ChemPort In-house Link OpenURL Format Description

This information applies only to those who have chosen the OpenURL format for the ChemPort In-house Link. ChemPort is compliant with OpenURL 1.0 (SAP1). The following parameters are provided by ChemPort:

• Service Identifier (SID):

  The Service Identifier (SID) will contain one of the following depending on how ChemPort is being used. The values consist of the vendor and database originating the link. For CAS, the SID values will be one of the following:

  CAS:<file name> STN:<file name>

  CAS:<CHEMPORT> STN:<CHEMPORT>

• Standard OpenURL 1.0 (SAP1) Parameters:

  ChemPort has been enhanced to support the OpenURL Framework for Context-Sensitive Services, San Antonio Level 1 Community Profile (SAP1). If you select the "Use OpenURL Format" option for In-House Linking, the In-House links are now compliant with SAP1.

  Detailed information about SAP1 is available in the following document: http://alcme.oclc.org/openurl/docs/pdf/SanAntonioProfileLevel1-2004.pdf.

• Private Identifier (PID):

  The Private Identifier (PID) field will also be present. The purpose of this field is to provide a location for any non-standard data, that is, data that does not conform to the OpenURL 1.0 (SAP1). The following parameters can be provided in the PID by ChemPort:

  authfull (first author's full name) repnum (report number)

  source (document source) corpsrc (corporate source)

For more information about how to link your organization's in-house documents via the ChemPort Connection, send e-mail to chemport@cas.org or call CAS Customer Service at 800-753-4227 (outside of the US, call 614-447-3731).