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The <ReferringEntity> provides information about the environment that has forwarded has directed the user to the item that was requested. This referrer can be expressed in two ways.

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Description

The entity which has directed the user to the requested resource. As a minimal requirement, this must be referent. When the request was mediated by a search engine, record the URL provided by the HTTP referrer string.

XPath

ctx:referring-entity/ctx:identifier

Usage

Mandatory if applicable

Format

URL

Example

http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=beleidsregels+artikel+4%3A84&meta=

<referringEntity/identifier> | Refferer Name

Description

The referrer may be categorised on the basis of a limited list of known referrers. All permitted values will be registered in the OpenURL registry.

XPath

ctx:referring-entity/ctx:identifier

Usage

Optional

Format

A URI that is registered in http://info-uri.info/registry/OAIHandler?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=reg&identifier=info:sid/

Example

info:sid/google.com

3.1.4. <requester>

The user who has sent the request for the file is identified in the <requester> element.

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Description

In the case of link resolver usage data, the baseURL of the OpenURL resolver must be provided.

XPath

ctx:context-object/ctx:resolver/ctx:identifier

Usage

Optional

Format

URL

Example

http://sfx.gbv.de:9004/sfx_sub/

<referrer/identifier> |

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Referrer Identifier

Description The

identifier of the context from within the user triggered the usage of the target resource. Identification of the external service that had provided a reference to the referent, e.g. a search engine

XPath

ctx:context-object/ctx:referrer/ctx:identifier

Usage

Optional

Format URL

A URI that is registered in http://info-uri.info/registry/OAIHandler?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=reg&identifier=info:sid/

Example

info:sid/dlib.org:dlib
info:sid/google.com

 

3.2. Extensions

3.2.1. <requester>

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