Primo VE/EBSCO: Configuring an OpenURL/ILL Link in EBSCO Databases to Primo VE

Primo VE/EBSCO: Configuring an OpenURL/ILL Link in EBSCO Databases to Primo VE


Linking into your Primo instance:

The Base URL for creating an ILL request in Primo from a OpenURL linking system such as SFX, 360 Link, etc., was sent to your library in Decemberr 2019. It will be formatted something like

https://mnpals-tst.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/openurl/01MNPALS_TST/01MNPALS_TST:TST

Your library will replace the TST portions of the URL with your local information.

Linking from EBSCO

For linking from EBSCO

You will want to create a new Custom Link for Primo.

The main information you will need:

Base URL: https://mnpals-tst.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/openurl/01MNPALS_TST/01MNPALS_TST:TST

Your library will replace the TST portions of the URL with your local information.

Query String: (updated April 2024)

{IfNotEmpty({PMID},ID=pmid:{PMID}&,{IfNotEmpty({DOI},ID=doi:{UrlEncode({DOI})}&,{IfEqual({dbcode},eric,ID=eric:{AN}&)})})}{IfNotEmpty({dissertation}{IfEqual({pubtype},Dissertation,ok)}{IfEqual({pubtype},{UrlDecode(Dissertations%2fTheses+-+Doctoral+Dissertations)},ok)}{IfEqual({pubtype},Dissertation+Abstract,ok)},genre=dissertation&atitle=&title={UrlEncode({title})},{IfNotEmpty({IfEqual({doctype},{UrlDecode(Journal+Article)},ok)}{issue},genre=article&atitle={UrlEncode({title})}&title={IfNotEmpty({journal},{UrlEncode({journal})},{IfNotEmpty({dissertation},{dissertation},{IfNotEmpty({book},{book},{IfNotEmpty({review},{review},{title})})})})},{IfNotEmpty({IfEqual({pubtype},{UrlDecode(Book+Chapter)},ok)}{IfEqualIgnoreCase({pubtype},{UrlDecode(book+article)},ok)}{IfEqual({doctype},{UrlDecode(Book+Entry)},ok)}{IfEqualIgnoreCase({doctype},chapter,ok)}{IfEqual({doctype},{UrlDecode(Book+Chapter)},ok)}{IfEqual({doctype},Biography,ok)}{IfEqual({doctype},{UrlDecode(Topic+overview)},ok)}{IfEqual({pubtype},Essay,ok)}{chapterpages},genre=bookitem&atitle={UrlEncode({title})}&title={IfNotEmpty({journal},{UrlEncode({journal})},{IfNotEmpty({dissertation},{dissertation},{IfNotEmpty({book},{book},{IfNotEmpty({review},{review},{title})})})})},{IfNotEmpty({IfEqual({pubtype},Book,ok)}{IfEqual({pubtype},{UrlDecode(Book+Review)},ok)}{ISBN},genre=book&atitle=&title={IfNotEmpty({book},{UrlEncode({book})},{IfNotEmpty({review},{UrlEncode({review})},{IfNotEmpty({journal},{UrlEncode({journal})},{UrlEncode({title})})})})},{IfNotEmpty({ISSN},genre=article)}&atitle={UrlEncode({title})}&title={IfNotEmpty({journal},{UrlEncode({journal})},{IfNotEmpty({dissertation},{dissertation},{IfNotEmpty({book},{book},{IfNotEmpty({review},{review},{title})})})})})})})})}{IfNotEmpty({IfEqual({pubtype},Book,ok)}{IfEqual({ISSN},ERICRIE0,ok)},,{IfNotEmpty({issn},&issn={issn})})}{IfNotEmpty({IfEqual({doctype},{UrlDecode(Journal+Article)},ok)},,&isbn={isbn})}&volume={VOLUME}&issue={issue}&date={DATE}&au={author}&spage={strtpage}&pages={pages}&sid=EBSCO:{database}:{AN}

Please check with the PALS Office if you have questions.

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