OpenURL Links

OpenURL is a convenient way to link into ProQuest, letting users access articles, or publications from your other electronic resources. For example, you can create links from services such as SFX or a bibliographic research database into ProQuest.

OpenURL is a developing standard for links, proposed and developed by NISO, the National Information Standards Organization. The OpenURL standard specifies links to include information in a metadata package which lets the link target (for example, an electronic resource) search and retrieve the content requested.

ProQuest supports OpenURL linking for both inbound and outbound links. For outbound links, the ProQuest CrossLinks feature supports creating OpenURLs that point to your other electronic resources. This allows your patrons to link from their ProQuest search session directly to the item in another resource. For example, you can setup links to your library catalog (OPAC), to a link resolver (e.g. SFX), to an ejournal provider, etc.

For inbound links, ProQuest supports OpenURL linking from other resources into ProQuest at the article level and at the journal level. Article level links will display the requested article and allow the user to email, print, or export the article. Publication level links will display the list of issues available and allow the user to browse the content or search within the publication. In all cases, the links lead to the fully featured ProQuest interface allowing the user to continue their research in ProQuest.

Last updated: 1/15/04