Several changes are happening as part of the Aleph to Alma migration:
- Aleph permalinks will continue to work. You do not have to change these.
- All migrated Aleph records will also have an Alma permalink. You can use either the Aleph or the Alma permalink.
- The behavior of the permalinks will change slightly. Rather than opening the full detail page, you will land on a search result of 1 record. The only title listed in the result list will be the record with that permalink
- The Aleph number will no longer display in the full record display—instead it will be the Alma MMS ID. The permalink that will display in the record is the Alma permalink. The Aleph ID will be in the 900 field of the MARC record in Alma.
HOLLIS Persistent Links provide durable links to HOLLIS records. These links are displayed in the HOLLIS records.
What are persistent links?
Persistent links, also called permalinks, provide durable links to records in the Harvard Library catalog. The links resolve to HOLLIS+ now that it is the primary Harvard Library catalog.
Where do I find the persistent link?
Persistent links are visible now in HOLLIS+ towards the bottom of the catalog record.
How are persistent links formed?
For records from Alma:
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/XXX/catalog
(Replace XXX with the Alma MMS ID (they all start with 99))
For records migrated from Aleph, the Aleph permalink will continue to work:
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/000000000/catalog
(Replace zeros with appropriate 9-digit Aleph number)
For finding aids (HOLLIS+ Finding Aid detail):
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/xxx00000/catalog
(Replace xxx00000 with EAD ID)
- To link to the Digital FA tab, add &digital=yes
For images in HOLLIS+:
For images (work/group record with thumbnail grid):
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/via/xxx00000/catalog
(Replace xxx00000 with VIA ID)
For Image Detail pages for images when there are digital images:
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/via/xxx00000/urn-3:yyyy:99999/catalog
(Replace xxx00000 with VIA ID; Replace yyyy:99999 with URN segment)
For Image Detail pages for components that are not digitized:
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/via/xxx00000/zzzz8888/catalog
(Replace xxx00000 with VIA ID; Replace zzzz8888with component ID)
For images in HOLLIS Images:
For images (work/group record with thumbnail grid):
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/images/xxx00000/catalog
(Replace xxx00000 with image record ID
Which link should I use for LibGuides?
Use the persistent links for LibGuides and any place the link needs to work long term.
Do I have to update my LibGuides to use persistent links?
Yes, you should update any links to HOLLIS to use persistent links. SpringShare updated around 4000 links in our LibGuides. They were only able to update link boxes and book boxes. You will need to update links within rich text boxes manually.
Why is this important?
Persistent links allow us to link to a Harvard Library catalog record regardless of which system we use.
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