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Desired behavior

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  • User installs javascript-based userscript in their common.js page on Wikipedia
    • Opting in with full disclosure to limited sharing of ip information with OCLC and the University Institution
    • Some related resources:
  • Article page loads on Wikipedia
  • Userscript parses the page for reference tags
    • Start with citation templates or html
      • Use COinS span tags (class attribute Z3988) as the starting point to exercise path to and from the OCLC E-Switch API?
    • Using Parsoid or ProveIt
      • Can Parsoid provide JSONP?
      • Do we need a Parsoid instance running on labs?
  • Defined citation template fields are mapped to an open url request passed to the OCLC 'E-switch' API
  • The OCLC API will pair that request with the editor's IP address (university affiliated) and return with links to any available online free full text resources
    • Cache the result locally for better performance
  • The article page will be layered with a link to that full text available source next to that reference in the article
  • If the editor clicks on the link, they will go directly to the full text source through their university, with no additional login required

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