

To update the Link Text of Retractions to “RETRACTED ARTICLE”, just click SetUp/Maintain CustomLinks within the Linking tab. Now select the link you’d like to edit:

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And then submit the changes.

Step 3 to add these links to your profile and give them a ranked order:

1. Navigate to the Customize Services tab, select your profile [EBSCO Discovery Service (eds) - eds OR EBSCOhost Research Databases (ehost) - ehost] and then click the Linking tab. If setting up the integration in both EDS and eHost you will need to repeat this step for both profiles.

2. Click the Modify link to the right of Custom Links.

3. Add New CustomLinks and mark the Select box to the left of:

   • “LibKey - Retraction (New Interface)”

   • “LibKey - Instant PDF (New Interface)”

   • “LibKey OpenURL Link”

   • “LibKey - Article in Context (New Interface)”

4. Click Submit so your changes are saved.

5. Now let’s give these links a new rank order: Click the Linking tab and then select the Modify link to the right of Custom Links (jump link). Enter the desired order of Full text links with (1 = first, top of the list). Here’s an example:

    

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   Notes:

   • There are likely other links listed beyond what’s pictured above, please adjust as desired.

   • Leave the default selection enabled to the Show First Available FullText Link Only (Recommended).

6. Click Submit to save your changes.

Changes in Experience Manager materialize quickly, but it will take up to 24 hrs for EBSCOadmin changes to be reflected unless you “push changes to EBSCO”.

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Any CustomLinks with (New Interface) in the name will only be visible through the new discovery URL with OPID and not through the classic EDS; to see changes in the new UI, replace {OPID} below with your group’s code: https://discovery.ebsco.com/c/{OPID}