E-Resource management

The E-Resource management tab in Koha will give you settings to enable and configure the E-Resource management (ERM) module.

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

Interface

ERMModule

Asks: ___ the e-resource management module

Values:

  • Disable

  • Enable

Default: Disable

Description:

Not

To use the module, staff also need to have the erm permission (or the superlibrarian permission).

ERMProviderEbscoApiKey

Asks: API key for EBSCO HoldingsIQ ___

Description:

  • This preference allows libraries to integrate with the EBSCO global

    knowledge base using their HoldingsIQ tool. The library will need to ask EBSCO for both an API key and a Customer ID (see ERMProviderEbscoCustomerID below). Once correctly configured the EBSCO knowledge base will be accessible via the eHoldings menu option in E-Resource management.

  • If this preference is left empty, you will be unable to connect the EBSCO knowledge base.

ERMProviderEbscoCustomerID

Asks: Customer ID for EBSCO HoldingsIQ ___

Description:

  • This preference allows libraries to integrate with the EBSCO global

    knowledge base using their HoldingsIQ tool. The library will need to ask EBSCO for both an API key and a Customer ID (see ERMProviderEbscoApiKey above). Once correctly configured the EBSCO knowledge base will be accessible via the eHoldings menu option in E-Resource management.

  • If this preference is left empty, you will be unable to connect the EBSCO knowledge base.

ERMProviders

Asks: Providers for the e-resource management module ___

Values:

  • Select all

  • EBSCO

  • Local

Default: Local

Description:

  • This preference controls whether to show one or more sources of

    eHoldings in the eHoldings menu option.

  • Selecting “EBSCO” allows integration with the EBSCO global knowledge base.

  • Selecting “Local” provides the ability to manually create eHoldings records for local sources.