Catalogue records for URLs can be imported from SCIS or Weblinks, amongst other providers.
The URL tag has to be created in the Authority module, if it does not exist already. Once created, it will be then available when creating catalogue items.
Subfield |
Subfield Description |
Can be Repeated (Y/N) |
Authority (Y/N) |
Used in Search Key (Y/N) |
Used in Marc Display (Y/N) |
Create Key- words (Y/N) |
Seq No |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
u |
URL |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
10 |
z |
Descriptor |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
20 |
Note: You could set up a specific Stockitem Form code (for example: WEB) if you wish, or choose Computer Software if required.
If required, you could set up a Lead through set for URLs. Create the catalogue as desired e.g. using Worksheet, No Lead Thru etc., adding the URL into the 856 tag and adding the Title of the URL into the 245 tag.
Note: You could type Website in square brackets after the Title if you wish for example: Google Scholar [website]
Even though a URL will never be Circulated, it will be necessary to create a Stockitem so that the item will be seen in NetOPAC.
If a URL has been catalogued it will pop up in the NetOPAC screen and the user can just click on the hyperlink and get directly to the Website.
Note: Now that you have catalogued your URLs, they would need to be checked occasionally. To get a listing of the URLs on your database, in the Stockitem main screen, type the Form code URL and select the F5 Query button
Note: Selecting Full Catalogue 7 Stockitem dara and therefore creating a dummy Stockitem number is important to ensure that the newly created records will appear in the NetOPACs. The record may keep the dummy Stockitem number or may be replaced with another barcode number
Note: Some catalogued websites do not contain an Author field. When doing a subject search, Amlib will list the matched websites before the books. This is because the websites do not have an Author entry. If you want the books to list first when conducting a search then all websites should have the word ‘Website’ inserted on line 2 of the record (see method below). Please check your records carefully first to decide if this is a change you would like to make.