"Deep" linking enables your library's FirstSearch users to link from FirstSearch results directly to a record in your online catalog (OPAC). It also allows people performing broad Web searches at sites such as Google and Yahoo! to link to your catalog, through WorldCat.org.
To ensure deep links to your library's OPAC, take a few minutes now to log on to the WorldCat Services Administrative Module for your account and register the correct deep-link "syntax" (URL structure) for your OPAC. To determine your syntax using the table below, you'll need to know the name of your Integrated Library System (ILS) vendor.
To register your deep-link syntax in FirstSearch:
A deep link's syntax is the basic structure of the link, focusing on where standard identifier information about the searched item (e.g. ISBN) is embedded within the URL. The table below shows common ILS vendors and the syntax of their deep-link Web URLs.
In each URL listed in the table, bold (red) text indicates the component of the URL that you replace with the base URL for your OPAC (e.g. "catalog.mylibrary.org"). Bold italicized (green) text may need to be changed depending on your local configuration. (Important notes on some systems' URL structures are in the footnotes below.)
vendor | url syntax |
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ALEPH | https:// library_opac_baseURL /F/?func=findb&local_base=uli02&find_code=WSB&request= see footnote |
Endeavor (Voyager) | https:// library_opac_baseURL /cgibin /Pwebrecon.cgiDB=local&CNT=25&HIST=1&BOOL1= as+a+phrase&FLD1=ISBN+(ISBN)&SAB1= see footnote |
EOS GLAS | https:// library_opac_baseURL /GLASOPAC/Search/AdvancedSearch.asp?IsFirstDisplay=FALSE &GoPressed=TRUE&ShowOptions=FALSE&selectField1=8&txtSearch1= |
EOS Q-Series / EOS.Web | https:// library_opac_baseURL / WEBOPAC /search/AdvancedSearch.asp?IsFirstDisplay=FALSE& GoPressed=TRUE&ShowOptions=FALSE&selectField1=IS&txtSearch1= |
Ex Libris (Primo) |
https:// library_opac_baseURL /primo_library/libweb/action/dlSearch.do?&mode=Basic&vid=VIEW ID&query=any,contains, URL syntax for Primo new UI:
|
Innovative | https:// library_opac_baseURL /search/i= see footnote |
Innovative (Polaris) | Polaris 3.0: https:// library_opac_baseURL /Polaris/Search/z3950Gateway.dll/PowerPac.1? by=ISBN&loc=SearchResult&term= For Polaris 3.1: https:// library_opac_baseURL /Search/PowerPAC.zagterm=XXXISBNXXX&by=ISBN&type= Keyword&loc=FullDisplay&action=dash&SessionOrgID=1 For Polaris 3.2: https:// library_opac_baseURL /view.aspx?isbn= |
Dynix (iPac) | https:// library_opac_baseURL /ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=ISBN&term= see footnote |
Koha | https:// library_opac_baseURL /cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=nb&q= |
Pica | https:// library_opac_baseURL /DB=1/LNG=DU/CMD?ACT=SRCHA&IKT=1007&SRT=YOP&TRM= |
Sirsi (WebCat) | https:// library_opac_baseURL /uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/5/?searchdata1= see footnote |
Sirsi / DRA | https:// library_opac_baseURL /web2/tramp2.exe/do_authority_search/guest?SETTING_KEY=English&location_group_filter=all&servers=1home&index=(&query= see footnote |
SydneyPlus | https:// library_opac_baseURL /cgi/swebsch.exesort=til&sortType=asc&spfield=isbn&thesfld= false&lang=&ini= splusweb &uid=public&idck=&eid=&text= see footnote |
Talis (Prism) | https:// library_opac_baseURL /TalisPrism/doSearch.do?searchType=advSearch&st1= controlNumber&searchLocations=talislms&sv1= |
TLC | https:// library_opac_baseURL /TLCScripts/interpac.dll?Browse&Config=PSL&SearchType=3& SearchField=4096&SearchData= see footnote |
The func parameter on some systems may require find-b instead of findb. The name of the local_base parameter may vary by library. Replace the find_code parameter WSB with ISBN for ISBN, ISSN for ISSN, or 035 for OCLC Number. A second known format is
https:// library_opac_baseURL /ALEPH/-/ext-find?base=librarybasecode&find=20=
(variations on the find parameter here are 020 for ISBN, 022 for ISSN, and 035 for OCLC Number).
Listed above is the URL structure for ISBN. For ISSN, replace both instances of ISBN with ISSN. A different URL structure exists for OCLC Number:
https:// library_opac_baseURL /cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Keyword+Anywhere+(GKEY)&
CNT=25+records+per+page&SAB1=
Replace the closing i= with o= for OCLC Number.
Replace the index parameter ISBN with ISSN for ISSN and either UTIL, OCLC, or CNTRL for OCLC Number. Another variation is to use ISBNEX, ISSNEX, and UTILEX, respectively, as the index terms. A third variation is .BN and .SN, with no known value for OCLC Number. On shared catalogs, an additional parameter &profile= is often used where the code that follows the equals sign indicates which library you are searching.
There are many known variations. Three common variations are
https:// library_opac_baseURL /uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5/?searchdata1=
https:// library_opac_baseURL /uhtbin/isbn-search/
https:// library_opac_baseURL /uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/5/?searchdata1=
with the last variation used for Windows NT-based OPACs. See Tip below about session identifiers.
Listed above is the URL structure for ISBN. For ISSN, the left parenthesis following index= changes to a right parenthesis, as in index=). A second known format is
https:// library_opac_baseURL /web2/tramp2.exe/do_ccl_search/guest?SETTING_KEY=English&location_group_filter=all&
servers=library_code_optional_if_shared_OPAC&index=sb&query=
(variations on the index parameter here are ss for ISSN). A third known format is
https:// library_opac_baseURL /web2/tramp2.exe/do_authority_search/guestSETTING_KEY=English&servers=1home&index=
bn&query=
(variations on the index parameter here are sn for ISSN, and index=%5e for OCLC Number).
Listed above is the URL structure for ISBN. For ISSN, use:
https:// library_opac_baseURL /cgi/swebsch.exe?sort=til&sortType=asc&spfield=issn&thesfld=false&ini=splusweb&
uid=public&text=
Listed above is the URL structure for ISBN. For ISSN, the SearchField parameter becomes 8192. In some systems, the CONFIG parameter may change to PAC.
Note that older or newer versions of some OPAC software may require modifications to the URL syntax. For assistance, contact your regional service provider, OCLC Support, or your OPAC vendor.