Note: If you are a WMS library or using full WorldShare Collection Manager, see Surface your materials in Google Scholar.
Applies to: Knowledge base collections.
Libraries can increase the discoverability of their resources by surfacing holdings in Google Scholar search results. For more information on library links in Google Scholar visit Google Scholar, Library Support.
Knowledge base collections in WorldShare Collection Manager Fundamentals make this possible via OCLC's OpenURL link resolver.
Note: If you are switching to using Collection Manager Fundamentals knowledge base collections after using a different product for Google Scholar linking, please contact your previous vendor and ask them to remove your old Google Scholar record and registration. Once your previous vendor makes changes on their end, Google Scholar's automatic update process will take at least two weeks to recognize the changes.
1. Enable Google Scholar
2. Enter or verify information for the following fields
Contact Name & Contact Email: We require these for technical support purposes only and they are not made publicly available.
Full Text link Label & Print Link Label: These fields allow you to choose what text labels will display in the Google Scholar results to access your institution's link to full-text and print option. Some libraries choose to have different text for electronic and print items, but you can enter the same text for each.
Enter a label that is 25 characters or less.
Example text from libraries:
Get it @ OCLC Library
Find it at Oakland City U
Full text @ your library
Find it! @OHIO University
OpenURL Base URL: Enter the URL of the resolver that points to your library's WorldCat knowledge base. Your institution's base URL should take the form of http://yourlibrary.on.worldcat.org/atoztitles/link. Simply add /link to the end of your A to Z journal list URL. To find your base URL, sign in to OCLC Service Configuration. If your base URL has the form of http://yourlibrary.worldcat.org/openurlresolver, you are using the previous version of OCLC's link resolver (1.0) and should migrate to version 2.1. See OCLC link resolver for more details.
Note: The knowledge base can only export holdings to Google Scholar when the knowledge base is the source for your library's OpenURL resolver. If your library wants Google Scholar to point to a non-OCLC OpenURL resolver, then the Google Scholar harvesting will be done from that service's site.
OpenURL Options: You can choose which types of OpenURL requests you will accept and must choose at least one. The types enabled determine what items end users will be able to access. For example, choosing only DOI will result in requests including only a DOI. So, if an item does not have a DOI associated with it in the knowledge base, and end user will not get a link to that item. Enabling all will provide the most possible links. All options are supported by the OCLC link resolver and users are encouraged to use them all.
Viewable Link Access: This setting determines when and who sees a link to your items depending on where they are located.
Restrict ability to view links to IP address(es) I have added. (default): Select if you want to limit links to your items to patrons that are located within your IP address(es). If selected, IP address(es) are required. Proceed to enter your IP address(es).
Make links available within and outside of IP address(es).: Select if you want links to be available both within your IP address(es) as well as off campus. Patrons located within your IP address(es) will see links automatically. Off-campus patrons will need to add your library to their settings in Google Scholar > Library links. They will not have access to subscription content without passing through your link resolved, proxy, or authentication settings. If selected, IP address(es) are highly recommended. Proceed to enter your IP address(es).
3. Save
4. Edit the default setting per collection
Once you have enabled Google Scholar in Institution Settings > Proxy and Authentication > Google Scholar, default settings will be active within each collection's settings.
Enable or edit the collection-level settings as needed:
After you have configured Google Scholar settings in WorldShare Collection Manager Fundamentals and 1-2 weeks have passed to allow for Google Scholar to harvest your holdings, you should be able to find your library and links to your items in Google Scholar.
Google Scholar is designed for the discovery of e-journal content. When verifying that your content appears in Google Scholar, look for e-journal content.
Note: If the knowledge base collection contains both e-books and e-journals, both formats are sent to Google Scholar.
To remove links sent from knowledge base collections in WorldShare Collection Manager Fundamentals:
It can take up to 3 months for Google to remove your links.