Where do I configure EDS API Settings?
The EDS API dashboard provides a centralized location to adjust settings that impact the functionality of EBSCO Discovery Service API. To access the EDS API Dashboard, you'll need to first go to Main Dashboard > Integrations > Search > EBSCO Discovery Service and select 'Settings' from the menu.
EBSCO Discovery Service API Credentials
The EDS API credentials must be configured before an EDS search can be performed and have results appear directly in the Stacks site. If you do not have this information readily available, please contact EBSCO Support for assistance. You will need:
- Server Address The EDS API endpoint URL.
- Username Your EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) API username.
- Password Your EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) API Password.
- Profile Your EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) API Profile ID.
Read More
The Read More section of the EDS Settings dashboard page allow administrators to configure access to a permanent link (plink) that is exposed by the Read More button in EBSCO Discovery Service searches. Expand the Read More section and provide the following information:
- Authentication Type Provide the Authentication Type syntax configured in EBSCOhost. If there is more than one syntax configured, separate them with a comma.
- Customer ID Provide your EBSCO Customer ID. Contact your EBSCO representative for this information.
- Group ID This is the groupid parameter of the plink URL and can be found in EBSCOadmin.
Note: This information is configured by your Implementation Project Manager during the initial implementation of your site if you already subscribe to EDS.
Limiters
The list of EDS Limiters, provided by the EDS API, appear within an expandable tab on the EDS Search results page. Stacks administrators can control the following behaviors from the Limiters section in the EBSCO Discovery Service dashboard page.
- Enable Limiters Tab
When this option is checked an expandable tab will appear above the facet filters in an EDS API Search. This expandable tab will contain checkboxes users can check to override the default limiter(s) set in the EDS API Profile. - Expand Limiters Tab
When this option is checked the Limiters tab will be expanded by default.
Hide Limiters Place a checkmark next to each Limiter you want hidden from the EDS API Search results page. If you want to hide all limiters, uncheck the Enable Limiters Tab. - Enable Language Limiters
When this option is checked, Language limiters will appear on the EDS API Search results page.
Expanders
The list of EDS Expanders, provided by the EDS API, appear in an expandable tab on the EDS Search results page. Stacks administrators can control the following behaviors from the Expanders Tab in the EBSCO Discovery Service dashboard page.
- Enable Expanders Tab
When this option is checked an expandable tab will appear above the facet filters in an EDS API Search. This expandable tab will contain checkboxes users can check to override the default Expander(s) set in the EDS API Profile. - Expand Expanders Tab
When this option is checked the Expanders tab will be expanded by default. - Hide Expanders
Place a checkmark next to each Expander you want hidden from the EDS API Search results page. If you want to hide all limiters, uncheck the Enable Expanders Tab.
EDS Facets
In EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), "facets" are a way to filter and narrow down search results based on specific criteria. Essentially, facets allow users to refine their search results by selecting specific categories, topics, authors, publication dates, and other relevant criteria. These facets can be found in the left-hand column of the EDS search results page and are typically listed as checkboxes or dropdown menus. By selecting one or more facets, users can quickly and easily limit their search results to only those items that meet their specific needs. Facets can be particularly useful when dealing with large search result sets, as they allow users to quickly narrow down the results to only those items that are most relevant to their research needs.
When the options located within the facets tab of the EDS API settings dashboard page is enabled, they will appear opened or expanded on the EDS API Search results page, exposing specific facets that end users can click on to filter their search results. By default these facet groupings are collapsed.
Placards
- EDS Exact Match Placard
The EDS Exact Match Placard is a publication title search. When a user performs a search with the EDS API search, and if a single publication is a match for the query, the publication's details will be displayed in its own placard at the top of the left-hand column beside the search results. If more than one publication is an exact match, no publication will be featured. Exact Match Publication can be enabled or disabled through the EDS API configuration. - Research Starter Placard
Research Starters provide quick summaries of the most popular topics in EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). Research Starters can be enabled from the Search Configuration tile on the Dashboard and will be included in your EDS API search results (when available). If a Research Starter is available, it will always appear as the first search result in the list of search results.
EDS Auto Complete
The EDS Autocomplete feature gives search suggestions.
EDS Bento Search
The Bento Search section on the EDS Settings dashboard page allow you to configure specific behaviors for EDS Bento search functionality.
- Hide Refine Search Results Button
When this option is checked, the Refine search button for an EDS Search that typically appears near the top of the Bento results page will be hidden.
EDS Results Links
Resource Flow
The Resource Flow feature in Stacks has the ability to integrate with EDS to retrieve relevant results as a resource flow item. Manage this functionality in the Resource Flow section of the EDS Settings dashboard page:
- Enable EDS Query for Resource Flow
When this option is enabled a Query EDS Button will appear and give administrators the ability to query EDS