LLF features on EBSCO EDS URLs

Request from: Alli, UEA

Original report:

Examples

• Medline

Set to display onboarding on wildcard url %db=mdc%

The URL we use in our catalogue/Database list is http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,shib&profile=ehost&defaultdb=mdc&custid=s8993828
which includes the database identifier db=mdc

However, this resolves to https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/advanced?vid=0&sid=74c6e1bf-81b2-40b3-b68d-f6e01a9163aa%40redis
which loses the database identifier

It’s only when you do a search and then click on a search result item, that the database identifier appears in the url again https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=74c6e1bf-81b2-40b3-b68d-f6e01a9163aa%40redis&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=mdc&AN=35313808

But even then, it doesn’t always display the onboarding.

Likewise…

• CINAHL Complete

Set to display onboarding on wildcard url %db=ccm%

The URL we use in our catalogue/Database list is http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,shib&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ccm&custid=s8993828
which includes the database identifier db=ccm

However, this resolves to https://web.s.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/advanced?vid=0&sid=46dd4dd5-2859-4cfd-8d9b-0b79d26c9811%40redis which loses the database identifier

It’s only when you do a search and then click on a search result item, that the database identifier appears in the url again https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=c6bba1b3-7383-4d10-9d92-c9eec547359d%40redis&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=153216706&db=ccm

Suggested solution by the client: To be able to deploy Libguides on EBSCOhost unique URLs

Explanation from LL: EBSCO Host URLs are very inconsistent. Therefore it isn't easy to use wildcards. Any workaround/solution for this will help many clients