Broken Links

BROKEN LINKS

Quick Find: Links are submitted via Report a Problem and sent to Discovery Technologies Librarian who will forward to eresourc@uregina.ca to update as required.

Leganto: Links are marked as broken by patrons using  the Leganto Reading List System.

Leganto Broken Links

In Alma

• Tasks>Citations>Marked as Broken
• Click Mark As Broken

• Click on Alerts

• Click Link under Details

• Find the issue/error
  • Usually the URL is incorrect
  • See if wrong link was hidden and access if available through other source
• Click Ellipsis(…) to view in Leganto if Required

• Find/Correct the URL
• Click Edit

• Add the new URL to the Source Field
• Click Save
• Ensure to make the Edit in Alma and not Leganto so that both systems are updated correctly

• View Leganto  to ensure it was updated

• When everything is updated correctly
  • Click Alerts
  • Click Remove

• Update note to patron if required
• Ensure Notify User is selected
• Click Confirm

• Title will be removed from the Broken Link Task List

Quick Find Broken Links

• Links are submitted via Report a Problem and sent to Discovery Technologies Librarian who will forward to eresourc@uregina.ca to update as required.
• Open Eresource Email account and determine issue and if you need to reply to the patron
• 2 types of broken links:
  • Monograph or Journal links which will include the MMS ID
  • Article links which includes CDI ID
• Click the link in the email to access the resource
• If the link does not work copy the MMS ID number or CDI ID Number
  • example MMS:

• • example CDI:

In Quick Find

• Click the View Online link(s)

• Determine the issue on the resource website
• Return to Quick Find Under Details: Copy the MMS ID or Journal title

Go to Alma

• Search for resource

• Find collection requiring editing
• Click View

• Open Linking Tab
• Click Test Access
• Determine if there are issues or linking to wrong page
  • If the error is at the issue is at the article level:
    • Send an email to Barbara
  • If the error is for a paid Journal contact the vendor or Ebsco to determine access issues
  • If the error is for free resources at the journal level:
    • Go to Google- search for journal title
    • If you find a new source copy the URL for Alma
    • Return to Alma
    • Paste the new link in Static URL
    • Click Save

• If a new source is not found for free resources delete the record
• Click Portfolio List
• Click Ellipsis (…)
• Click Delete

• Select Delete bibliographic Record(s)
• Click Confirm

• Reply to patron if required using the eresource email
• Move the email to the required folder
  • Quickfind Problem Links – if there was a problem and it was resolved
  • Quickfind Link No Issues – if there was no problem