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  1. Make Alma resolver better at locating books and book chapters without ISBN

    Alma resolver incorrectly matches to other books with the same title if the open URL does not contain an ISBN.

    Alma is not fit for purpose as an open url resolver for Books when an ISBN is not available.

    Other resolvers such as SFX and 360 link use all the information in the openurl eg author and publisher and date. Alma resolver only uses the Book title which causes numerous false matches.

    See example in attached file

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    8 comments  ·  Link Resolver  ·  Admin →
    Accepted  ·  AdminLiza Voloshin (Product Owner, Alma Resource Management, Ex Libris) responded

    Hi all,

    and thanks to Stacey for summarizing the currently available configuration options for the link resolver.

    As mentioned, resolving by title + author is already supported, and the system can be configured to avoid matches based on title only.

    Additionally, the resolver considers material type to help reduce mismatches.

    We are actively reviewing the possibility of adding more match points—specifically publication date—to further improve accuracy.

    Alma Product Team

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