[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Showing online resources in the OPAC

[Soulliere, Robert]

Hi  Vicki,

There is a bit of an explanation on cataloguing electronic resources  in the documentation here which explains the second method:
http://docs.evergreen-ils.org/1.6/draft/html/electronicresourcesvisible.html

The advantages of the second method is that it provides a bit more flexibility on where items will be visible and makes it easier to adjust later via cataloguing as apposed to using SQL.

Regards,
Robert

Robert Soulliere, BA (Hons), MLIS
Systems Librarian
Mohawk College Library
robert.soulliere at mohawkcollege.ca
Telephone: 905 575 1212 x3936
Fax: 905 575 2011
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From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Dan Wells [dbw2 at calvin.edu]
Sent: April 7, 2011 3:14 PM
To: vickir at beau.org; Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Showing online resources in the OPAC

Hello Vicki,

There are two ways, actually.  First, you can set the record source to a "transcendant" source, which basically means "this record should show up everywhere (i.e. when searching any library)".  Details here: http://open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=evergreen-admin:importing:bibrecords#making_electronic_resources_visible_in_the_catalogue

Second, if you need finer control, you can use a "Located URI".  I failed to find a good link for it, but what you do is add an 856 with first indicator 4, second indicator 0, and a $9 subfield with a value matching a the shortname of the library where you want this record to appear.

Dan


>>> On 4/7/2011 at 11:55 AM, Vicki Reeves <vickir at beau.org> wrote:
> We have some online resources in html format which I want to catalog so
> that they will show in the OPAC.  On the staff side, I can get the link
> to work by entering the 856 field.  However, I can't find anyway to make
> it come up in the OPAC.  I thought about adding a holdings record but
> that seems to be a kludge - is there another way?
>
> Thank you.


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