ProQuest provides comprehensive deduplication controls:
ProQuest accepts local holdings files from OASIS customers which allows us to check incoming orders and approvals selections for duplications. This also allows us to show customer holdings on OASIS. The process is ISBN-driven: we match valid ISBNs and EANs. Title/author matching is not completed - even from full MARC records. MARC records without valid ISBNs or EANs are not processed.
More complete information is below.
If you are interested in setting this up, please contact uk-ringwood-edi@proquest.com
OASIS offers an OpenURL link three different bibliographic fields to enable title, author and ISBN based searches of local resources, such as OPACs. It is very important to note that the success of these local searches will depend on the OpenURL configuration a library has established in OASIS Administration, and upon the nature of the targets it points to.
This is a feature set up by the OASIS Admin at the library and requires knowledge of how to obtain the Open URL. ProQuest provides limited support for this: we can show you where in the Admin tools this is. Basic instructions are below.
OASIS Z39.50 compliant web interface allows remote searching capabilities with the ability to automatically merge bibliographic records into the library database in real time, creating significant workflow efficiencies and eliminating duplication of data entry. Libraries will realize significant efficiencies by eliminating a p-order search function and enabling staff to download a virtually complete bibliographic and order record in moments. Moreover, the library does not have to access the OASIS database to download records or upload files; the entire process is run automatically from within the library's LMS.
This requires a Z39.50 server and technical knowledge and support from within the library itself. ProQuest does not provide support with this. Basic instructions are below.