Last updated: January 9, 2006
General Information
- Will my resources be appropriate for LinkOut?
- Can I restrict access to my resources?
- What level of linking should I provide?
- Can my resources be linked to all records in an Entrez database?
- 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 can users see our links in PubMed?
- 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?
- 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?
- When I select an Entrez record in more than one Link element, can I specify the URL that should appear?
- How can I update our LinkOut files after the initial transfer?
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 Entrez?
- How can users see our LinkOut icon in PubMed?