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EBSCO Ebooks Update

1. Overview and Context

This procedure updates the Crossref_EventEBSCO_ebook table in the SQL Database.

2. Triggers

The execution of this procedure is usually triggered by

3. Steps to Be Performed

3.1 Download

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https://api.eventdata.crossref.org/v1/events?mailto=vincent@punctumbooks.com&obj-id.prefix=10.21983&from-occurred-date=2023-07-01&until-occurred-date=2023-07-31

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3.2 Clean

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3.3 Upload

  • Upload into phpMyAdmin table "Crossref_Event"EBSCO_ebook"

4. Additional Information

5. Document Control

Document ID PRO-045046
Document Owner Vincent
Version 1.0
Last Date of Change March 26, 2026
Next Review Due Date
Version & Change Tracking