E-Resource management

The E-Resource management tab in Koha will give you settings to enable and configure the module for the first time.

  • Get there: More > Administration > System Preferences > E-Resource management

Interface

ERMModule

Default: Disable

Values:

  • Disable

  • Enable

Description:

  • This preference controls whether or not staff can use the E-Resource management module.

  • This is the main switch for the E-Resource management functionality.

ERMProviderEbscoApiKey

Asks: for the HoldingsIQ API key from EBSCO. If left empty, you will be unable to connect the EBSCO knowledge base.

Description:

This preference allows libraries to integrate with the EBSCO global knowledge base using their HoldingsIQ tool. To integrate this tool the library will need to ask EBSCO for both an API key and a Customer ID (see below). Once correctly configured the EBSCO knowledge base will be accessible via the eHoldings menu option in E-Resource management.

ERMProviderEbscoCustomerID

Asks: for the HoldingsIQ Customer ID from EBSCO. If left empty, you will be unable to connect the EBSCO knowledge base.

Description:

This preference allows libraries to integrate with the EBSCO global knowledge base using their HoldingsIQ tool. To integrate this tool the library will need to ask EBSCO for both a Customer ID and an API key (see above). Once correctly configured the EBSCO knowledge base will be accessible via the eHoldings menu option in E-Resource management.

ERMProviders

Default: Local

Values:

  • EBSCO

  • Local

Description:

This preference controls whether to show one or more sources of eHoldings in the eHoldings menu option. Currently this allows integration with the EBSCO global knowledge base and also the ability to manually create eHoldings records for local sources. In the future other knowledge bases may be added.