eBook Search – New Version
The following section describes the new version of the eBook Search.
The following information is retained when moving between the A-Z eJournal List and the eBook Search:
- The tab that was last selected in the A-Z eJournals List
- The last search performed in each tab of the A-Z eJournals List
- The last search performed in A-Z eBooks Search
- Whether table view or detail view was last selected in the eJournals or eBook Search (in case the default view was not selected)
Click the Cookie Policy link at the bottom of the eBook Search to display a description of the SFX Privacy Policy and how Ex Libris uses cookies.
Accessing the eBook Search
To access the eBook Search, type the following URL in your Web browser:
http://<sfx_server>:<port>/<instance>/ebooksearch
eBook Search
You can add the following parameters to the eBook Search URL:
- lang=<3digit_language_code>
This parameter is used to present the appropriate language eBook Search. The accepted three-digit language codes are all ISO 639-2 three letter codes (plus Chi-simplified and chi-traditional).
For example: http://demo.exlibrisgroup.com:3210/demo/az-books/?lang=eng
- embedded=ML
This parameter removes the header image from the eBook Search display.
This parameter cannot be used to integrate the eBook Search with MetaLib (an option that does exist for the A-Z eJournals list).
Searching eBooks
You can perform a search based on the following parameters:
- Title or ISBN – the book title or its ISBN. You can perform the search according to the following options:
- Starts with
- Contains
- Exact
- Author Last Name and First Name – only the last name is required. Note that not all books in the SFX KnowledgeBase currently have author information loaded. When performing an author search, books without authors are not included in the search result. You can configure the author field to not be displayed. For more information, see Configuring the eBook Search – New Version.
The Last name box can also be used to search for corporate and meeting names.
- Provider – select a provider (vendor) from the drop-down list. More than one provider can be selected.
- Only ebooks with active getFullTxt or getSelectedFullTxt services (not getAbstract, getTOC, and getHolding services) are included in the eBook Search.
- Threshold and coverage information is not included in the eBook Search.
- Local title override for books is not included in the eBook Search.
- Local book objects are not included in the local instance eBook Search if they are created in the shared instance as part of the set-up of local/shared instances in consortia model 3.
eBook Search Result Display
After you perform a search, the eBook Search displays the results in Table view or Detail view. For information on determining which view is displayed by default, see Configuring the eBook Search – New Version.
Table View
The following is an example of Table view:
eBook Search Table View
In Table view, the following information is displayed:
- Book titles (Main, Abbreviated, Uniform, Alternative, Translation) – Click to skip the SFX menu and display full text (if directLink is turned on).
- ISBN (hardback, paperback, electronic)
- Author information
Detail View
The following is an example of Detail view:
eBook Search Detail View
In Detail view, the following information is displayed:
- Thumbnail – An image of the book’s cover. (If this is configured to be displayed).
- Book Title – Click to either view the Full view or SFX menu, or to skip the SFX menu and display full text. Link behavior depends on configuration and whether directLink is turned on.
- ISBN (hardback, paperback, electronic)
- Author information
- Availability Statement – Click the target name to skip the SFX menu and display full text (if directLink is turned on). The OpenURL link includes the object portfolio ID to ensure the SFX menu displays only this target. The Object portfolio threshold information is displayed in the Availability Statement. Note that object portfolio thresholds (of the type parsedDate and TimeDiff) are included, but not target or target service thresholds.
By default, the following information is included in Detail view:
- Book Title (Main, Abbreviated, Uniform, Alternative, Translation)
- ISBN (hardback, paperback, electronic)
- Author information
- Imprint
- Availability information
- Note
- Authentication
- Book History (with related book information)
Full View
You can click the title of a book that is displayed in Table View or Detail view. Book information is displayed in a side pane – Full view.
Full View
In Full view, the following information is displayed:
- Book titles
- Main
- Abbreviated
- Translation
- Uniform
- Alternative
- ISBN – The ISBN of the book.
- LCCN – The Library of Congress number
- CODEN
- Availability Statement – Click the target name to skip the SFX menu and display full text (if directLink is turned on). The OpenURL link includes the Object portfolio ID to ensure the SFX menu displays only this target. The Object portfolio threshold information is displayed in the Availability Statement. Note that object portfolio thresholds (of the type parsedDate and TimeDiff) are included, but not target or target service thresholds.
- Categories – The categories to which the Journal belongs
- Book History – displays related object information
Additional Title information
- ISBN (hardback, paperback, electronic)
- Author information
- Imprint
- Availability information
- Note
- Authentication
- Book History (with related book information)
This option is available for the eBook Search, because the book for which you are searching may be unavailable electronically, since only a small percentage of books have been converted to electronic format. If a search is unsuccessful, click this link to view an SFX menu with the metadata information from the original search without any additional metadata enhancements from the SFX database.
Building the eBook Search
The eBook Search uses a dedicated Solr index. Within the Solr index, each instance has its own Solr core. The Solr index is build and updated using the following two sources of information:
- the SFX databases (both global and local)
- the monograph RSI (for activation information)
The Solr index (and RSI index for monographs) is built using the Server Admin Utility in the following situations:
- Before you can start using the eBook Search for the first time
- After changes in the SFX KnowledgeBase – for example, activation or eBook Search configuration changes
For more information, refer to the A-Z and eBook Search Indexes and the Rapid Service Indicator sections of the SFX System Administration Guide.
