Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, and the UK's Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) have announced their collaboration on the Digital Content Store Content URL API. The collaboration will facilitate the integration of the Digital Content Store (DCS) with the Ex Libris Alma® resource management solution and Leganto reading list solution. Ex Libris is one of several partners aiding in the development of the DCS Content URL API.
The DCS is an innovative rights, technology, and content platform for higher education institutions (HEIs). The platform is currently under development by CLA along with HEIs, publishers, and technology partners. At its core, the DCS will include a searchable repository of PDF files (copies and extracts of materials digitised by HEIs), as well as a workflow-management tool. When an institution digitises content under the CLA license, the PDF file will be uploaded directly to the DCS and will then be available for assignment to a course. Students will be able to access the file via a secure link to the DCS. Most importantly, instructors will be able to discover digitised content already uploaded by external institutions and to assign that content to courses.
With the new URL API, Alma and Leganto will retrieve URLs pointing to digitised content in the DCS, enabling instructors and students to access the links in Leganto reading lists. By making use of materials that other HEIs have already digitised, libraries will be spared the time and effort involved in digitising materials for their own users.
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