Below are options for activating CDI search and Full Text linking. There are some best practices suggested by Ex Libris that help with making decisions on activating CDI Search and Linking. Link-in-Record is also known as “Direct Linking” and the “First Search” is the same as searching “My institution,” library holdings.
Full Text Linking in CDI = LinkResolver (Subscribed to Alma e-collection) | Option 1: CDI Search is active & ”Full Text Available” label appears ⬇ | Option 2: CDI Search is active but ”Full Text Available” label does not appear ⬇ | Option 3: CDI Search is inactive- No CDI Records in Expanded Search results ⬇ |
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CDI Search activation status | Yes | Yes | No |
We subscribe to only some titles in this collection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Do not show as Full Text available in CDI even if active in Alma | Unchecked | Checked | Checked |
Search Rights in CDI | Subscription or Free | Subscription or Free | Subscription or Free |
Outcome in Primo | CDI records appear with “Full Text Available” if the library subscribes to that title in Alma. | CDI records appear but will not have a “Full Text Available” label in expanded search results. Other options appear, such as ILL. | CDI records for the collection do not appear in Primo expanded search results. |
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