Mighty Linkout Machine is not complicated, but it’s also no easy feat from the supplier-side.
As detailed in the ‘
What It Does’ section, end users’ can send article requests through a variety of channels. With
Mighty Linkout Machine – regardless of how these orders come in, citation quality, or source – users always reliably receive back an article or a linkout that works. Clicking on an article-level link will take the end-user to the article-level landing page on a publisher’s website.

We, at Reprints Desk created Mighty Linkout Machine as a way to simplify ordering for users by standardizing and shortening the process, and automating post-linkout navigation steps often required for users to reach the full-text articles they desire. Users can now simply submit an order request for any document that they desire, submit it to Reprints Desk in the method they desire, and let Reprints Desk track down and send back the article-level e-holdings link or document delivery article.
Regardless of how these orders come in or the citation quality or source – Reprints Desk will use a hybrid process of automated sourcing and speed-enhanced micro-tasks to quickly locate and send an article-level e-holdings link or document delivery article back to the user. Users get what they want each and every time, and also benefit from simplified and standardized processes for ordering and post-linkout navigation.
