Dublin Core field to display external links (like an 856)
We would like to have a way to link users to external resources from a Dublin Core record, similarly to how an 856 is used in MARC. Example: a digital object in Alma could link to a related finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
Perhaps the field(s) most appropriate to display in this manner would be dc:relation, dcterms:isPartOf, dcterms:replaces, dcterms:requires, dcterms:conformsTo and dcterms:isVersionOf.. but only if those fields utilize (dcterms:URI). If any of those fields are not tagged as a URI, that field should display as it does now.
We are agnostic to whether such hyperlinks should be displayed in the "links" area where 856's are displayed, or if they should be shown in the "details" area. Perhaps other institutions have a stronger preference, or perhaps one is easier to implement than the other.
Jared Cowing
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A clarification: we can use HTML markup (<a> tags) to accomplish hyperlinking, but for the DC fields listed in this suggestion, there is an option to explicitly designate that field as containing a URI. In those instances, we think that Alma/Primo could recognize those fields as a URI (and hyperlink) without our having to add additional HTML markup.