Linking the SFX Knowledgebase and the OPAC: The Perspective of a Small Liberal Arts College

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Linking the SFX Knowledgebase and the OPAC The
Perspective of a Small Liberal Arts College

• Amy Fry
• Academic Librarian/Electronic ResourcesGustavus
  Adolphus College
• afry_at_gac.eduhttp//homepages.gac.edu/afry/HOME.h
  tm

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JSTOR titles. Proxied link would look like
this http//30981.gaclibproxy.pals.msus.edu/journ
als/00221082.html
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Link also shows up on holdings view.
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ACS titles
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Many Project MUSE titles also have URLs.
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Past Present only a link to JSTOR appears in
the catalog (coverage from 1952-1999)
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Actually, there are three stable services,
offering online access to Past Present for all
years except 1999-2001.
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History of Religions has stable coverage from
2003-present, but other coverage goes back to
1993.
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The University of Illinois includes a lookup
link to their openURL resolver in their print
catalog records.
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Illinois Link Resolver Results Screen
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Format of URL for Catalog

• 856 4 1 ?z Online access for Gustavus community
  ?u http//gac.liblink.umn.edu/gac?sid
  sfxe_collectionissn-

Gustavus is using the 856 field. Some libraries
are using the 956 (local URL) field.
Format of URL given by Ex Libris SFX Technical
Support.
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New URL with subfield z in catalog.
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Illinoiss graphic gives eye-catching visual cue
for online access.
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New Target Local_Journal
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Target Service setup for Local_Journal
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User Parameters for Local_Journal
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Add slide with urls to be loaded into
Local_Journal
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Dataloader setup for Local_Journal
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Portfolios in Local_Journal
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When matches are found in the Local_Journal
target, the blind link to MnPALS holdings is
suppressed.
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If no matches are found in the Local_Journal
target, the catalog search button still shows up.