Configuring the eBook Search – New Version
Click eBook Search from the Configuration section of the Setup & Administration area. The following sections are available:
General
Click General to display the following page:
eBook Search – General
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Select Profile | Select which profile is affected by changes made in the Content, Design, Search/Results, and Languages sections. |
| Create Custom Profile | Click Create custom profile to display the Profile name field |
| Profile Name | Enter a name for the new profile and click Create Profile. See |
| Default URL for your eBook Search | The default URL for your eBook Search that you can integrate into a Web page. |
| Active Settings | If you want to switch to the new version of the eBook Search, select New Version and click Submit to make the new version settings your active settings. |
| Transfer your settings from the old eBook Search to the new version | Click Submit to switch to the new version settings. |
If you edit a profile, you must switch to the default profile for the Transfer your settings from the old AZ list to the new version option to appear.
Both the new version of the eBook Search and the old version use the same index. For those configuration options that require re-indexing, you can either use the new or the old settings, but not both in parallel. The following symbols indicate the areas that require reindexing:
! – Requires rebuild of eBook Search index only
!! – Requires rebuild of RSI and eBook Search indexes
It is possible to define eBook Search profiles (for example, in a consortium environment, for the different institutes defined in a particular instance). To do this, click Create custom profile from the General section. The profile name field is displayed. Enter a name for your custom profile and click Create profile.
The profile name cannot include spaces or punctuation – only alphanumeric characters.
For custom profiles, it is possible to define the same parameters that exist for the DEFAULT profile. Additionally, you need to define a profile name that is used in the URL when accessing the eBook Search for this profile. For example, if the profile named Boston is created, the URL to access this eBook Search is:
http://<sfx_server>:<port>/<instance>/ebooksearch/boston
It is possible in the eBook Search to include institute information as part of the SFX base URL.
When multiple institutions are defined within same profile, configuration should be done by IP ranges and not by including the institution name in the URL.
The eBook Search URL is in the following format:
http://<SFX_base_URL><-institute>/ebooksearch/<institute>
This institute information is retained when searching or browsing the eBook Search and when using outside links such as the SFX menu.
In the additional profiles, it is possible to add, delete, and edit profiles for one institute, multiple institutes, or groups. This can be done in the Content section of each additional profile:
Institutes in the eBook Search
Select an institute from the box to have the eBook Search function like the SFX menu, so that selecting an institute results in an eBook Search that contains everything active for this institute, for groups with which it is affiliated, or active by default.
Inactive settings are taken into account. For example, inactive settings for an institute or a higher-ranked group override active defaults or lower group settings. With this option selected, the DEFAULT institute cannot be selected independently because it is included by inheritance when selecting any other institute or group.
If more than one institute or group is selected, the eBook Search includes anything active for the institutes, groups, and defaults selected. Inactive institutes and group settings are ignored. This option is similar to the way the current eBook Search is calculated.
For more information about institutes, refer to the Institute Feature section of the SFX Advanced User's Guide.
Content
From the Content section you can configure the content of the eBook Search results. The following fields are available from the Content section:
eBook Search Content
Configurations that require re-indexing are grayed-out if the old eBook Search is active.
The following table describes the fields of the Content section:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Specify services included | Select the services to be displayed in the eBook Search.
The targets displayed in the Available box contain all the active targets (including journal targets). However, in the eBook Search index, targets without active books are excluded from the index, including journal targets listed in the Available box. A maximum of 50 targets can be listed in the Excluded box.
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| Exclude Targets | Select the target services to exclude from the eBook Search. |
| Object types included in the display | Select the object types to include in the eBook Search. |
| Elements included in display | Select the elements you want displayed. |
| Include related object information in the eBook Search | Select to include related object information in the eBook Search. |
| Include titles in eBook Search which have no active services, but are related to titles with active services | Select to include journals in the eBook Search that have no active services, but are related to journals with active services. |
Design
The following fields are available in the Design section:
eBook Search – Design
To make CSS changes or to configure the top banner of the eBook Search (including the top level links), use SFXAdmin > Configuration > Journal Search and A-Z List > Design.
The following table describes the fields of the Design section:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| User Interface elements to be included in the view | Select the UI elements you want to appear in the eBook Search. |
| Thumbnails Source | The source of the eBook Search thumbnails. |
Search/Results
The following fields are available in the Search/Results section:
eBook Search – Search/Results
The following table describes the fields of the Search/Results section:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Default Search | Select either Starts with, Contains, or Exact. By default this is set to Contains. |
| Enable AutoComplete (Ajax) for title search | Select to enable the AJAX auto-complete feature. For more information about AJAX, see AJAX Auto-Complete. |
| Default View | Select either Table View or Detail View. |
| Records per page | The number of records you want displayed on each page. |
The broken link report is enabled for all applicable interfaces in the Menu Configuration > General Configuration section of the SFX Admin Center.
Languages
From the Language section you can configure the language of the eBook Search results. The following fields are available in the Language section:
eBook Search Language
To configure the language drop-down in the eBook Search header, use SFXAdmin > Configuration > Journal Search and A-Z List > Languages.
The following table describes the fields of the Language section:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Latin diacritic handling |
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| Select your country | Select your country. By default this is set to United States. |