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    360 Link: Create a Custom Link that Sends Citation Metadata to a Library Catalog

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    My library uses 360 Link with Index-Enhanced Direct Linking (IEDL), how can a library catalog custom link be set up?

    You can set up a custom link for users to query your library catalog by ISSN, ISBN, Author, etcetera, without the user having to enter the search term.

    If your library catalog is from a vendor listed below, you can use the linking syntax provided by replacing [YourCatalogBaseURL] with the base URL for your catalog, and pasting the URL into the URL field on the custom link setup page in the administration console.

    If your library catalog is from another vendor, see the below Figuring Out Library Catalog Linking Syntax section for suggested steps to identify the catalog URL needed for your custom link.

    The rest of this document covers the two scenarios above. Click a link below to jump to the section you want to read:
    Vendors with known linking syntax

    Other Vendors: Figuring Out Library Catalog Linking Syntax

    Vendors with Known Linking Syntax


    The below vendors' linking syntax is information we have gathered from libraries using 360 Link. Remember to replace [YourCatalogBaseURL] with the base URL for your catalog, prior to pasting the URL into the administration console. We recommend testing the custom link to make sure it works as expected, prior to providing the link to your users. Information about previewing your changes is available in the Previewing Your Changes section of 360 Link: Administration Console -- Custom Links: Create and Maintain.

    If you need assistance, help is available from our technical support staff who can be reached by using the Contact Us menu at the top of the Support Center.

    Aleph

    AquaBrowser

    CLICnet

    EIOS International

    Epixtech

    Koha

    Innovative

    OCLC WorldCat

    SirsiDynix

    Talis

    Virtua

    Voyager

    VTLS

    Aleph


    Search by ISSN

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/F/?func=find-b&local_base=U-CUN01&find_code=ISSN&request=<?issnh?>&Search=+Search+&local_base=U-CUN827

    Search by Book Title

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/F/?func=find-e&adjacent=N&find_scan_code=FIND_TTL&request=<?title?>&Search=+Search+

    AquaBrowser


    Search by Title

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/?q=<?title?>

    CLICnet


    Search by Title

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/search/t?SEARCH=<?title?>

    EIOS International


    Search by ISSN

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/P40007Staff/OPAC/Search/AdvancedSearch.asp?selectField1=IS&txtSearch1=<?issnh?>&GoPressed=true&IsFirstDisplay=false

    Search by Title

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/P40007Staff/OPAC/Search/AdvancedSearch.asp?selectField1=IS&txtSearch1=<?title?>&GoPressed=true&IsFirstDisplay=false

    Epixtech


    Search by ISSN

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=ISSN&term=<?issn?>

    or your library might need to use this syntax:

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=PISSNEX&term=<?issn?>#focus

    Search by Title

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=.TW&term=<?title?>

    Koha


    Search by ISSN

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=ti&q=<?issn?>

    Search by ISBN

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=nb&q=<?isbn?>

    Search by Title

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?&q=<?title?>

    Innovative


    Search by ISSN

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/search/i?SEARCH=<?issn?>

    Search by Title

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/search/t?SEARCH=<?title?>

    OCLC WorldCat


    Search by ISSN

    There are two linking versions, try Version 1 and if it does not work, try Version 2:

    Version 1 - http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/search?q=n2:<?issn?>&qt=advanced
    Version 2 - http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/search?q=n2:<?issnh?>&qt=advanced&dblist=638
    Search by Title

    There are two linking versions, try Version 1 and if it does not work, try Version 2:
    Version 1 - http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/search?q=ti:<?title?>
    Version 2 - http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/search?q=ti:<?title?>&qt=advanced&dblist=638

    Search by Keyword

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/search?q=<?title?>&qt=results_page&scope=0&oldscope=0

    SirsiDynix


    Identify the Base URL used for your catalog. The three URLs vary in the syntax that follows [YourCatalogBaseURL]:

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/uhtbin/cgisirsi/0/0/5?searchdata1=
    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/5?searchdata1=
    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=
    Search by ISSN or ISBN

    Use the appropriate Base URL above, and add either <?issn?> or <?isbn?>.
    • For example, a library that uses the second Base URL listed above, would use this syntax to search by ISSN: http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/5?searchdata1=<?issn?>
    Search by Title

    Use the appropriate Base URL above, add <?title?>, and also add this additional syntax for title searching:

    &srchfield1=TI^TITLE^SERIES^Title%20Processing^title&search_entries1=TI&search_type1=TITLE

    For example, a library that uses the first Base URL listed above, would use this search sytnax:
    • http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]//uhtbin/cgisirsi/0/0/5?searchdata1=<?title?>&srchfield1=TI^TITLE^SERIES^Title%20Processing^title&search_entries1=TI&search_type1=TITLE

    Talis


    Search by ISSN

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/TalisPrism/doOpenURLSearch.do?issn=<?issn?>
    Search by Title

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/TalisPrism/doOpenURLSearch.do?title=<?title?>

    Virtua


    Search by ISSN

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?=Search&usersrch=1&beginsrch=1&function=INITREQ&search=KEYWORD&elementcount=&lng=&pos=1&conf=.%2Fchameleon.conf&u1=8&t1=<?issn?>

    Voyager


    Search by ISSN

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=ISSN+%22<?issn?>%22&SL=None&Search_Code=CMD&CNT=10
    Search by Title

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=ISBN+%22<?isbn?>%22&SL=None&Search_Code=CMD&CNT=10
    Search by Journal Title

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=<?title?>&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=10

    Search by Book Title

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=<?title?>&SL=None&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=10

    Search by Author

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=<?AULAST?>+<?AUFIRST?>&SL=None&Search_Code=NAME_&CNT=10

    VTLS


    Search by ISSN

    http://[YourCatalogBaseURL]/dom/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=<?issn?>&SL=None&Search_Code=ISSL&CNT=10

    Other Vendors: Figuring Out Library Catalog Linking Syntax


    If your library catalog is from a vendor not listed above, help is available from our technical support staff that can be reached by using the Contact Us menu at the top of the Support Center.


    • Date Created: 18-Mar-2015
    • Last Edited Date: 18-Mar-2015
    • Old Article Number: 12533