Library Cataloging
Linking From the OPAC
"Topos in Your OPAC: Linking to the Online Version" by Christopher C. Brown appears in
WAML Information Bulletin v. 34, no. 3 (July 2003). It describes the process of deriving a URL to insert into the MARC record.
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A Best Buy
Special offer for NEW members: JOIN WAML FOR 1/2 OFF The Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) is looking for folks who want to expand their knowledge of maps and geospatial information through fun-filled networking opportunities and information-packed...
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Open Worldcat
OCLC has created a tutorial on deep linking to help libraries get the most out of the Open WorldCat program. Open WorldCat can help drive users to libraries and increase circulation if properly configured to support deep linking.Deep linking helps users...
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Opac
Knowing where they're going: statistics for online government document access through the OPAC by Christopher Brown appears in Online Information Review (2004) v. 28, no. 6 pp. 396-409While documents librarians are generally familiar with document...
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Opac
"Using a Web OPAC to deliver digital collections" by Eileen C. Mathias appears in Online Information Review (2003) vol. 27 no. 1 pp. 28-36 The Ewell Sale Stewart Library of the Academy of Natural Sciences has just completed a major digital imaging project....
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Open Url
An open source open URL linking program is available, GODOT (Generalized Online Documents Ordering Texts).It does the fulltext linking for a host of different databases and supports OpenURL linking. It uses a special version of jake (GODOTjake) for the...
Library Cataloging