Last updated: March 8, 2006
General Information
- Will my resources be appropriate for LinkOut?
- Can I restrict access to my resources?
- What level of linking should I provide?
- What responsibilities do I have as a LinkOut provider?
- Are there any prerequisites for submitting links?
- Will my links be shown on systems besides Entrez?
- What do I need to do to provide links to my resources?
- How does LinkOut relate to services based on OpenURL?
- How can I keep up with the development of LinkOut?
LinkOut Files
- What are the LinkOut Identity and Resource files?
- How should I select a NameAbbr?
- If I provide linking information for several publishers, should I apply for multiple Name Abbreviations?
- Are the elements in LinkOut files case sensitive?
- How can I use the elements: SubjectType, Attribute and UrlName?
- What is the difference between the SubjectType and Attribute elements in the Identity file and those in the Holdings files?
- How do the Base and Rule elements work?
- Can an individual article from a subscription publication be marked "free" in PubMed?
- When I select a PubMed record in more than one Link element, can I specify the URL to which my icon will point?
- How can I update our LinkOut files after the initial transfer?
- Why did the links I provided using the PubMed ID (PMID) disappear?
- Can I make links using DOI or PII?
- Can I change the DOI or PII in PubMed records?
LinkOut Icons
- How should I design the LinkOut icon for my organization?
- Can I put the icon in a HTML page and supply its URL in the IconUrl element?
- What is the difference between the IconUrl element in the Identity file and that in the Holdings file?
- What happens if I do not have an icon for my links?
Viewing Links
- How can users see our links in PubMed?
- How can users see our LinkOut icon in PubMed?
- Which icon will display by default on the Citation and Abstract display of PubMed?