What's in this article:
- How to deconstruct OpenURL links, including the JSTOR specific base
Who cares:
- Librarian/administrators whose patrons are having issues with links
OpenURL definition via Wikipedia:
"OpenURL is a standardized format for encoding a description of a resource within a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), intended to help Internet users to find a copy of the resource that they are allowed to access. Although OpenURL could be used with any kind of resource on the Internet, it is usually used by libraries to help connect patrons with such content as articles, books, or patents held in their collections or available by subscription."
Anatomy of an OpenURL link:
Base URL for JSTOR: www.jstor.org/openurl?
Supported OpenURL v0.1 parameters:
title- Book/Journal title
aulast- author last name
aufirst - author firstname
volume- This is applicable for article
issue- This is applicable for article
spage- start page
issn - journal
isbn - book
date - Publication date (YYYY or YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD)
id=doi:XXXX - DOI (where XXXX is the ID value)
Supported OpenURL v1.0 parameters:
rft_id=info:doi - identifier
Sample OpenURL link to journal article:
www.jstor.org/openurl?issn=00314587&volume=9&issue=3&spage=339
Sample OpenURL link to book:
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